Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,801.17 -99.57 -1.12%
S&P/ASX 200 4,165.53 -100.75 -2.36%
Shanghai Composite 2,346.19 -28.65 -1.21%
FTSE 100 5,405.25 -32.37 -0.60%CAC 40 3,048.67 +9.40 +0.31%
DAX 6,384.26 -16.80 -0.26%
Dow 12,598.55 -33.45 -0.26%
Nasdaq -19.72 2,874.04 -0.68%
S&P -5.86 1,324.80 -0.44%
U.S. stock futures advanced as better-than-estimated housing starts report bolstered confidence in the world’s largest economy.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 8,801.17 -99.57 -1.12%
Hang Seng 19,259.83 -634.48 -3.19%
Shanghai Composite 2,346.19 -28.65 -1.21%
FTSE 5,423.96 -13.66 -0.25%
CAC 3,060.85 +21.58 +0.71%
DAX 6,399.35 -1.71 -0.03%
Crude oil $92.96 (-1.09%)
Gold $1541.00 (-1.03%)
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,900.74 -73.10 -0.81%
S&P/ASX 200 4,266.3 -30.69 -0.71%
Shanghai Composite 2,361.17 -19.56 -0.82%
FTSE 100 5,437.62 -27.90 -0.51%
CAC 40 3,039.27 -18.72 -0.61%
DAX 6,401.06 -50.91 -0.79%
Dow 12,632 -63 -0.50%
Nasdaq 2,894 -9 -0.30%
S&P 500 1,331 -8 -0.57%
US futures fell after Greek anti-bailout Conservative Kammenos saying there is no deal on government.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 8,900.74 -73.10 -0.81%
Hang Seng 19,894.31 +159.27 +0.81%
S&P/ASX 4,266.28 -30.72 -0.71%
Shanghai Composite 2,374.84 -5.88 -0.25%
FTSE 5,431.3 -34.22 -0.63%
CAC 3,035.47 -22.52 -0.74%
DAX 6,397.99 -53.98 -0.84%
Crude oil $94.66 (-0.13%).
Gold $1557.70 (-0.21%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 8,973.84 +20.53 +0.23%
S&P/ASX 4,297 +11.93 +0.28%
Hang Seng 19,742.39 -222.24 -1.11%
Shanghai Composite 2,380.73 -14.26 -0.60%
FTSE 100 5,465.52 -110.00 -1.97%CAC 40 3,057.99 -71.78 -2.29%
DAX 6,451.97 -127.96 -1.94%
Dow 12,695 -125 -0.98%
Nasdaq 2,903 -31 -1.06%
S&P 500 1,338 -15 -1.11%
U.S. stock futures declined as Greece struggled to form a government amid growing speculation the nation may leave the euro region.
Global stocks fell as Greece’s political deadlock went into a second week after President Karolos Papoulias failed to secure agreement on a unity government and avert new elections with the country heading toward a possible exit from the euro area. Greece’s biggest anti-bailout party defied overtures to join the government yesterday, deepening the impasse.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 8,973.84 +20.53 +0.23%
Hang Seng 19,735.04 -229.59 -1.15%
Shanghai Composite 2,380.73 -14.26 -0.60%
FTSE 5,464.25 -111.27 -2.00%
CAC 3,055.22 -74.55 -2.38%
DAX 6,445.52 -134.41 -2.04%
Crude oil $94.25 (-1.96%)
Gold $1560.70 (-1.47%)
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as forecasts for higher earnings by companies including Toyota Motor Corp. offset concern Greece will be forced out of the euro and signs China’s economy is slowing.
Nikkei 225 9,009.65 -35.41 -0.39%
Hang Seng 20,207.28 -123.36 -0.61%
S&P/ASX 200 4,295.6 +20.52 +0.48%
Shanghai Composite 2,410.62 +2.04 +0.08%
Bank of Communications Co. fell 1.3 percent in Hong Kong, pacing declines among Chinese lenders after a report mainland trade growth slowed.
LG Display Co., a maker of liquid-crystal displays that depends on Europe for about 18 percent of sales, slipped 2.4 percent in Seoul.
Toyota, Asia’s biggest carmaker, climbed 0.8 percent in Tokyo after saying profit this fiscal year may more than double.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,045.06 -136.59 -1.49%
Hang Seng 20,321.64 -163.11 -0.80%
S&P/ASX 200 4,275.1 -39.25 -0.91%
Shanghai Composite 2,408.59 -40.30 -1.65%
FTSE 100 5,530.05 -24.50 -0.44%CAC 40 3,118.65 -6.15 -0.20%
DAX 6,475.31 +30.57 +0.47%
Dow 12,835 -97 -0.75%
Nasdaq 2,935 -12 -0.39%
S&P 500 1,355 -9 -0.67%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,181.65 +62.51 +0.69%
Hang Seng 20,424.68 -111.97 -0.55%
S&P/ASX 200 4,314.3 +13.01 +0.30%
Shanghai Composite 2,448.88 -3.06 -0.12%
FTSE 100 5,554.55 -100.51 -1.78%CAC 40 3,124.8 -89.42 -2.78%
DAX 6,444.74 -124.74 -1.90%
Dow 12,932 -76 -0.59%
Nasdaq 2,946 -11 -0.39%
S&P 500 1,364 -6 -0.43%
U.S. stock futures fell as the struggle by Greece’s political leaders to form a government underscored growing concern about the region’s debt crisis.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,181.65 +62.51 +0.69%
Hang Seng 20,484.75 -51.90 -0.25%
Shanghai Composite 2,448.88 -3.06 -0.12%
FTSE 5,644.01 -11.05 -0.20%
CAC 3,166.68 -47.54 -1.48%
DAX 6,534.14 -35.34 -0.54%
Crude oil $96.89 (-1.07%).
Gold $1611.40 (-1.69%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,119.14 -261.11 -2.78%
Hang Seng 20,512.09 -573.91 -2.72%
S&P/ASX 200 4,301.3 -94.74 -2.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,451.95 -0.07 0.00%
FTSE 100 closedCAC 40 3,214.22 +52.25 +1.65%
DAX 6,569.48 +8.01 +0.12%
Dow 13,009 -30 -0.23%
Nasdaq 2,958 +1 +0.05%
S&P 500 1,370 +0 +0.04%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 Closed
Hang Seng 21,225.33 -83.75 -0.39%
S&P/ASX 200 4,428.96 -6.95 -0.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,440.08 +1.64 +0.07%
FTSE 100 5,766.55 +8.44 +0.15%CAC 40 3,223.36 -2.97 -0.09%
DAX 6,694.44 -16.33 -0.24%
Dow 13,207 -62 -0.47%
Nasdaq 3,024 -36 -1.16%
S&P 500 1,392 -11 -0.77%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,350.95 -169.94 -1.78%
Hang Seng Closed
S&P/ASX 200 4,429.51 +32.93 +0.75%
Shanghai Composite Closed
FTSE 100 5,812.23 +74.45 +1.30%
CAC 40 Closed
DAX Closed
Dow 13,279 +66 +0.50%
Nasdaq 3,050 +4 +0.13%
S&P 500 1,406 +8 +0.57%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,468.04 -74.13 -0.78%
Hang Seng 20,657.48 +33.09 +0.16%
S&P/ASX 200 4,360.45 +8.02 +0.18%
Shanghai Composite 2,388.83 +0.25 +0.01%
FTSE 100 5,709.49 +43.92 +0.78%
CAC 40 3,169.32 +70.95 +2.29%
DAX 6,590.41 +67.41 +1.03%
DOW 13,001.60 +74.39 0.58%
S&P 500 1,371.97 +5.03 0.37%
NASDAQ 2,961.60 -8.85 -0.30%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,542.17 -19.19 -0.20%
Hang Seng 20,728.51 -282.13 -1.34%
S&P/ASX 200 4,352.4 -14.10 -0.32%
Shanghai Composite 2,388.59 -18.28 -0.76%
FTSE 100 5,665.57 -106.58 -1.85%
CAC 40 3,098.37 -90.21 -2.83%
DAX 6,523 -227.12 -3.36%
DOW 12,927.20 -102.09 -0.78%
S&P 500 1,366.94 -11.59 -0.84%
NASDAQ 2,970.45 -30.00 -1.00%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,588.38 -78.88 -0.82%
Hang Seng 20,962.95 +182.22 +0.88%
S&P/ASX 200 4,362.73 +14.07 +0.32%
Shanghai Composite 2,378.63 -2.21 -0.09%
FTSE 100 5,744.55 -0.74 -0.01%
CAC 40 3,174.02 -66.27 -2.05%
DAX 6,671.22 -60.81 -0.90%
Dow 12,964.10 -68.65 -0.53%
Nasdaq 3,007.56 -23.89 -0.79%
S&P 500 1,376.92 -8.22 -0.59%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,667.26 +202.55 +2.14%
Hang Seng 20,777.39 +215.08 +1.05%
S&P/ASX 200 4,348.66 +59.88 +1.40%
Shanghai Composite 2,380.88 +45.86 +1.96%
FTSE 100 5,745.29 -21.66 -0.38%
CAC 40 3,240.29 -52.22 -1.59%
DAX 6,732.03 -68.97 -1.01%
Dow 13,032.75 -82.79 -0.63%
Nasdaq 3,031.45 -11.37 -0.37%
S&P 500 1,385.14 -5.64 -0.41%
U.S. stock futures fell as Intel (INTC) Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. tumbled after reporting results.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,667.26 +202.55 +2.14%
Hang Seng 20,780.73 +218.42 +1.06%
Shanghai Composite 2,380.85 +45.86 +1.96%
FTSE 5,753.66 -13.29 -0.23%
CAC 3,235.53 -56.98 -1.73%
DAX 6,736.75 -64.25 -0.94%
Crude oil: $103.61 (-0.57%).
