» UK markets closed mixed on Friday, with the FTSE 100 ending marginally lower, led by a retreat in financial sector stocks. Additionally, investors remained concerned about the UK economy after data showed that UK consumer confidence index had dropped to its lowest level in more than two and a half years in October.
» Among banks, Lloyds Banking Group, the top loser on the FTSE 100 index, declined 5.2%, while Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays lost 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively. This came amid profit booking and doubts over the longer-term effectiveness of the Eurozone bailout deal.
» Man Group lost 4.7%, ahead of its first-half results next week.
» Among the gainers, WPP gained 1.6%, after the company reported a 9.0% increase in its third-quarter revenue.
» Exillon Energy surged 12.8%, after it announced a 53.0% rise in its average daily production for the third-quarter earlier last week.
» Miners, Rio Tinto and Xstrata advanced 1.6% and 1.9%, respectively.
» FTSE 100 fell 0.2% to 5,702.2, while FTSE 250 rose 0.3% to 10,773.1.
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US Shares News - 31 Oct 11
» US markets closed mostly higher on Friday, as US consumer sentiment improved in October for the second month in a row.
» Hewlett-Packard, the top gainer on the DJIA index, climbed 3.5%, after dropping the idea of spinning off its personal computer division.
» Merck rose 2.3%, as its third quarter result exceeded market expectations.
» Among coal miners, Cloud Peak Energy, Cliffs Natural Resources and Arch Coal advanced between 3.3% and 10.9%, after they raised their outlook.
» Computer Programs and Systems slumped 28.5% and emerged as the top laggard on the NASDAQ, after its third quarter result missed market expectations.
» Medical-device maker, NuVasive plunged 16.1%, after a broker slashed its rating on the stock to “Market Perform” from “Outperform”.
» DJIA edged 0.2% higher to settle at 12,231.1. NASDAQ edged down 0.1% to 2,737.2. S&P 500 finished marginally higher to 1,285.1.
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Asian Shares News - 31 Oct 11
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, as investors booked profits after the last week’s rally and ahead of the US Federal Reserve policymakers meet this week.
» In Japan, Sony lost value amid reports that the company was in talks to end its flat-panel television joint venture with Samsung Electronics.
» Tohoku Electric dropped after it reported a higher-than-expected first-half net loss.
» In Hong Kong, property developers, China Resources Land and China Overseas Land & Investment traded lower after Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, stated that the government should “firmly” maintain property curbs.
» China Construction Bank slipped after its quarterly results fell short of market expectations.
» In South Korea, Hyundai Mobis traded lower after various brokers reduced their share-price estimate on the stock.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.1% lower, at 9,037.7. Hang Seng index is trading 1.1% down at 19,791.7, while the Kospi index is trading 1.2% lower, at 1,905.5.
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