UPDATE 1-Insured losses from CrowdStrike outage could reach $1.5 bln, CyberCube says Adds background in paragraphs 2 and 5-6, quote in 4, broker in 7 LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Global insured losses from last week's massive IT outage are likely to range from $400 million to $1.5 billion, cyber analytics firm CyberCube said on Thursday. A software bug in cyber security firm CrowdStrike's CRWD.O quality-control system caused the software update that crashed computers globally , the U.S.

UPDATE 2-Fortune 500 firms to see $5.4 bln in CrowdStrike losses, says insurer Parametrix Adds global estimate, CEO comment paragraphs 4-6 LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft MSFT.O , will face $5.4 billion in financial losses from the recent CrowdStrike CRWD.O outage, insurer Parametrix said on Wednesday. CrowdStrike's faulty update to its security software crashed computers powered by Microsoft's Windows operating system, disrupting internet services acr

UPDATE 1-Miners, energy shares drag FTSE 100 lower FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 off 0.2% Copper miners hit over three-month low Compass Group raises profit and revenue forecasts; shares gain Updated at 1550 GMT By Purvi Agarwal and Roshan Abraham July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 closed lower on Tuesday, pressured by commodity-linked stocks which tracked declines in prices of oil and copper, while positive earning updates from companies helped offset declines.

LIVE MARKETS-The $1 billion disruption STOXX 600 up 0.2% Tech leads, miners lag Earnings lift SAP Wall St futures lower Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com THE $1 BILLION DISRUPTION Friday's widespread internet outage, caused by an update at CrowdStrike, could lead to "meaningful" claims for European insurers, but Barclays analysts expect the hit to be manageable for

BUZZ-UK's Beazley gains as insurer maintains outlook despite IT outage ** Shares of Beazley BEZG.L rise 2.9% to 668.50p, and stock among top pct gainers in FTSE 100 Index .FTSE ** The insurer says it had no plans to alter its guidance in the wake of Friday's global IT glitch ** "Based on what is known at this point, the event will not change the cu