Gold: $1640.00 (-0.67%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,464.71 -5.93 -0.06%
Hang Seng 20,554.15 -56.49 -0.27%
S&P/ASX 200 4,288.79 -13.55 -0.31%
Shanghai Composite 2,334.98 -22.04 -0.94%
FTSE 100 5,766.95 +100.67 +1.78%
CAC 40 3,292.51 +87.23 +2.72%
DAX 6,801 +175.81 +2.65%
Dow 13,115.54 +194.13 +1.50%
Nasdaq 3,042.82 +54.42 +1.82%
S&P 500 1,390.78 +21.21 +1.55%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,470.64 -167.35 -1.74%
Hang Seng 20,600.46 -100.58 -0.49%
S&P/ASX 200 4,302.3 -21.01 -0.49%
Shanghai Composite 2,357.03 -2.13 -0.09%
FTSE 100 5,666.28 +14.49 +0.26%
CAC 40 3,205.28 +16.19 +0.51%
DAX 6,625.19 +41.29 +0.63%
Dow 12,921.41 +71.82 +0.56%
Nasdaq 2,988.40 -22.93 -0.76%
S&P 500 1,369.57 -0.69 -0.05%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,458.74 -79.28 -0.83%
Hang Seng 20,121.71 -234.53 -1.15%
S&P/ASX 200 4,246.13 -46.14 -1.07%
Shanghai Composite 2,308.92 +3.06 +0.13%
FTSE 100 5,634.74 +39.19 +0.70%
CAC 40 3,237.69 +20.09 +0.62%
DAX 6,674.73 +68.30 +1.03%
Dow 12,805.39 +89.46 +0.70%
Nasdaq 3,016.46 +25.24 +0.84%
S&P 500 1,368.71 +10.12 +0.74%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,538.02 -8.24 -0.09%
Hang Seng 20,356.24 -236.76 -1.15%
S&P/ASX 200 4,292.26 -27.58 -0.64%
Shanghai Composite 2,305.86 +20.09 +0.88%
FTSE 100 5,595.55 -128.12 -2.24%
CAC 40 3,217.6 -102.21 -3.08%
DAX 6,606.43 -168.83 -2.49%
Dow 12,715.93 -213.66 -1.65%
Nasdaq 2,991.22 -55.86 -1.83%
S&P 500 1,358.59 -23.61 -1.71%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,546.26 -142.19 -1.47%
Hang Seng closed
S&P/ASX 200 closed
Shanghai Composite 2,285.78 -20.78 -0.90%
FTSE 100 closed
CAC 40 closed
DAX closed
Dow 12,929.59 -130.55 -1.00%
Nasdaq 3,047.08 -33.42 -1.08%
S&P 500 1,382.20 -15.88 -1.14%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,767.61 -52.38 -0.53%
Hang Seng 20,593 -197.98 -0.95%
S&P/ASX 200 4,319.85 -14.02 -0.32%
Shanghai Composite 2,302.24 +39.45 +1.74%
FTSE 100 5,723.67 +19.90 +0.35%
CAC 40 3,319.81 +6.34 +0.19%
DAX 6,775.26 -8.80 -0.13%
Dow 13,060.14 -14.61 -0.11%
Nasdaq 3,080.50 +12.41 +0.40%
S&P 500 1,398.08 -0.88 -0.06%
U.S. stock futures fell as a decline in Spanish bonds boosted concern the euro area has yet to contain its debt crisis.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,767.61 -52.38 -0.53%
Hang Seng 20,593 -197.98 -0.95%
Shanghai Composite 2,302.24 +39.45 +1.74%
FTSE 5,682.51 -21.26 -0.37%
CAC 3,296.92 -16.55 -0.50%
DAX 6,720.55 -63.51 -0.94%
Crude oil $101.48 (0.0%).
Gold $1624.80 (+0,7%).
Most Asian shares fell, with the regional benchmark index headed for its biggest two-day decline in a month, after Spain struggled to sell bonds, renewing concern Europe won’t be able to contain its debt crisis.
Nikkei 225 9,767.61 -52.38 -0.53%
Hang Seng 20,593 -197.98 -0.95%
S&P/ASX 200 4,319.85 -14.02 -0.32%
Shanghai Composite 2,302.24 +39.45 +1.74%
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and other companies that do business in Europe slid after demand fell at a Spanish government bond auction, sparking concern about the region’s sovereign-debt crisis.
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. dropped 2 percent after Premier Wen Jiabao said China needs to break the “monopoly” of a few big lenders.
Soho China Ltd. rose 2.5 percent, leading gains among mainland developers after Credit Agricole SA said China is “almost guaranteed” to ease monetary policy further this month.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,819.99 -230.40 -2.29%
Hang Seng 20,790.98 +268.72 +1.31%
S&P/ASX 200 4,333.86 -3.17 -0.07%
Shanghai Composite Closed
FTSE 100 5,703.77 -134.57 -2.30%
CAC 40 3,313.47 -93.31 -2.74%
DAX 6,784.06 -198.22 -2.84%
Dow 13,074.75 -124.80 -0.95%
Nasdaq 3,068.09 -45.48 -1.46%
S&P 500 1,398.96 -14.42 -1.02%
U.S. stock futures fell as demand dropped at a Spanish bond auction, investors awaited data that may show growth in service industries slowed and the Federal Reserve signaled it may refrain from more monetary stimulus.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,819.99 -230.40 -2.29%
FTSE 5,754.19 -84.15 -1.44%
CAC 3,347.26 -59.52 -1.75%
DAX 6,831.22 -151.06 -2.16%
Crude oil $102.69 (-1.3%).
Gold $1622.80 (-2,9%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 10,050.39 -59.48 -0.59%
Hang Seng 20,790.98 +268.72 +1.31%
S&P/ASX 200 4,337.04 +7.76 +0.18%
Shanghai Composite Closed
FTSE 100 5,838.34 -36.55 -0.62%
CAC 40 3,406.78 -56.13 -1.62%
DAX 6,982.28 -74.37 -1.05%
Dow 13,199.55 -64.94 -0.49%
Nasdaq 3,113.57 -6.13 -0.20%
S&P 500 1,413.31 -5.73 -0.40%
U.S. stock-index futures declined as investors awaited a report that may show manufacturing expanded in the world’s biggest economy.
The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index - scheduled for release at 14:00 GMT - climbed to 53 in March from 52.4 in February, according to the average economist forecast. Readings above 50 signal growth.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,109.87 +26.31 +0.26%
Hang Seng 20,522.26 -33.32 -0.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,262.79 +10.63 +0.47%
FTSE 5,774.75 +6.30 +0.11%
CAC 3,413.58 -10.23 -0.30%
DAX 6,948.91 +2.08 +0.03%
Crude oil $102.25 (-0.75%).
Gold $1668.50 (-0,20%).
U.S. stock futures rose as larger-than-forecast growth in consumer spending bolstered optimism in the economy.
Stock futures rose today as government data showed U.S. consumer spending increased 0.8% in February, the most in seven months and more than the median economist estimate of 0.6%, signaling the biggest part of the economy is strengthening. Another report may show consumer sentiment held near a one-year high.
Investors also watched the latest attempts in taming Europe’s debt crisis. Adding the 300 billion euros already committed to Greece, Ireland and Portugal, euro-area finance ministers put the overall size of the firewall at 800 billion euros. Finance ministers ruled out using the 240 billion euros left in the temporary rescue fund to go beyond that.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,083.56 -31.23 -0.31%
Topix 854.35 -3.39 -0.40%
Hang Seng 20,555.58 -53.81 -0.26%
Shanghai Composite 2,262.79 +10.63 +0.47%
FTSE 5,775.51 +33.48 +0.58%
CAC 3,421.78 +40.66 +1.20%
DAX 6,936.31 +61.16 +0.89%
Crude oil $103.44 (+0.6%).
Gold $1669.70 (+0,9%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 10,114.79 -67.78 -0.67%
Hang Seng 20,609.39 -276.03 -1.32%
S&P/ASX 200 4,337.9 -5.61 -0.13%
Shanghai Composite 2,252.16 -32.72 -1.43%
FTSE 100 5,742.03 -66.96 -1.15%
CAC 40 3,381.12 -49.03 -1.43%
DAX 6,875.15 -123.65 -1.77%
Dow 13,145.82 +19.61 +0.15%
Nasdaq 3,095.36 -9.60 -0.31%
S&P 500 1,403.28 -2.26 -0.16%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 10,182.57 -72.58 -0.71%
Hang Seng 20,885.42 -161.49 -0.77%
S&P/ASX 200 4,343.51 +42.18 +0.98%
Shanghai Composite 2,284.88 -62.30 -2.65%
FTSE 100 5,808.99 -60.56 -1.03%
CAC 40 3,430.15 -39.44 -1.14%
DAX 6,998.8 -80.10 -1.13%
Dow 13,126.21 -71.52 -0.54%
Nasdaq 3,104.96 -15.39 -0.49%
S&P 500 1,405.54 -6.98 -0.49%
Resistance 3:1440 (high of 2008)
Resistance 2:1420 (area of Mar 27 high)
Resistance 1:1412 (area of session high)
Current price: 1405,75
Support 1:1403 (session low)
Support 2:1393 (Mar 26 low)
Support 3:1380 (Mar 23 low)
U.S. stock futures were little changed after orders for durable goods rose less than estimated and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the recovery isn’t assured, bolstering bets on further policy easing.
Stock futures reversed gains after data showed that bookings for goods meant to last at least three years advanced 2.2%, less than projected after a revised 3.6% decline the prior month, data from the Commerce Department showed.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,182.57 -72.58 -0.71%
Hang Seng 20,885.42 -161.49 -0.77%
Shanghai Composite 2,284.88 -62.30 -2.65%
FTSE 5,850.67 -18.88 -0.32%
CAC 3,460.79 -8.80 -0.25%
DAX 7,043.67 -35.23 -0.50%
Crude oil $105.43 (-1.8%).
Gold $1672.90 (-0,7%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 10,255.15 +236.91 +2.36%
Hang Seng 21,010.96 +342.10 +1.66%
S&P/ASX 200 4,301.33 +38.53 +0.90%
Shanghai Composite 2,347.18 -3.42 -0.15%
FTSE 100 5,869.55 -33.15 -0.56%
CAC 40 3,469.59 -32.39 -0.92%
DAX 7,078.9 -0.33 0.00%
Dow 13,197.89 -43.74 -0.33%
Nasdaq 3,120.35 -2.22 -0.07%
S&P 500 1,412.52 -3.99 -0.28%
U.S. stock futures were little changed as investors awaited data forecast to show consumer confidence slipped this month.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,255.15 +236.91 +2.36%
Hang Seng 21,046.91 +378.05 +1.83%
Shanghai Composite 2,347.18 -3.42 -0.15%
FTSE 5,895.39 -7.31 -0.12%
CAC 3,487.66 -14.32 -0.41%
DAX 7,110.15 +30.92 +0.44%
Crude oil $107.16 (+0.1%).
Gold $1692.40 (+0,4%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 10,018.24 +6.77 +0.07%
Hang Seng 20,668.86 +0.06 0.00%
S&P/ASX 200 4,262.8 -7.59 -0.18%
Shanghai Composite 2,350.6 +1.06 +0.05%
FTSE 100 5,902.7 +47.81 +0.82%
CAC 40 3,501.98 +25.80 +0.74%
DAX 7,079.23 +83.61 +1.20%
Dow 13,241.63 +160.90 +1.23%
Nasdaq 3,122.57 +54.65 +1.78%
S&P 500 1,416.51 +19.40 +1.39%
U.S. stock futures were little changed ahead of a report on new-home sales.
New home sales rose to a 325,000 annual rate in February from 321,000 the previous month, according to a survey of economists ahead of a Commerce Department report at 14:00 GMT. That would be the fastest since December 2010.
Global Stocks
Nikkei 10,011.47 -115.61 -1.14%
Hang Seng 20,668.8 -232.76 -1.11%
Shanghai Composite 2,349.54 -26.23 -1.10%
FTSE 5,825.2 -20.45 -0.35%
CAC 3,452.39 -20.07 -0.58%
DAX 6,951.34 -29.92 -0.43%
Crude oil $105.83 +0.5%
Gold $1650.00 +0,5%
Asian stocks fell, with the benchmark index headed for its biggest weekly loss this year, as a surprise drop in profit at China’s third-largest bank compounded concern the global economy is slowing as manufacturing shrinks from Europe to Asia.
