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Emirates, the world’s largest airline by international passenger traffic, has agreed to a revenue-sharing pact with Qantas Airways Ltd. (Sydney: QAN), Australia's largest airline and the oldest continually operated airline in the world, leaving Emirates' former partner British Airways out in the cold.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were AM Castle, BPZ Resources, Fabrinet, Centene Corp and General Cable Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were AK Steel Holding, Quiksilver, IAMGOLD Corp, Oasis Petroleum and NRG Energy.

Demand for gold by central banks and official sector institutions were more than double the level reported a year ago, as emerging market central banks continue to gobble up gold due to concerns about fiat currencies, such as the U.S. dollar and especially the euro, according to World Gold Council data released Thursday.

Spain's Iberia has created a euro zone crisis management group to deliver a "Spain euro exit road map project" to prepare for a possible exit by the indebted country, with the group meeting every two weeks.