World stocks held just off 10-day lows on Monday, pressured by tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, although European markets were buoyed by a 15 percent jump in takeover target AstraZeneca. Markets, especially in Asia, also took a hit from signals that Chinese authorities are not likely to support the economy with more stimulus, but the main impetus was coming from developments in Ukraine. Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major economies could announce far-reaching sanctions on Russia as early as Monday, extending previous limited measures against some Russian individuals and companies for their role in Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. Heavily-armed pro-Russian separatists, who Kiev and the West believe are backed by the Kremlin, have proclaimed an independent “people’s republic” in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, while holding several European monitors hostage in nearby Slavyansk. Fears of outright war are weighing […]