GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks higher, safe-haven U.S. debt slides

*Apple disappoints, but Netflix jumps after results. MSCI's world equity index rose 0.28 percent and Europe's FTSE Eurofirst 300 index gained 0.25 percent. Business surveys released on Thursday showed growth in Chinese manufacturing accelerated to a two-year high in January and a buoyant Germany was leading the euro zone toward recovery.