» UK markets closed lower yesterday, led by declines in mining and banking sector stocks, as China’s export growth slowed to a seven month low in September and after Fitch Ratings downgraded some UK banks.
» Among banking stocks, Barclays, the top laggard on the FTSE 100 index, declined 7.4%, after Fitch placed the lender on its “rating-watch negative” list. In addition, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland fell 5.5% and 6.4%, respectively, after Fitch slashed its ratings on the stocks.
» Miners, Anglo American, Kazakhmys and Antofagasta shed between 4.7% and 6.3%, as base metal prices slipped.
» Fund manager, Ashmore lost 4.0%, after reporting a 10.5% drop in AUM over the last quarter.
» United Utilities dipped 0.5%, as Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to “Neutral” from “Outperform”.
» FTSE 100 lost 0.7% to 5,403.4, while FTSE 250 shed 0.9% to settle at 10,230.5.
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US Shares News - 14 Oct 11
» US markets closed mostly lower yesterday, as disappointing earnings report by JP Morgan and weaker-than-expected Chinese exports data for September, weighed on market sentiments.
» Among financial stocks, JP Morgan fell 4.8% and dragged the sector lower, after it reported a drop in its third quarter earnings.
» Research In Motion lost 1.1%, as some of it customer continued to face technical problems for the third consecutive day.
» General Electric and FedEx lost 1.1% and 1.7%, respectively, amid worries over global growth.
» The NASDAQ index closed higher, led by strong gains in semiconductor and technology stocks.
» SanDisk, Nvidia and Micron Technology gained between 3.3% and 6.2%, after their peer, Fairchild Semiconductor, reported lower earnings but forecasted a turnaround in 2012.
» Apple advanced 1.6%, after an Australian court ordered a temporary ban on sales of Samsung's latest tablet computer in Australia.
» DJIA edged down 0.4% to close at 11,478.1. NASDAQ gained 0.6% to settle at 2,620.2. S&P 500 slid 0.3% to end at 1,203.7.
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Asian Shares News - 14 Oct 11
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, led by losses in exporters and banks, after Standard & Poor's lowered Spain’s long-term sovereign debt rating with negative outlook.
» In Japan, exporters, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor and Toyota Motor traded lower, reversing their earlier session gains, amid concerns about weak European economic growth.
» Olympus lost value, after the company dismissed its CFO Michael Woodford.
» In Hong Kong, banks, HSBC Holdings and ICBC, lost values, after their US peer, JP Morgan, reported a drop in its 3Q earnings.
» In South Korea, technology stocks, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, traded lower, following report that South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission was investigating both the companies for possible price-fixing.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.8% lower, at 8,748.5. Hang Seng index is trading 1.2% lower at 18,528.3, while the Kospi index is trading 0.4% lower, at 1,815.
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