Nikkei 225 10,011.47 -115.61 -1.14%
Hang Seng 20,668.8 -232.76 -1.11%
S&P/ASX 200 4,270.39 -3.29 -0.08%
Shanghai Composite 2,349.54 -26.23 -1.10%
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., slid 4.3 percent after posting lower-than-expected earnings and HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest lender by market value, slid 1.6 percent in Hong Kong.
Honda Motor Co., which gets about 80 percent of its revenue overseas, fell 2.9 percent in Tokyo after the yen strengthened.
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, lost 1.2 percent in Sydney after metal and oil prices fell yesterday.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 10,127.08 +40.59 +0.40%
Hang Seng 20,901.56 +44.93 +0.22%
S&P/ASX 200 4,273.68 +19.43 +0.46%
Shanghai Composite 2,375.77 -2.42 -0.10%
FTSE 100 5,845.65 -46.30 -0.79%
CAC 40 3,472.46 -54.91 -1.56%
DAX 6,981.26 -90.06 -1.27%
Dow 13,046.14 -78.48 -0.60%
Nasdaq 3,063.32 -12.00 -0.39%
S&P 500 1,392.78 -10.11 -0.72%
U.S. stock futures fell as commodities slumped after reports showed that manufacturing contracted in Europe and China.
Futures fell even after data showed that applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, reinforcing signs the U.S. labor market is picking up.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,127.08 +40.59 +0.40%
Hang Seng 20,901.56 +44.93 +0.22%
Shanghai Composite 2,375.77 -2.42 -0.10%
FTSE 5,852.03 -39.92 -0.68%
CAC 3,476.5 -50.87 -1.44%
DAX 6,980.13 -91.19 -1.29%
Crude oil $105.52 (-1.6%).
Gold $1634.80 (-0,9%).
U.S. stock futures were little changed before data that may show home sales near a two-year high.
Data today may show sales of previously owned homes rose 0.9% in February to a 4.61 million annual rate, the fastest since 2010, from 4.57 million in January. An increase would be the fourth in five months.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,086.49 -55.50 -0.55%
Hang Seng 20,856.63 -31.61 -0.15%
Shanghai Composite 2,378.2 +1.36 +0.06%
FTSE 5,887.8 -3.61 -0.06%
CAC 3,525.58 -5.25 -0.15%
DAX 7,041.18 -13.76 -0.20%
Crude oil $106.36 (+0.3%).
Gold $1652.10 (+0,3%).
U.S. stock futures fell as commodities slumped on concern about a Chinese slowdown after BHP Billiton Ltd. said the nation’s steel production is slowing.
Global stocks:
Hang Seng 20,888.24 -227.05 -1.08%
Shanghai Composite 2,376.84 -33.35 -1.38%
FTSE 5,890 -71.11 -1.19%
CAC 3,529.53 -48.35 -1.35%
DAX 7,052.53 -101.69 -1.42%
Crude oil $106.85 (-1.2%).
Gold $1650.00 (-1,0%).
U.S. stock futures declined as concern the rally which lifted the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to an almost four-year high has outpaced economic prospects.
Apple Inc. rose 0.1% as the world’s largest technology company announced plans to initiate a dividend and authorized a $10 billion buyback.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 10,141.99 +12.16 +0.12%
Hang Seng 21,115.29 -202.56 -0.95%
Shanghai Composite 2,410.18 +5.45 +0.23%
FTSE 5,940.16 -25.42 -0.43%
CAC 3,565.77 -29.06 -0.81%
DAX 7,107.04 -50.78 -0.71%
Crude oil: $107.87 (+0,8%).
Gold $1655.50 (-0,1%).
U.S. stock futures advanced before data that may show consumers are the most upbeat in a year and factory output increased.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 10,129.83 +6.55 +0.06%
Hang Seng 21,317.85 -35.68 -0.17%
Shanghai Composite 2,404.74 +30.96 +1.30%
FTSE 5,971.08 +30.36 +0.51%
CAC 3,595.55 +15.34 +0.43%
DAX 7,188.35 +43.90 +0.61%
Crude oil (+0,7%).
Gold $1643.50 (-1,0%).
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as U.S. jobs and manufacturing data added to signs the world’s biggest economy is recovering. Gains were limited as Japanese exporters fell amid a rebound in the yen.
Nikkei 225 10,129.83 +6.55 +0.06%
Hang Seng 21,317.85 -35.68 -0.17%
S&P/ASX 200 4,276.16 -1.61 -0.04%
Shanghai Composite 2,404.74 +30.96 +1.30%
Li & Fung Ltd. rose 3.1 percent in Hong Kong after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommended buying shares of supplier to Wal- Mart Stores Inc.
Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second-largest carmaker by market value, dropped 0.6 percent.
Hyundai Wia Corp. slumped 5.1 percent in Seoul after South Korean automakers sold shares in the parts manufacturer at a discount.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 10,123.28 +72.76 +0.72%
Hang Seng 21,353.53 +45.64 +0.21%
S&P/ASX 200 4,277.77 -9.41 -0.22%
Shanghai Composite 2,373.77 -17.46 -0.73%
FTSE 100 5,940.72 -4.71 -0.08%
CAC 40 3,580.21 +15.70 +0.44%
DAX 7,144.45 +65.03 +0.92%
Dow 13,252.76 +58.66 +0.44%
Nasdaq 3,056.37 +15.64 +0.51%
S&P 500 1,402.60 +8.32 +0.60%
U.S. stock futures were little changed as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s stress tests on financial institutions.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 10,050.52 +151.44 +1.53%
Hang Seng 21,307.89 -31.81 -0.15%
Shanghai Composite 2,391.23 -64.57 -2.63%
FTSE 5,976.99 +21.08 +0.35%
CAC 3,575.95 +25.79 +0.73%
DAX 7,083.72 +87.81 +1.26%
Crude oil $106.16 (-0,52%).
Gold $1645.70 (-2,86%).
Asian stocks rose for a second day after U.S. retail sales jumped and the Federal Reserve raised its assessment of the world’s biggest economy. Shares pared gains after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said home prices are still too high.
Nikkei 225 10,050.52 +151.44 +1.53%
Hang Seng 21,307.89 -31.81 -0.15%
S&P/ASX 200 4,287.18 +39.56 +0.93%
Shanghai Composite 2,391.23 -64.57 -2.63%
Toyota Motor Corp. rose 2.1 percent in Tokyo.
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest miner, gained 1.3 percent in Sydney after metal prices advanced.
Samsung Electronics Co. climbed 2.4 percent in Seoul after saying it will supply screens for Apple Inc.’s new iPad.
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd., a mainland developer, fell 3.2 percent.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,899.08 +9.22 +0.09%
Hang Seng 21,339.7 +205.52 +0.97%
S&P/ASX 200 4,247.62 +50.93 +1.21%
Shanghai Composite 2,455.79 +20.94 +0.86%
FTSE 100 5,955.91 +63.16 +1.07%
CAC 40 3,550.16 +60.10 +1.72%
DAX 6,995.91 +94.56 +1.37%
Dow 13,177.68 +217.97 +1.68%
Nasdaq 3,039.88 +56.22 +1.88%
S&P 500 1,395.95 +24.86 +1.81%
U.S. stock futures advanced after retail sales rose by the most in five months and as investors awaited a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,899.08 +9.22 +0.09%
Hang Seng 21,339.7 +205.52 +0.97%
Shanghai Composite 2,455.79 +20.94 +0.86%
FTSE 5,930.83 +38.08 +0.65%
CAC 3,523.46 +33.40 +0.96%
DAX 6,963.8 +62.45 +0.90%
Crude oil $106.42 (+0,1%).
Gold $1684.20 (-0,9%).
U.S. stock futures advanced after retail sales rose by the most in five months and as investors awaited a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,899.08 +9.22 +0.09%
Hang Seng 21,339.7 +205.52 +0.97%
Shanghai Composite 2,455.79 +20.94 +0.86%
FTSE 5,930.83 +38.08 +0.65%
CAC 3,523.46 +33.40 +0.96%
DAX 6,963.8 +62.45 +0.90%
Crude oil $106.42 (+0,1%).
Gold $1684.20 (-0,9%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,889.86 -39.88 -0.40%
Hang Seng 21,134.18 +48.18 +0.23%
S&P/ASX 200 4,196.69 -15.30 -0.36%
Shanghai Composite 2,434.86 -4.60 -0.19%
FTSE 100 5,892.75 +5.26 +0.09%
CAC 40 3,490.06 +2.58 +0.07%
DAX 6,901.35 +21.14 +0.31%
Dow 12,959.71 +37.69 +0.29%
Nasdaq 2,983.66 -4.68 -0.16%
S&P 500 1,371.09 +0.22 +0.02%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 9,768.96 +192.90 +2.01%
Hang Seng 20,900.73 +272.95 +1.32%
Shanghai Composite 2,420.28 +25.48 +1.06%
FTSE 5,859.73 +68.32 +1.18%
CAC 3,478.36 +86.03 +2.54%
DAX 6,834.54 +163.43 +2.45%
Dow 12,907.94 +70.61 +0.55%
Nasdaq 2,970.42 +34.73 +1.18%
S&P 1,365.91 +13.28 +0.98%
U.S. stock futures rose as Greece moved closer to completing its debt swap.
The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits rose to 362,000 last week. The Labor Department will report monthly jobs data tomorrow, which economists forecast will show an increase of 225,000 private jobs and total non-farm payrolls growth of 208,000.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 9,768.96 +192.90 +2.01%
Hang Seng 20,900.73 +272.95 +1.32%
Shanghai Composite 2,420.28 +25.48 +1.06%
FTSE 5,860.22 +68.81 +1.19%
CAC 3,450.86 +58.53 +1.73%
DAX 6,787.5 +116.39 +1.74%
Crude oil $106.54 (+0,4%).
Gold $1695.70 (+0,7%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,637.63 -60.96 -0.63%
Hang Seng 20,820.45 -444.86 -2.09%
S&P/ASX 200 4,204.73 -58.24 -1.37%
Shanghai Composite 2,410.45 -34.56 -1.41%
FTSE 100 5,765.8 -109.02 -1.86%
CAC 40 3,362.56 -124.98 -3.58%
DAX 6,633.11 -233.35 -3.40%
Dow 12,759.15 -203.66 -1.57%
Nasdaq 2,910.32 -40.16 -1.36%
S&P 500 1,343.36 -20.97 -1.54%
U.S. stock-index futures fell as a report showed the euro area’s economy contracted, adding to concern that global growth is slowing.
Futures are under preassure as the IIF's report that an uncontrolled Greek default would cost the euro zone EUR 1 trln.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 9,637.63 -60.96 -0.63%
Hang Seng 20,806.25 -459.06 -2.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,410.45 -34.56 -1.41%
FTSE 5,800.8 -74.02 -1.26%
CAC 3,414.75 -72.79 -2.09%
DAX 6,717.07 -149.39 -2.18%
Crude oil $105.39 (-1,4%).
