» UK markets closed lower yesterday, after a German official rejected the possibility of combining the current and permanent euro-area rescue funds, waning optimism about a comprehensive solution to the Eurozone's debt crisis at the European Union summit this week.
» Car insurer, Admiral fell 3.9%, after Deutsche Bank issued a downbeat note on the sustainability of its business model.
» Inter-dealer broker, ICAP, the top laggard on the FTSE 100 index, dropped 4.4%, after Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the stock to “Equal-Weight” from “Overweight”.
» Financial stocks reversed gains of previous session, with Schroders,
» Royal Bank of Scotland and Man Group declining between 1.8% and 2.4%, as risk appetite decreased among investors.
» AB Foods retreated 1.6%, as it traded ex-dividend.
» FTSE 100 slipped 0.4% to 5,546.9, while FTSE 250 fell 0.3% to 10,280.2.
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US Shares News - 08 Dec 11
» US markets ended mostly higher yesterday, amid optimism that the European leaders would announce a solution to the Eurozone’s ongoing debt crisis at a summit this week.
» Clean energy firm, First Solar gained 4.1%, after it agreed to sell its Topaz solar farm in Southern California to Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings.
» JP Morgan, the top gainer on the DJIA index, advanced 2.3%, while Bank of America added 1.9%, amid hopes for a comprehensive deal to tackle the European debt crisis.
» Defence contractor, SAIC jumped 6.6%, as its third-quarter sales surpassed market expectations.
» Coal producers, Alpha Natural Resources, Peabody Energy and Arch Coal fell between 0.9% and 3.4%, after Goldman Sachs cut its view on the industry to “Neutral” from “Attractive”.
» Noble Corp, Baker Hughes and Halliburton declined 3.3%, 3.9% and 6.1%, respectively, as number of globally active oil and gas rigs fell for the first time since April.
» DJIA rose 0.4% to close at 12,196.4. NASDAQ slid marginally to settle at 2,649.2. S&P 500 inched up 0.2% to end at 1,261.0.
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Asian Shares News - 08 Dec 11
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, as investors remained cautious ahead of the crucial summit of European Union leaders this week. Moreover, an unexpected decline in Japanese machinery orders and higher-than-expected increase in Australia’s unemployment rate also dampened market sentiments.
» In Japan, machinery makers, Fanuc and Tokyo Electron paced declines.
» Tokyo Electric Power Company lost value, after a report stated that the Japanese government might inject capital into the company, essentially taking control of the firm.
» In Hong Kong, HSBC Holdings and ICBC traded lower, tracking a fall in their European peers.
» In South Korea, LG Display lost value, amid renewed speculation of a new share issue.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.6% lower, at 8,671.1. Hang Seng index is trading 0.7% lower at 19,111.6, while the Kospi index is trading 0.3% lower at 1,913.9.
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