GLOBAL MARKETS-Citigroup results help stocks, boost dollar

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LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Stocks trimmed earlier losses and the dollar rose while European government bond futures hit session lows on Friday after Citigroup (C) reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter. Citi reported a second-quarter loss per share of $0.49, higher than forecasts of around $0.61-67. It took credit costs of $7.2 billion [...]