Gold $1678.00 (-1,5%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,698.59 -78.44 -0.80%
Hang Seng 21,265.31 -296.95 -1.38%
S&P/ASX 200 4,262.97 -10.14 -0.24%
Shanghai Composite 2,445 -15.69 -0.64%
FTSE 100 5,931.25 +59.74 +1.02%
CAC 40 3,499.73 +47.28 +1.37%
DAX 6,941.77 +85.69 +1.25%
Dow 12,962.81 -14.76 -0.11%
Nasdaq 2,950.48 -25.71 -0.86%
S&P 500 1,364.33 -5.30 -0.39%
U.S. stock futures declined as China cut its economic growth target and a gauge of euro-area services output shrank more than estimated.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 9,698.59 -78.44 -0.80%
Hang Seng 21,265.31 -296.95 -1.38%
FTSE 5,904.43 -6.70 -0.11%
CAC 3,497.89 -3.28 -0.09%
DAX 6,894.12 -27.25 -0.39%
Crude oil $107.33 (+0,6%).
Gold $1708.30 (-0,1%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,707.37 -15.87 -0.16%
Hang Seng 21,387.96 -292.12 -1.35%
S&P/ASX 200 4,255.55 -43.00 -1.00%
Shanghai Composite 2,426.11 -2.37 -0.10%
FTSE 100 5,931.25 +59.74 +1.02%
CAC 40 3,499.73 +47.28 +1.37%
DAX 6,941.77 +85.69 +1.25%
Dow 12,980.30 +28.23 +0.22%
Nasdaq 2,988.97 +22.08 +0.74%
S&P 500 1,374.09 +8.41 +0.62%
U.S. stock futures rose before a report that may show manufacturing grew.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,707.37 -15.87 -0.16%
Hang Seng 21,387.96 -292.12 -1.35%
Shanghai Composite 2,426.11 -2.37 -0.10%
FTSE 5,915.49 +43.98 +0.75%
CAC 3,485.22 +32.77 +0.95%
DAX 6,916.23 +60.15 +0.88%
Crude oil: $107.78 (+0,7%).
Gold: $1712.10 (+0,1%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,723.24 +0.72 +0.01%
Hang Seng 21,680.08 +111.35 +0.52%
S&P/ASX 200 4,298.55 +35.81 +0.84%
Shanghai Composite 2,428.49 -23.37 -0.95%
FTSE 100 5,871.51 -56.40 -0.95%
CAC 40 3,452.45 -1.54 -0.04%
DAX 6,856.08 -31.55 -0.46%
Dow 12,952.07 -53.05 -0.41%
Nasdaq 2,966.89 -19.87 -0.67%
S&P 500 1,365.68 -6.50 -0.47%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,722.52 88,59 +0,92%
Hang Seng 21,572.7 354,84 +1,67%
S&P/ASX 200 4,262.74 -4,63 -0,11%
Shanghai Composite +4,80 2,451.86 +0.20%
FTSE 100 5,925.95 +10.40 +0.18%
CAC 40 3,456.67 +15.22 +0.44%
DAX 6,888.14 +38.54 +0.56%
Dow 13,005.12 +23.61 +0.18%
Nasdaq 2,986.76 +20.60 +0.69%
S&P 500 1,372.18 +4.59 +0.34%
U.S. stock futures were little changed, after rallying earlier today, as reports showed orders for durable goods fell by the most in three years and home prices in 20 U.S. cities dropped more than forecast.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,722.52 +88.59 +0.92%
Hang Seng 21,568.73 +350.87 +1.65%
Shanghai Composite 2,451.86 +4.80 +0.20%
FTSE 5,907.03 -8.52 -0.14%
CAC 3,432.33 -9.12 -0.27%
DAX 6,832.45 -17.15 -0.25%
Crude oil: $107.99 (-0,5%).
Gold: $1782.30 (+0,4%).
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,633.93 -13,45 -0,14%
Hang Seng 21,214.03 -192,83 -0,90%
S&P/ASX 200 4,267.37 -39,41 -0,92%
Shanghai Composite +7,43 2,447.06 +0.30%
FTSE 100 5,915.55 -19.58 -0.33%
CAC 40 3,441.45 -25.58 -0.74%
DAX 6,849.6 -14.83 -0.22%
Dow 12,981.51 -1.44 -0.01%
Nasdaq 2,966.16 +2.41 +0.08%
S&P 500 1,367.59 +1.85 +0.14%
U.S. stock futures declined as the Group of 20 nations rebuffed calls from the euro area to boost international lending resources.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 9,633.93 -13.45 -0.14%
Hang Seng 21,217.86 -189.00 -0.88%
Shanghai Composite 2,447.06 +7.43 +0.30%
FTSE 5,881.77 -53.36 -0.90%
CAC 3,427.31 -39.72 -1.15%
DAX 6,779.58 -84.85 -1.24%
Crude oil: $108.92 (-0,8%).
Gold: $1773.30 (-0,2%).
Asian stocks fell, with a regional benchmark retreating after a record 10-week advance, as oil near a nine-month high and continued concern that Greece will not be able to avoid a default spurred investors to lock in gains. Japanese exporters rose as the yen’s decline boosted their earnings outlook.
Nikkei 225 9,633.93 -13.45 -0.14%
Hang Seng 21,214.03 -192.83 -0.90%
S&P/ASX 200 4,267.37 -39.41 -0.92%
Shanghai Composite 2,447.06 +7.43 +0.30%
Korean Air Lines Co., the nation’s biggest carrier by market value, sank 5.3 percent in Seoul.
Newcrest Mining Ltd. dropped 3 percent in Sydney after JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its rating on Australia’s largest gold producer.
Sony Corp., Japan’s No. 1 exporter of consumer electronics, gained 1.2 percent in Tokyo as the yen fell to a nine-month low against the dollar.
Asian stocks rose, sending the regional benchmark index toward its longest-ever streak of weekly gains, as U.S. jobs and housing data beat projections, boosting confidence the world’s largest economy is recovering.
Nikkei 225 9,647.38 +51.81 +0.54%
Hang Seng 21,374.79 -6.20 -0.03%
S&P/ASX 200 4,306.78 +20.59 +0.48%
Shanghai Composite 2,439.63 +30.07 +1.25%
Samsung Electronics Inc., the world’s third-biggest maker of mobile phones, rose 1.7 percent in Seoul.
Inpex Corp, Japan’s No. 1 energy explorer, advanced 5.1 percent in Tokyo after crude oil futures extended gains for a seventh day.
Air New Zealand Ltd., the nation’s largest carrier, slipped 3.4 percent after posting a 61 percent drop in first-half profit.
AIA Group Ltd., the third-largest Asia-based insurer by market value, rose 3.7 percent to HK$28.40 in Hong Kong after saying the value of new business, a measure of future profitability, surged 40 percent last year.
Asian stocks declined as sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. trailed estimates and on speculation China’s Premier Wen Jiabao will lower the target for economic growth this year.
Nikkei 225 9,595.57 +41.57 +0.44%
Hang Seng 21,380.99 -168.29 -0.78%
S&P/ASX 200 4,286.19 -6.93 -0.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,409.55 +5.97 +0.25%
Datang International Power Generation Co., a mainland utility, slid 1 percent in Hong Kong.
Samsung Electronics Co. dropped 3.1 percent in Seoul, leading technology stocks lower after Hewlett-Packard Co. forecast profit that missed estimates.
Mazda Motor Corp. sank 6.8 percent after Japan’s least profitable major carmaker said it plans to sell as much as 162.8 billion yen ($2 billion) in new shares.
Stocks in Europe declined for a third day as the European Commission said the region’s economy will shrink this year, dragged down by Italy and Spain.
The 17-nation euro economy will contract 0.3 percent in 2012, the European Commission said, abandoning a November forecast for a 0.5 percent growth. The commission expects the economy to shrink 1.3 percent in Italy and 1 percent in Spain.
In Germany, the Munich-based Ifo institute said its business climate index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, climbed to 109.6 in February from 108.3 in January. That’s the fourth straight gain and the highest reading since July.
National benchmark indexes retreated in 12 of the 18 western European markets. Germany’s DAX dropped 0.5 percent, while France’s CAC 40 was little changed. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 gained 0.4 percent.
Commerzbank fell 6.6 percent to 1.93 euros. Germany’s second-largest lender said it won’t pay a dividend for 2011 and will ask investors to swap hybrid capital instruments trading below face value for new shares, in a plan to boost its financial strength. The measures could increase the core Tier 1 capital by more than 1 billion euros ($1.33 billion), the bank said.
Deutsche Telekom AG lost 3 percent to 8.70 euros. The company forecast earnings will fall further this year after posting a 1.34 billion-euro quarterly net loss because of writedowns on T-Mobile USA and its Greek business.
Natixis SA, the investment-banking and asset-management unit of Groupe BPCE, jumped 8.4 percent to 2.53 euros. The bank said fourth-quarter profit fell 32 percent to 302 million euros after it wrote down Greek sovereign debt.
Cookson Group Plc, the world’s biggest maker of ceramic linings for metal smelters, advanced 4.7 percent to 670 pence. The company said it will sell its U.S. precious metals business to a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the highest level since May 2008, amid better-than-estimated housing and jobs market reports.
Stocks gained as applications for jobless benefits were unchanged in the week ended Feb. 18 at 351,000, the fewest since March 2008. A report from the Federal Housing Finance Agency showed that a gauge of home prices jumped 0.7 percent in December, beating estimates. The euro rose to the strongest level in more than 10 weeks against the dollar as a report showed German business confidence climbed.
Dow 12,984.69 +46.02 +0.36%, Nasdaq 2,956.98 +23.81 +0.81%, S&P 500 1,363.46 +5.80 +0.43%
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), which comprises 12 percent of the share-price weighted Dow, added 28 points to the index.
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 3.1 percent as the largest consumer-products company said it will cut 5,700 jobs.
Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) soared 19 percent as it plans to raise as much as $770 million by selling 11 store sites and separating some smaller-format businesses.
A gauge of homebuilders in S&P indexes climbed 2.3 percent. KB Home added 4.4 percent to $11.75. PulteGroup advanced 4.8 percent to $8.73.
Vivus Inc. soared 78 percent to $18.73 after the company’s pill Qnexa won the backing of a regulatory panel, moving the drug a step closer to gaining U.S. approval as the first new obesity treatment in 13 years.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) dropped the most in the Dow, slumping 6.5 percent to $27.05. The U.S. computer manufacturer’s fiscal second-quarter profit forecast fell short of analysts’ estimates as consumers curtailed personal-computer purchases.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 9,595.57 +41.57 +0.44%
Hang Seng 21,380.99 -168.29 -0.78%
S&P/ASX 200 4,286.19 -6.93 -0.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,409.55 +5.97 +0.25%
FTSE 100 5,937.89 +21.34 +0.36%
CAC 40 3,447.31 -0.06 0.00%
DAX 6,809.46 -34.41 -0.50%
Dow 12,984.69 +46.02 +0.36%
Nasdaq 2,956.98 +23.81 +0.81%
S&P 500 1,363.46 +5.80 +0.43%
U.S. stock futures rose as jobless claims held at a four-year low and after German business confidence climbed more than economists forecast. Stock futures maintained gains as applications for jobless benefits were unchanged in the week ended Feb. 18 at 351,000, the fewest since March 2008, Labor Department figures showed today.
