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Crude Reverses Gains as China Raises Yield and Weather May Get Warmer »
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 04:50 GMT
Crude oil reversed gains after failing to test 84 in NY session Monday. The February contract ended the day at 82.52, down -0.3%. Currently trading at 81.9, the decline accelerates as the central bank of China rolled out more tightening and weather forecasts suggested temperature will [...]
Investors turn to low yielding assets, Dollar and Yen gains »
Investors turn to low yielding assets, Dollar and Yen gains
Tue, Jan 12 2010, 19:43 GMT
by ecPulse.com analysis team
The world’s leading economy released its trade balance report showing widened deficit in the month of November, in addition investors turned to low yielding assets due to China’s forcing banks to raise their [...]
FTSE 100 gains 22% in 2009 (AFP) »
LONDON (AFP) –
The leading stock exchange closed higher in a half-day session on Thursday — the final trading session of 2009 — to chalk up an impressive annual gain of more than 22 percent.
rose 0.28 percent to finish at 5,412.88.
Lloyds was the most traded stock, seeing 42.8 million units change hands, followed by [...]
World stocks close out bumper 2009 with more gains (AP) »
LONDON – World stocks edged up Thursday, with traders heading into the long New Year’s weekend in upbeat mood following a nine-month bull run that has seen many markets advance over 50 percent.
, the
of leading British shares closed up 15.02 points, or 0.3 percent, at 5,412.88. That meant it closed out the year [...]
Wall St closes out ‘09 with best gains since 2003 »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended 2009 on Thursday with their best gains since 2003, driven by optimism about the economy’s recovery and a brighter outlook for profits.
The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 23.5 percent for the year, while the Dow climbed 18.8 percent and the Nasdaq jumped 43.9 percent from [...]
European stocks climb after Asian gains (AFP) »
sprinted ahead Monday, powered by strong gains in Asia, with
breaking through the 6,000-point barrier and Paris closing in on 4,000 points.
Trading volumes were thin in post-Christmas exchanges and the London market was closed for a holiday.
The advances in Europe followed a solid performance in Asia, where Tokyo's Nikkei-225 index added 1.33 percent [...]
Stocks extend gains on U.S. data; dollar slips (Reuters) »
NEW YORK (Reuters) –
U.S. and European stocks hit more than one-year closing highs on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S.
drove optimism that the economic recovery is gaining hold, while the dollar slipped after a recent rally.
Oil and gold prices got a boost from the weaker dollar, which makes commodities cheaper for investors using other currencies.
[...]
European shares extend gains (AFP) »
LONDON (AFP) –
Europe's main stock markets rose on Tuesday, building on strong gains won a day earlier, as dealers in London cheered data showing a slight easing of Britain's record recession.
London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rallied 1.09 percent to 5,351.26 points in late morning trade.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 advanced by 0.38 percent to stand [...]
Stock futures signal gains; eyes on pharmas »
(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher opening on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.13 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 0845 GMT (3:45 a.m. EST).
The healthcare sector was expected to be in focus after a [...]