Data helps world stocks touch new high; dollar dips

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of major world equity markets touched a record high for a second straight day on Thursday, lifted by a round of global data, while a drop in the dollar helped boost U.S. bond prices. MSCI's All-Country World index hit an intraday record of 444.94, although stocks on Wall Street dipped as the financial sector , down 0.6 percent, lost ground for the first time in six sessions.