German business confidence rose more than economists forecast to a seven-month high in February as Europe’s largest economy bucks a recession that’s gripping the region’s southern fringe.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 9,595.57 +41.57 +0.44%
Hang Seng 21,380.99 -168.29 -0.78%
Shanghai Composite 2,409.55 +5.97 +0.25%
FTSE 5,935.19 +18.64 +0.32%
CAC 3,451.33 +3.96 +0.11%
DAX 6,816.88 -26.99 -0.39%
Crude oil: $106.25 (-0,1%).
Gold: $1782.50 (+0,6%).
Asian stocks declined as sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. trailed estimates and on speculation China’s Premier Wen Jiabao will lower the target for economic growth this year.
Nikkei 225 9,595.57 +41.57 +0.44%
Hang Seng 21,380.99 -168.29 -0.78%
S&P/ASX 200 4,286.19 -6.93 -0.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,409.55 +5.97 +0.25%
Datang International Power Generation Co., a mainland utility, slid 1 percent in Hong Kong.
Samsung Electronics Co. dropped 3.1 percent in Seoul, leading technology stocks lower after Hewlett-Packard Co. forecast profit that missed estimates.
Mazda Motor Corp. sank 6.8 percent after Japan’s least profitable major carmaker said it plans to sell as much as 162.8 billion yen ($2 billion) in new shares.
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as concern that oil near a nine-month high will crimp economic growth was countered by a surge in Alibaba.com Ltd. and gains by telecommunications companies.
Nikkei 225 9,554 +90.98 +0.96%
Hang Seng 21,549.28 +70.56 +0.33%
S&P/ASX 200 4,293.11 +1.91 +0.04%
Shanghai Composite 2,403.59 +22.16 +0.93%
Alibaba, China’s No. 1 e-commerce web portal, jumped 42 percent after its parent offered to privatize the company.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. , Japan’s largest mobile-phone operator by market value, climbed 2 percent after a report it expanded capacity to prevent service glitches.
Kumho Petro Chemical Co. , a Korean maker of synthetic rubber and chemicals, slid 4.3 percent as crude oil remained above $105 a barrel. Wilmar International Ltd. , the world’s No. 1 palm-oil processing company, dropped 11 percent after its earnings fell short of analyst forecasts.
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from a six-month high, as oil prices at a nine-month high threatened to curb spending and accelerate inflation, tempering optimism after Euro-area finance ministers agreed a bailout package for Greece.
Nikkei 225 9,463.02 -22.07 -0.23%
Hang Seng 21,478.72 +53.93 +0.25%
S&P/ASX 200 4,291.2 +35.10 +0.82%
Shanghai Composite 2,381.43 +17.83 +0.75%
Panasonic Corp., a Japanese electronics company, dropped 1.9 percent to 710 yen in Tokyo after saying it plans to re- enter the European mobile-device market with a smartphone in April.
Mazda Motor Corp., Japan’s least profitable major automaker, slumped 9.9 percent to 145 yen on a report it plans to raise capital.
DeNA Co., a social-networking service provider, rallied 8.2 percent to 2,576 yen. DeNA and South Korea’s web-portal operator Daum Communications Corp. said they have started providing “Daum Mobage,” a South Korean version of DeNA’s social gaming platform, targeting 10 million users within a year.
OneSteel Ltd. surged the most in almost three years in Sydney as Australia’s second-biggest steelmaker said it’s switching focus to iron ore away from its loss-making steel unit. The shares rose 12 percent to 82 Australian cents, the biggest jump since April 2009.
European stocks fell from a six- month high amid speculation a Greek bailout deal won’t be sufficient to solve the nation’s debt crisis.
European finance ministers approved a 130 billion-euro ($173 billion) bailout package for Greece early today by tapping into European Central Bank profits and convincing investors to provide more debt relief to the Mediterranean country. The deal includes a 53.5 percent writedown for investors in the nation’s debt, according to Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker, who chaired the talks. Finance ministers haggled into the night in Brussels over the terms of new loans and a possible contribution by central banks.
The odds that Greece will remain encumbered by debt were illustrated by an analysis by European and International Monetary Fund officials that highlighted what could go wrong with a country unable to grow out of its fiscal woes by devaluing its currency. In a worst-case scenario Greece’s debt might balloon to 160 percent of gross domestic product in 2020, it concluded.
Unless 90 percent of investors sign up to the bond swap, Greece may need to use force to secure the debt relief, entering legal difficulties. Finland and Germany are among the nations whose lawmakers must back the new loans and the International Monetary Fund must also decide how much it is willing to contribute to the package.
National benchmark indexes dropped in all of the western European markets, led by Greece’s ASE, which sank 3.5 percent. France’s CAC 40 fell 0.2 percent and Germany’s DAX slid 0.6 percent. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index declined 0.3 percent.
National Bank of Greece led declines in financial shares, falling 9.5 percent to 2.68 euros, after three days of gains. Intesa Sanpaolo SpA dropped 2.4 percent to 1.53 euros in Milan. Deutsche Bank AG, Germany’s largest lender, fell 2.1 percent to 33.85 euros. Julius Baer Group Ltd. declined 2.5 percent to 36.66 Swiss francs.
TNT Express NV fell 2.9 percent to 9.89 euros after the express-delivery service in takeover talks with United Parcel Service Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss as reorganization costs and losses in emerging markets mounted.
Tullow Oil Plc dropped 3.6 percent to 1,543 pence, the largest decline in a month, after announcing results for an exploration well in Sierra Leone.
U.S. stocks erased gains, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index failed to hold above its highest close since 2008, as approval of Greece’s bailout was offset by economic concern with crude oil jumping to a nine-month high.
European finance ministers approved 130 billion euros ($173 billion) in aid for Greece by tapping into European Central Bank profits and coaxing investors into providing more debt relief to shield the region from a default. The S&P 500 briefly reversed gains as oil jumped after Iran said it stopped selling crude to France and Britain.
Dow 12,965.69 +15.82 +0.12%, Nasdaq 2,948.57 -3.21 -0.11%, S&P 500 1,362.21 +0.98 +0.07%
Wal-Mart (WMT) lost 3.9 percent to $60.07. Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke is working to contain Wal-Mart’s costs and last quarter started pulling the company’s greeters from store lobbies to help with customer-service tasks. The retailer is seeking to keep prices low as its low-income shoppers suffer from persistent unemployment.
Netflix Inc. slumped 3.7 percent to $117.40. Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable company, will debut a service streaming television shows and movies to current customers that competes with Internet and video rivals.
Weatherford International Ltd. tumbled 14 percent to $15.36. The oilfield-services and equipment provider said it hasn’t repaired material weakness in internal controls related to taxes and may restate results for 2008 through 2011.
Chevron (CVX) gained 1.6 percent to $108.41. Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) added 1.1 percent to $86.57.
Macy’s increased 1.2 percent to $36.69. Its profitability shrank less than analysts projected as it was able to sell women’s handbags and accessories with its planned promotions rather than by slashing prices during the holiday season. Planned promotions can be profitable while last-minute efforts to clear excess inventories erode margins.
(pare/closed(00:00 GMT +02:00)/change, %)
EUR/USD $1,3234 -0,07%
GBP/USD $1,5778 -0,45%
USD/CHF Chf0,9122 +0,05%
USD/JPY Y79,73 +0,14%
EUR/JPY Y105,53 +0,09%
GBP/JPY Y125,80 -0,30%
AUD/USD $1,0661 -0,87%
NZD/USD $0,8338 -0,71%
USD/CAD C$0,9967 +0,34%
Change % Change Last
Oil $105.88 +0.04 +0.04%
Gold $1,760.80 +2.30 +0.13%
U.S. stock-index futures advanced, paring earlier gains, on concern that Greece’s debt crisis will persist even after a second international bailout. European finance ministers approved 130 billion euros ($173 billion) in aid for Greece by tapping into European Central Bank profits and coaxing investors into providing more debt relief to shield the region from a default. Greece’s debt may still balloon to 160 percent of gross domestic product in a worst-case scenario, analysis by the International Monetary Fund and European officials indicated. Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,463.02 -22.07 -0.23%
Hang Seng 21,478.72 +53.93 +0.25%
FTSE 5,929.59 -15.66 -0.26%
CAC 3,454.35 -18.19 -0.52%
DAX 6,903.75 -44.50 -0.64%
Crude oil $105.05 (+1,8%).
Gold $1748.00 (+1,3%).
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from a six-month high, as oil prices at a nine-month high threatened to curb spending and accelerate inflation, tempering optimism after Euro-area finance ministers agreed a bailout package for Greece.
Nikkei 225 9,463.02 -22.07 -0.23%
Hang Seng 21,478.72 +53.93 +0.25%
S&P/ASX 200 4,291.2 +35.10 +0.82%
Shanghai Composite 2,381.43 +17.83 +0.75%
Panasonic Corp., a Japanese electronics company, dropped 1.9 percent to 710 yen in Tokyo after saying it plans to re- enter the European mobile-device market with a smartphone in April.
Mazda Motor Corp., Japan’s least profitable major automaker, slumped 9.9 percent to 145 yen on a report it plans to raise capital.
DeNA Co., a social-networking service provider, rallied 8.2 percent to 2,576 yen. DeNA and South Korea’s web-portal operator Daum Communications Corp. said they have started providing “Daum Mobage,” a South Korean version of DeNA’s social gaming platform, targeting 10 million users within a year.
OneSteel Ltd. surged the most in almost three years in Sydney as Australia’s second-biggest steelmaker said it’s switching focus to iron ore away from its loss-making steel unit. The shares rose 12 percent to 82 Australian cents, the biggest jump since April 2009.
Asian stocks rose, extending the benchmark gauge’s longest streak of weekly gains since 2005, after China cut reserve requirements for banks to fuel lending and buoy economic growth, boosting demand for riskier assets.
Nikkei 225 9,485.09 +100.92 +1.08%
Hang Seng 21,427.06 -64.56 -0.30%
S&P/ASX 200 4,256.1 +60.23 +1.44%
Shanghai Composite 2,363.6 +6.42 +0.27%
Japanese steelmakers rose after Credit Suisse raised their stock-price estimates and maintained their “outperform” ratings. The investment bank expects export prices to recover and input prices to fall.
Franshion Properties China Ltd., a developer that gets all of its revenue from the mainland, rose 7.4 percent in Hong Kong. China Shipping Container Lines Co., the country’s second-largest carrier of sea-cargo boxes, jumped 7.3 percent. Japanese steelmakers advanced after Credit Suisse Group AG boosted their share-price estimates.
Billabong International Ltd. , an Australian surfwear company, jumped 8 percent in Sydney, extending its surge on Feb. 17, after saying it is considering a revised takeover offer.
European stocks rose for a fourth day, extending a six-month high, as euro-area finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss a Greek bailout and China cut banks’ reserve requirements to boost growth.
Finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to weigh the terms of new loans to Greece and a possible contribution by central banks. They also aim to start a bond exchange with private investors meant to stave off a Greek bankruptcy next month.
