» UK financial spread betting markets closed higher yesterday, as market sentiments were lifted on encouraging US jobs data and ahead of the G-20 summit in France to tackle the Eurozone debt crisis.
» Among precious metal miners, Fresnillo, the top gainer on the FTSE 100 index, surged 7.7%, as silver and gold prices rallied, while Randgold Resources gained 7.4%, as it reported a rise in its third-quarter profit.
» Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Kazakhmys gained between 2.5% and 5.2%, as base metal prices firmed up.
» Antofagasta rallied 5.4%, after reporting a 17.0% jump in its copper production.
» Retailer, Next jumped 6.5%, as it reported faster sales growth in the third quarter.
» ARM Holdings climbed 2.6%, after a broker upgraded its rating on the stock to “Outperform” from “Market Perform”.
» Wolseley advanced 5.4%, after data indicated that UK construction PMI rose in October.
» FTSE 100 rose 1.2% to 5,484.1. FTSE 250 climbed 0.8% to 10,251.7.
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US Shares News - 03 Nov 11
» US markets rebounded yesterday, snapping their two days sharp declines, following a better-than-expected jobs report. This also came as the US Federal Reserve stated that the economy had strengthened in the third quarter and hinted to take action if needed to safeguard the recovery.
» Oil & gas explorer, Pioneer Natural Resources, the top gainer on the S&P 500 index, soared 12.6%, as its third quarter result surpassed market expectations.
» MasterCard surged 7.0%, after it reported a 38.4% jump in its third-quarter profit.
» Wireless network providers, Sprint Nextel, Clearwire and MetroPCS climbed between 9.2% and 11.9%, after the US house passed a bill to bar new state and local taxes on wireless services.
» Bank of America gained 5.0% amid easing worries over the European debt crisis.
» DJIA surged 1.5% to 11,836.0. NASDAQ gained 1.3% to 2,640.0. S&P 500 rose 1.6% to end at 1,237.9.
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Asian Shares News - 03 Nov 11
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, amid renewed concerns that the European leaders are struggling to work together to contain the region’s debt crisis, after they cut off aid payments to Greece before a referendum on a bailout deal. Moreover, a fall in Chinese purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in October dampened market sentiment further.
» In Hong Kong, China Construction Bank and HSBC Holdings traded lower, tracking a fall in their European peers.
» Energy stocks, Petrochina and Cnooc paced declines, in line with a fall in crude oil prices.
» In South Korea, LG Electronics paced lower, amid speculation that the company was planning a rights offer worth $891.4 million.
» Oil refiners, S-Oil and SK Innovation lost values, following lower crude oil prices.
» KB Financial Group and Shinhan Financial Group traded lower, as aversion increased among investors.
» Markets in Japan are closed on account of a public holiday. Hang Seng index is trading 1.0% lower at 19,540.3 while the Kospi index is trading 1.1% lower, at 1,877.4.
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