Global funds raise equity holdings as rally continues

By Claire Milhench LONDON (Reuters) - Investors raised their equity holdings in April from March's five-year lows, taking the view that the global stock market rally will continue as long as central banks maintain their loose monetary policies, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The moves higher in global stock markets have been accompanied by a recovery in oil prices to over $48 a barrel, receding worries about the Chinese economy, and the U.S. Federal Reserve indicating it is in no hurry to tigh