China cut the amount of cash that banks must set aside as reserves for the second time in three months to spur lending. Reserve requirements will fall by 50 basis points effective Feb. 24, the People’s Bank of China said.
National benchmarks gained in 17 of the 18 western European markets. France’s CAC 40 Index advanced 0.9 percent, while Germany’s DAX index added 1.4 percent. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index rose 0.6 percent.
TNT Express surged 60 percent to 10.13 euros after Europe’s second-largest package-delivery company rejected a $6.43 billion takeover offer from UPS.
A gauge of European energy companies rose 1 percent as oil rose to a nine-month high in New York after Iran said it halted some crude exports and investors bet that fuel demand will increase.
BP added 2.2 percent to 499.9 pence. Petroleum Geo-Services ASA jumped 9.2 percent to 87.65 kroner, its highest since Aug. 2, after fourth-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization beat analysts’ estimates.
BHP Billiton Ltd. climbed 2.6 percent to 2,075.5 pence, while Rio Tinto Group added 2.2 percent to 3,702.5 pence.
U.S. financial markets are closed today in observance of Presidents Day
Change % Change Last
Oil $105.00 +1.74 +1.70%
Gold $1,736.20 +10.30 +0.60%
Asian stocks rose, extending the benchmark gauge’s longest streak of weekly gains since 2005, after China cut reserve requirements for banks to fuel lending and buoy economic growth, boosting demand for riskier assets.
Nikkei 225 9,485.09 +100.92 +1.08%
Hang Seng 21,427.06 -64.56 -0.30%
S&P/ASX 200 4,256.1 +60.23 +1.44%
Shanghai Composite 2,363.6 +6.42 +0.27%
Japanese steelmakers rose after Credit Suisse raised their stock-price estimates and maintained their “outperform” ratings. The investment bank expects export prices to recover and input prices to fall.
Franshion Properties China Ltd., a developer that gets all of its revenue from the mainland, rose 7.4 percent in Hong Kong. China Shipping Container Lines Co., the country’s second-largest carrier of sea-cargo boxes, jumped 7.3 percent. Japanese steelmakers advanced after Credit Suisse Group AG boosted their share-price estimates.
Billabong International Ltd. , an Australian surfwear company, jumped 8 percent in Sydney, extending its surge on Feb. 17, after saying it is considering a revised takeover offer.
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index set to equal its longest streak of weekly advances, after U.S. economic reports beat estimates and optimism increased that Greece will get a second debt bailout, boosting demand for riskier assets.
Nikkei 225 9,384.17 +146.07 +1.58%
Hang Seng 21,457.24 +179.96 +0.85%
S&P/ASX 200 4,195.88 +14.02 +0.34%
Shanghai Composite 2,357.18 +0.32 +0.01%
Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second-largest carmaker by market value that generates 44 percent of its revenue in North America, rose 2.4 percent.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan’s biggest lender, led financial companies higher.
Billabong International Ltd., a global surfwear maker, surged 46 percent in Sydney after confirming a takeover approach.
Bridgestone Corp, the world’s biggest tiremaker by market value, jumped 4 percent to 1,833 yen after saying it expects net income will surge 63 percent to 168 billion yen ($2.1 billion) this year on growing sales. The Japanese tire company also said it will spend about 4.7 billion yen to boost production capacity.
European stocks advanced for a third day, pushing the Stoxx Europe 600 Index to a six-month high, as investors speculated that euro-area officials are nearing an agreement on a bailout for Greece.
Germany wants the currency area’s finance ministers to avoid separating the 130 billion-euro bailout for Greece from the planned bond swap with private creditors, officials from Europe’s largest economy said in a briefing to their country’s lawmakers. The finance chiefs of the 17 nations using the single currency meet on Feb. 20 in Brussels.
The Eurogroup meeting will probably approve the package and the debt exchange, three German officials involved in the telephone briefing yesterday said. A Finance Ministry spokesman declined to comment.
National benchmarks gained in every market except Norway. France’s CAC 40 Index and Germany’s DAX index both added 1.4 percent, while the U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index rose 0.3 percent.
A gauge of European banks advanced 1.4 percent making the biggest contribution to the Stoxx 600’s rally. Societe Generale, France’s second-largest lender, jumped 6.5 percent to 24.03 euros. Santander, Spain’s biggest bank, increased 2 percent to 6.41 euros. RBS climbed 3.2 percent to 27.6 pence and Barclays Plc added 1.4 percent to 248.35 pence. Banco Espirito Santo SA, Portugal’s largest bank, jumped 5.5 percent to 1.72 euros.
Piraeus Bank SA rallied 14 percent to 64.2 euro cents. Alpha Bank SA surged 16 percent to 1.81 euros.
Anglo American climbed 1.1 percent to 2,674 pence after the producer of metals and minerals from Africa to Brazil said that underlying earnings increased to $5.06 a share in 2011 from $4.13 a share in 2010.
Aegon NV rallied 7 percent to 3.99 euros. The Dutch insurer, which owns Transamerica Corp., said it aims to increase underlying pretax profit by 7 percent to 10 percent a year on average until 2015 and to post a return on equity of 10 percent to 12 percent. The company also reported fourth-quarter net income of 79 million euros.
U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index near the highest level in about three years, amid optimism Greece will get a bailout.
Global stocks rallied as Germany expressed confidence that euro-area governments will agree on a 130 billion-euro ($171 billion) rescue for Greece within days, while seeking to keep a bond swap of the nation’s debt on track. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos discussed plans in a conference call today and are optimistic finance ministers will resolve remaining issues when they meet on Feb. 20.
The S&P 500 has risen 8.3 percent so far this year as Europe stepped up efforts to tame its debt crisis and after reports on U.S. manufacturing, housing and jobs bolstered optimism in the world’s largest economy. Data today showed that the index of leading indicators rose in January and the cost of living climbed less than forecast, pointing to sustained economic growth with limited price pressures.
Dow 12,949.87 +45.79 +0.35%, Nasdaq 2,951.78 -8.07 -0.27%, S&P 500 1,361.23 +3.19 +0.23%
H.J. Heinz gained 4.55 percent. The company reported third-quarter earnings excluding some items of 95 cents a share, beating the average analyst estimate of 85 cents.
Campbell Soup added 2.62 percent. The company reported second-quarter earnings excluding some items of 64 cents a share.
Gilead tumbled 14 percent. Among eight patients with hepatitis C genotype 1 in a clinical trial, six had a viral relapse within four weeks after stopping a 12-week treatment with the medicine, GS-7977, plus ribavirin, Gilead said today in a statement. The two other patients are two weeks out from stopping treatment, and haven’t relapsed, the company said.
Change % Change Last
Oil $102.28 -0.03 -0.03%
Gold $1,729.10 +0.70 +0.04%
Resistance 3:1373 (high of 2011)
Resistance 2:1357 (Feb 15 high)
Resistance 1:1357 (session high)
Current price: 1345,25
Support 1:1334 (session low, Feb 10 low)
Support 2:1330 (Feb 6-7 low, earlier resistance, Jan 26 high)
Support 3:1317 (Feb 2 low)
U.S. stock futures fell as the euro area’s leaders remained divided over a bailout for Greece and Moody’s Investors Service reviewed global banks.
The euro area’s creditor countries struggled to reach an agreement over a bailout of Greece yesterday, seeking more control over how future aid is spent as the country faces possible default on a bond payment due on March 20.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 9,238.1 -22.24 -0.24%
Hang Seng 21,277.28 -87.95 -0.41%
Shanghai Composite 2,356.86 -9.84 -0.42%
FTSE 5,866.67 -25.49 -0.43%
CAC 3,375.77 -14.58 -0.43%
DAX 6,708.96 -48.98 -0.72%
Crude oil: $101.46 (-0,3%).
Gold: $1712.10 (-0,9%).
Asian stocks fell, with the region’s benchmark index retreating from a six-month high, after a second bailout for Greece was postponed andWestpac Banking Corp. reported lower earnings.
Nikkei 225 9,238.1 -22.24 -0.24%
Hang Seng 21,277.28 -87.95 -0.41%
S&P/ASX 200 4,181.86 -71.54 -1.68%
Shanghai Composite 2,356.86 -9.84 -0.42%
Westpac, Australia’s second-largest lender, fell 3.5 percent as higher funding costs stemming from Europe’s crisis ate into profit.
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s No. 1 mining company, lost 2.2 percent in Sydney after metal prices dropped and rival Vale SA said earnings fell as customers pressed for discounts.
Phison Electronics Corp., a maker of controllers for flash memory, slid 6.9 percent in Taiwan on lower chip prices.
% Değişimi
Petrol $100.64 +1.97 +2.00%
Altın $1,724.60 -0.30 -0.02%
Change % Change Last
Oil $99.74 -0.10 -0.10%
Gold $1,730.50 -10.70 -0.61%
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as rising commodity prices pushed energy and mining shares higher, while the yen’s rise weighed on Japanese exporters.
Nikkei 225 8,841 -8.25 -0.09%
Hang Seng 20,502 +62.53 +0.31%
S&P/ASX 200 4,288 +17.03 +0.40%
Shanghai Composite Closed
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WPL), an Australian oil and gas producer, added 1.5 percent.
Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second-largest carmaker by market value, dropped 1.9 percent after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda call for “bold” action failed to stem the yen’s appreciation.
NEC Corp. slid 7.1 percent in Tokyo after the electronics maker forecast its third loss in four years.
Hong Kong-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. led gains among solar panel makers in on speculation the market in China and Germany will expand.
Change % Change Last
Oil $99.09 +0.14 +0.14%
Gold $1,665.50 +1.00 +0.06%
Asian stocks rose, spurring a record start to the year for the regional benchmark index, amid signs China will relax credit controls and after confidence among U.S. home builders beat estimates.
Nikkei 225 8,640 +89.10 +1.04%
Hang Seng 19,943 +256.03 +1.30%
S&P/ASX 200 4,215 -3.11 -0.07%
Shanghai Composite 2,296 +29.69 +1.31%
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), the world’s biggest carmaker by market value, advanced 1.4 percent in Tokyo.
Sumco Corp. (3436) led gains in semiconductor-related companies after ASML Holding NV, Europe’s largest maker of semiconductor equipment, forecast higher first- quarter orders.
Agile Property Holdings (3383) Ltd., a Chinese property developer, rose 6.9 percent in Hong Kong on speculation China may ease capital requirements for lenders.
Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index set for the highest close in six weeks, as economic reports in the U.S. and Germany beat estimates and oil prices gained.
Nikkei 225 8,551 +84.18 +0.99%
Hang Seng 19,668 +40.24 +0.21%
S&P/ASX 200 4,218 +2.25 +0.05%
Shanghai Composite 2,266 -31.99 -1.39%
Fanuc Corp. (6954), a Japanese maker of factory automation systems that gets 75 percent of its sales abroad, rose 4.2 percent.
Inpex Corp. (1605), Japan’s biggest energy explorer, advanced 1.8 percent.
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), Australia’s No. 1 oil and gas producer, gained 0.8 percent after reporting plans to boost exploration spending.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. surged 7.8 percent after the utility said it will raise power prices.
U.S. stock futures rose as China’s economic slowdown fueled speculation monetary policy will ease.
Spanish borrowing costs plunged at an auction as investors ignored S&P downgrades last week.
Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in January at the fastest pace in nine months.
Global stocks:
Nikkei 8,466 +88.04 +1.05%
Hang Seng 19,628 +615.55 +3.24%
Shanghai Composite 2,298 +92.18 +4.18%
FTSE 5,686 +29.03 +0.51%
CAC 3,252 +26.78 +0.83%
DAX 6,303 +83.43 +1.34%
Crude oil: $100.30 (+1,6%).
Gold: $1658.30 (+1,7%).
Intel (INTC) was downgraded to a Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan.
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index heading for the highest close in almost six weeks, after French borrowing costs fell and the slowest Chinese growth since 2009 added to speculation policy makers will ease lending curbs in the world’s No. 2 economy.
Nikkei 225 8,466 +88.04 +1.05%
Hang Seng 19,628 +615.55 +3.24%
S&P/ASX 200 4,216 +68.40 +1.65%
Shanghai Composite 2,298 +92.18 +4.18%
Financial companies contributed the most to gains on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index amid optimism Europe’s debt crisis won’t throw the global financial system into disarray. HSBC rose 3.3 percent to HK$61.60.Westpac Banking Corp. (WBC), Australia’s No. 2 lender by market value, advanced 1.4 percent to A$20.66.
Chinese developers rose in Hong Kong. Agile Property added 9 percent to HK$8.39, while Country Garden Holdings Co. (2007) climbed 4.2 percent to HK$3.26.
Paladin Energy surged after reporting a 24 percent gain in output and forecasting a price increase for nuclear fuel. The shares advanced 12 percent to A$1.71.19 Jan:
Bank of America (BAC), EPS cons. $0.21
Intel Corp (INTC), EPS cons. $0.61
Microsoft Corp (MSFT), EPS cons. $0.77
Asian stocks fell ahead of a debt sale today by France after Standard & Poor’s stripped the country of its top credit rating and cut eight other European nations on concern the region hasn’t done enough to contain its debt crisis.
Nikkei 225 8,378 -121.66 -1.43%
Hang Seng 19,012 -192.22 -1.00%
S&P/ASX 200 4,147 -48.65 -1.16%
Shanghai Composite 2,206 -38.39 -1.71%
Financial companies contributed the most to the decline in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306), Japan’s biggest lender, fell 2.7 percent to 325 yen. HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA), Europe’s biggest lender, lost 0.7 percent to HK$59.75. Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (13), an operator of retail chains and ports that gets 53 percent of its revenue in Europe, slid 1.5 percent to HK$67.20.
Nikkei 225 8,489 -71.40 -0.83%
Hang Seng 18,813 +86.10 +0.46%
S&P/ASX 200 4,143 -45.16 -1.08%
Shanghai Composite 2,148 -20.94 -0.97%
Asian stocks retreated, snapping a two-day rally, after Australia’s services industry shrank and the euro weakened ahead of France’s plans to sells as much as 8 billion euros ($10.4 billion) of debt today. France plans to sell as much as 8 billion euros of debt today in the country’s first test this year of investor appetite for its bonds amid threats of a downgrade of its AAA rating by credit companies. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said the European Union is facing a recession of unknown scope.
Asian exporters declined as the euro dropped toward an 11- year low against the yen and fell to a four-month low against the won. A weaker euro cuts the value of European income at Japanese and South Korean companies when repatriated.
Sony Corp., a Japanese electronics maker that gets 21 percent of its sales from Europe, fell 2.2 percent as a weaker euro cut the earnings outlook for exporters.
Canon Inc., a camera maker that depends on Europe for almost a third of its sales, lost 1.2 percent to 3,390 yen.
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones by sales, sank 2.3 percent to 1.055 million won in Seoul.
Change % Change Last
Oil $99.45 +0.09 +0.09%
Gold $1,551.10 -13.00 -0.83%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,560 +104.76 +1.24%
Hang Seng 18,727 -150.10 -0.80%
S&P/ASX 200 4,188 +86.68 +2.11%
Shanghai Composite 2,169 -30.03 -1.37%
FTSE 100 5,668 -31.46 -0.55%
CAC 40 3,194 -51.75 -1.59%
DAX 6,112 -55.02 -0.89%
Dow 12,418.95 +21.57 +0.17%
Nasdaq 2,648.36 -0.36 -0.01%
S&P 500 1,277.32 +0.26 +0.02%
10 Year Yield 1.99% +0.03 --
S&P 500 1,249.67 -15.76 -1.25%
10 Year Yield 1.91% -0.10 --
Resistance 3:1267 (high of December)
Resistance 2:1264 (Dec 27-28 high)
Resistance 1:1253 (session high)
Current price: 1251,00
Support 1 : 1245/42 (support line from Dec 28, Dec 28 low)
Support 2 : 1237 (38,2 % FIBO 1195-1264)
Support 3 : 1235 (Dec 22 low)
Stock futures rose as Italy auctioned 7.02 billion euros ($9 billion) of bonds, falling short of the target, as borrowing costs declined in its final debt sale of the year. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said a package of measures that aim to spur growth will be ready before a meeting of European finance ministers on January 23. He said his government will first focus on making Italy’s debt sustainable and doesn’t “rule out” more aggressive efforts to reduce existing debt.
Nikkei 8,399 -24.73 -0.29%
Hang Seng 18,398 -120.75 -0.65%
Shanghai Composite 2,174 +3.55 +0.16%
FTSE 5,522 +14.60 +0.27%
CAC 3,078 +6.92 +0.23%
DAX 5,796 +24.58 +0.43%
Crude oil: $99,61 (+0,3%).
Gold: $1535,70 (-1,8%).
Gold continues to drop fifth straight day against the dollar strengthening. The dollar index for the six major world currencies has increased since the beginning of the day at 0.85%, rising above the level of 80.8 points.
Today, the Italian government has successfully implemented a 6-month treasury bills in the amount of 9 billion euros ($ 11.8 billion). The average yield on them was 3.25% per annum, which exactly half that at the November auction. At the same amount of money claimed by investors to participate in the auction, is 1.7 times higher than the amount collected. In November, investors offered 1.5 times greater than the required amount.Against this background, the yield on 10-year Italian government bonds, which experts regard as the most accurate barometer of the investment trust, fell 12 basis points to 6.75% per annum.
February gold in electronic trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Comex fell to 1570.50 dollars per troy ounce.
Nikkei 8,441 -38.78 -0.46%
Hang Seng 18,629 +250.94 +1.37%
Shanghai Composite 2,166 -23.90 -1.09%
CAC 3,104 +1.95 +0.06%
DAX 5,896 +16.73 +0.28%
Crude oil: $99.89 (+0,1%).
Gold: $596,20 (-0,6%).
Nikkei 225 8,479 +84.18 +1.00%
Hang Seng 18,629 +250.94 +1.37%
S&P/ASX 200 4,140 +49.59 +1.21%
Shanghai Composite 2,190 -15.11 -0.69%
Nikkei 225 8,395 -64.82 -0.77%
Hang Seng 18,629 +250.94 +1.37%
S&P/ASX 200 4,140 +49.59 +1.21%
Shanghai Composite 2,205 +18.49 +0.85%
Nikkei 225 8,460 +123.50 +1.48%
Hang Seng 18,416 +336.25 +1.86%
S&P/ASX 200 4,140 +86.42 +2.13%
Shanghai Composite 2,191 -24.78 -1.12%
Nikkei 225 8,654 +117.36 +1.37%
Hang Seng 18,555 -31.60 -0.17%
S&P/ASX 4,253 +49.83 +1.19%
Shanghai Composite 2,292 -23.73 -1.02%
Nikkei 225 8,536 -128.12 -1.48%
Hang Seng 18,586 -521.58 -2.73%
S&P/ASX 4,203 -77.66 -1.81%
Shanghai Composite 2,315 -14.55 -0.62%
Nikkei 225 8,722 +147.01 +1.71%
Hang Seng 19,238 +295.84 +1.56%
S&P/ASX 4,292 +30.48 +0.72%
Shanghai Composite 4,292 +30.48 +0.72%
Nikkei 225 8,575 -120.82 -1.39%
Hang Seng 18,926 -254.08 -1.32%
S&P/ASX 4,262 -59.35 -1.37%
Shanghai Composite 2,326 -7.32 -0.31%
Nikkei 225 8,696 +52.23 +0.60%
Hang Seng 19,180 +139.30 +0.73%
S&P/ASX 4,321 +33.32 +0.78%
Shanghai Composite 2,333 -27.43 -1.16%
Nikkei 225 8,435 -43.21 -0.51%
Hang Seng 17,989 -266.85 -1.46%
S&P/ASX 4,120 +17.71 +0.43%
Shanghai Composite 2,333 -78.98 -3.27%
Nikkei 225 8,287 +127.48 +1.56%
Hang Seng 18,038 +348.33 +1.97%
S&P/ASX 4,058 +73.86 +1.85%
Shanghai Composite 2,383 +2.81 +0.12%
Nikkei 225 8,165 -149.56 -1.80%
Hang Seng 17,935 +70.67 +0.40%
S&P/ASX 4,044 -6.81 -0.17%
Shanghai Composite 2,398 +2.49 +0.10%
Nikkei 225 closed
Hang Seng 17,864 -387.16 -2.12%
S&P/ASX 4,051 -81.98 -1.98%
Shanghai Composite 2,395 -17.56 -0.73%
Today is the deadline for the Congressional Budget Office to receive information for scoring a proposal in advance of the supercommittee’s Nov. 23 target date for reaching a deal.
Crude oil: $96.32 (-1,2%).
Gold: $1710,50 (-0,9%).
Nikkei 225 8,348 -26.64 -0.32%
Hang Seng 18,226 -265.38 -1.44%
S&P/ASX 4,163 -13.94 -0.33%
Shanghai Composite 2,415 -1.43 -0.06%
Nikkei 225 8,375 -104.72 -1.23%
Hang Seng 18,470 -347.84 -1.85%
S&P/ASX 4,177 -81.26 -1.91%
Shanghai Composite 2,417 -46.48 -1.89%
Nikkei 225 8,463 -78.77 -0.92%
Hang Seng 18,961 -387.54 -2.00%
S&P/ASX 4,247 -38.24 -0.89%
Shanghai Composite 2,467 -62.80 -2.48%
Nikkei 225 8,542 -61.77 -0.72%
Hang Seng 19,356 -152.02 -0.78%
S&P/ASX 4,286 -18.93 -0.44%
Shanghai Composite 2,530 +1.05 +0.04%
Nikkei 225 8,604 +89.23 +1.05%
Hang Seng 19,508 +371.01 +1.94%
S&P/ASX 4,305 +8.06 +0.19%
Shanghai Composite 2,529 +47.63 +1.92%
Currently FTSE 5,579 +33.04 +0.60%, CAC 3,193 -2.41 -0.08%, DAX 6,105 -28.02 -0.46%.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,640 -195.10 -2.21%
Hang Seng 19,243 -491.21 -2.49%
S&P/ASX 200 4,172 -12.83 -0.31%
Shanghai Composite 2,508 +3.98 +0.16%
FTSE 100 5,546 +61.54 +1.12%
CAC 40 3,195 +84.88 +2.73%
DAX 6,133 +167.55 +2.81%
Dow 11,836.04 +178.08 +1.53%
Nasdaq 2,639.98 +33.02 +1.27%
S&P 500 1,237.90 +19.62 +1.61%
10 Year Yield 2.01% +0.00 --
Oil $92.89 +0.38 +0.41%
Gold $1,738.70 +9.10 +0.53%
Currently FTSE 5,507 +22.82 +0.42%, CAC 3,169 +58.82 +1.89%, DAX 6,076 +110.39 +1.85%.European stocks advanced, Europen stocks erasing earlier losses after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s ruling party split over his call for a referendum on the latest bailout package, sparking speculation the vote may not happen.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,640 -195.10 -2.21%
Hang Seng 19,734 +363.75 +1.88%
S&P/ASX 200 4,185 -48.26 -1.14%
Shanghai Composite 2,504 +34.09 +1.38%
FTSE 100 5,484 +62.53 +1.15%
CAC 40 3,111 +42.26 +1.38%
DAX 5,966 +131.12 +2.25%
Dow 11,836.04 +178.08 +1.53%
Nasdaq 2,639.98 +33.02 +1.27%
S&P 500 1,237.90 +19.62 +1.61%
10 Year Yield 2.01% +0.00 --
Oil $92.89 +0.38 +0.41%
Gold $1,738.70 +9.10 +0.53%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,836 -152.87 -1.70%
Hang Seng 19,370 -494.91 -2.49%
S&P/ASX 200 4,233 -65.20 -1.52%
Shanghai Composite 2,470 +1.77 +0.07%
FTSE 100 5,422 -122.65 -2.21%
CAC 40 3,068 -174.51 -5.38%
DAX 5,835 -306.83 -5.00%
Dow 11,657.96 -297.05 -2.48%
Nasdaq 2,606.96 -77.45 -2.89%
S&P 500 1,218.28 -35.02 -2.79%
10 Year Yield 2.00% -0.17 --
Oil $91.38 -0.81 -0.88%
Gold $1,720.20 +8.40 +0.49%
U.S. stock futures fell also as China's official PMI unexpectedly fell to 50.4 from 51.2 in September.
Company news:
Bank stocks are falling hard premarket on fears that Greece's referendum could scuttle the bailout deal: BAC -6.3%, JPM -5.3%. BAC’ shares also may be weighed by pressure to reverse its planned monthly debit card fee after more rivals decide to drop similar plans.
Jon Peddie Research estimates PC graphics chip shipments rose 18.4% Y/Y in Q3, and that Intel's (INTC) market share rose to 60.4%, Nvidia's and AMD’s share fell.
Currently FTSE 5,389 -155.06 -2.80%, CAC 3,112 -131.21 -4.05%, DAX 5,848 -293.02 -4.77%.
European stocks dropped as the announcement of a Greek referendum spurred concern that the country may default.
Nikkei 225 8,836 -152.87 -1.70%
Hang Seng 19,370 -494.91 -2.49%
S&P/ASX 4,233 -65.21 -1.52%
Shanghai Composite 2,470 +1.77 +0.07%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,988 -62.08 -0.69%
Hang Seng 19,865 -154.37 -0.77%
S&P/ASX 200 4,298 -55.15 -1.27%
Shanghai Composite 2,468 -5.16 -0.21%
FTSE 100 5,544 -158.02 -2.77%
CAC 40 3,243 -105.79 -3.16%
DAX 6,141 -204.85 -3.23%
Dow 11,955.01 -276.10 -2.26%
Nasdaq 2,684.41 -52.74 -1.93%
S&P 500 1,253.30 -31.79 -2.47%
10 Year Yield 2.18% -0.13 --
Oil $92.53 -0.66 -0.71%
Gold $1,716.20 -9.00 -0.52%
Hang Seng 19,865 -154.37 -0.77%
S&P/ASX 4,298 -55.15 -1.27%
Shanghai Composite 2,468 -5.16 -0.21%
Hang Seng 19,591 +524.42 +2.75%
S&P/ASX 4,348 +105.66 +2.49%
Shanghai Composite 2,433 +5.18 +0.21%
Hang Seng 18,972 +3.93 +0.02%
S&P/ASX 4,243 +14.62 +0.35%
Shanghai Composite 2,428 +18.66 +0.77%
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,762 -81.67 -0.92%
Hang Seng 18,968 +196.38 +1.05%
S&P/ASX 200 4,228 -27.16 -0.64%
Shanghai Composite 2,410 +39.34 +1.66%
FTSE 100 5,526 -22.52 -0.41%
CAC 40 3,174 -46.17 -1.43%
DAX 6,047 -8.52 -0.14%
Dow 11,706.62 -207.00 -1.74%
Nasdaq 2,638.42 -61.02 -2.26%
S&P 500 1,229.05 -25.14 -2.00%
10 Year Yield 2.13% -0.11 --
Oil $92.77 -0.40 -0.43%
Gold $1,704.10 +3.70 +0.22%
U.S. stocks fell, halting a three- day gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after United Parcel Service Inc. sank and economic reports missed estimates as investors awaited tomorrow’s European summit. Stocks extended losses after consumer confidence unexpectedly slumped in October to the lowest level since March 2009, when the U.S. economy was in a recession, as Americans’ outlooks for employment and incomes soured. Separate data showed that home prices in 20 U.S. cities dropped more than forecast in August, highlighting one of the obstacles facing the economic recovery in its third year. European leaders will hold a summit tomorrow as they seek to bolster the region’s rescue fund, recapitalize banks and provide debt relief to Greece. Boosting the effectiveness of the European Financial Stability Facility will require further talks with investors as German lawmakers prepare to vote on its new powers, a European Union document showed.
S&P 500 1,244 -10.47 -0.83%, NASDAQ 2,672 -27.27 -1.01%, Dow 11,839 -74.33 -0.62%
All 10 groups in the S&P 500 retreated as a gauge of financial stocks slid 2 percent.
UPS, the largest package- delivery company and a proxy for the economy, retreated 1.9 percent after international shipping growth began to cool while U.S. expansion stagnated. The company’s total U.S. volume was flat in the third quarter because of “the slow U.S. economy,” Atlanta-based UPS said today in a statement. A 4.6 percent increase in shipments outside the U.S. trailed the 6.2 percent gain in the previous three months.
3M Co. (MMM), the maker Scotch-Brite sponges, lost 5.2 percent after cutting its 2011 profit forecast. The maker of auto parts and Scotch-Brite sponges cut its 2011 profit forecast after reporting third-quarter profit that fell short of analysts’ estimates.
Netflix plunged 35 percent to $77.74. The company faces rising content costs, a customer revolt over a price increase and startup costs as it expands into Latin America, followed by the U.K. and Ireland in early 2012.
European stocks fluctuated as the region’s leaders prepared for tomorrow’s summit on the euro-area debt crisis.
Currently FTSE 5,556 +8.27 +0.15%, CAC 3,207 -13.89 -0.43%, DAX 6,080 +24.56 +0.41%.
Nikkei 225 8,844 +165.09 +1.90%
Hang Seng 18,772 +746.10 +4.14%
S&P/ASX 4,255 +113.17 +2.73%
Shanghai Composite 2,370 +53.06 +2.29%
Nikkei 225 8,844 +165.09 +1.90%
Hang Seng 18,772 +746.10 +4.14%
S&P/ASX 4,255 +113.17 +2.73%
Shanghai Composite 2,370 +53.06 +2.29%
Hang Seng 18,053 +69.82 +0.39%
S&P/ASX 4,142 -3.04 -0.07%
Shanghai Composite 2,317 -14.09 -0.60%
Currently FTSE 5,475 +64.78 +1.20%, CAC 3,177 +36.07 +1.15%, DAX 5,966 +88.23 +1.50%.
European stocks rose amid conflicting reports that France and Germany have reached a deal on expanding the region’s rescue fund.
Currently FTSE 5,377 -59.65 -1.10%, CAC 3,110 -56.20 -1.78%, DAX 5,822 -37.48 -0.64%.
European stocks fell as concern that France may lose its top credit rating added pressure on the region’s leaders to find a solution to the debt crisis and as China’s economy grew at the slowest pace in two years.
Hang Seng 18,105 -769.30 -4.08%
S&P/ASX 4,187 -88.51 -2.07%
Shanghai Composite 2,383 -56.96 -2.33%
U.S. stock futures declined, as a German government spokesman damped expectations for a swift resolution to Europe’s debt crisis and a report showed New York- area manufacturing shrank more than forecast.
Germany said European Union leaders won’t provide the complete fix to the euro-area debt crisis that global policy makers are pushing for at an Oct. 23 summit. Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers concluded weekend talks in Paris endorsing parts of an emerging plan to avoid a Greek default, bolster banks and curb contagion.
Company news:
- Citigroup: Q3 EPS of $1.23 beats by $0.42. Revenue of $20.8B (flat Y/Y) beats by $1.2B. Shares +2.4% premarket.
Currently FTSE 5,508 +41.65 +0.76%, CAC 3,234 +15.94 +0.50%, DAX 6,017 +49.47 +0.83%.
European stocks advanced after Group of 20 finance chiefs endorsed parts of a plan to halt the region’s debt crisis.
G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors concluded weekend talks in Paris endorsing parts of the emerging plan to avoid a Greek default, bolster banks and curb contagion. They set an Oct. 23 summit of European leaders in Brussels as the deadline for the euro area to deliver a deal.
Company news:
BP Plc surged 4.8% after saying that Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will pay $4 billion to settle all claims for last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
17 Oct Wells Fargo & Co $0.720
18 Oct Bank of America Corp $0.200
18 Oct Goldman Sachs Group -$0.020
18 Oct Coca-Cola $1.015
18 Oct Johnson & Johnson $1.208
18 Oct Apple $7.280
18 Oct Intel $0.651
Hang Seng 18,784 +282.06 +1.52%
S&P/ASX 4,275 +69.76 +1.66%
Shanghai Composite 2,440 +8.41 +0.35%
Hang Seng 18,421 -336.66 -1.79%
S&P/ASX 4,206 -38.94 -0.92%
Shanghai Composite 2,431 -7.42 -0.30%
Hang Seng 18,589 +259.57 +1.42%
S&P/ASX 4,245 +40.17 +0.96%
Shanghai Composite 2,437 +16.76 +0.69%
Currently FTSE 5,428 +32.24 +0.60%, CAC 3,202 +48.02 +1.52%, DAX 5,957 +92.36 +1.57%.
European stocks gained as European Union Commissioner Olli Rehn said the debt crisis a can be resolved, outweighing earnings from Alcoa Inc. (AA) that missed estimates.
Hang Seng 18,173 +462.28 +2.61%
S&P/ASX 4,228 +26.58 +0.63%
Shanghai Composite 2,349 +3.73 +0.16%
Hang Seng 17,565 -142.01 -0.80%
S&P/ASX 4,201 +38.14 +0.92%
Shanghai Composite 2,341 -18.03 -0.76
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