» The UK spread betting markets closed on a mixed note yesterday, with the FTSE 100 index ending lower, as persistent worries about the eurozone debt crisis, overshadowed optimism over successful Italian short-term bond auction.
» Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays lost between 2.6% and 3.8%, as risk appetite decreased among investors.
» Steelmaker, Evraz, the top decliner on the FTSE 100 index, tumbled 4.9%, after it was forced to halt its underground mining operation in Siberia following an earthquake.
» BP and Tullow Oil declined 0.9% and 1.7%, respectively, as crude oil prices lost ground.
» However, Morrisons Supermarkets and Tesco gained 0.1% and 2.3%, respectively, boosted by post-Christmas sales.
» FTSE 100 edged down 0.1% to close at 5,507.4, while FTSE 250 ticked up 0.3% to settle at 10,013.2.
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US Shares News - 29 Dec 11
» In US shares spread betting, the markets fell sharply yesterday, after data showed that the European Central Bank’s lending to regional banks had surged to a record, and as investors remained concerned about Italy’s long-term debt auction.
» Cliffs Natural Resources, the biggest decliner on the S&P 500 index, tumbled 4.6%, while Denbury Resources, Alpha Natural Resources and Tesoro declined between 2.9% and 4.2%, as crude oil prices dropped.
» Molycorp plunged 14.1%, as China raised its export quota for rare earth minerals.
» Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase dropped 3.6% and 1.2%, respectively, as risk appetite decreased among investors.
» Citigroup retreated 2.9%, after it decided to sell its Belgian retail unit.
» DJIA declined 1.1% to close at 12,151.4. NASDAQ shed 1.3% to settle at 2,590.0. S&P 500 fell 1.2% to 1,249.6.
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Asian Shares News - 29 Dec 11
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, following report that ECB had significantly boosted lending to banks, and amid renewed debt and liquidity concerns about the eurozone.
» In Japan, Elpida Memory lost value, after Asahi Shimbun reported that the company might delay repayment of government loans.
» Sharp, Pioneers and Fujifilm Holdings traded lower, as the yen appreciated against the dollar.
» In Hong Kong, Chongqing Iron & Steel traded lower after the company stated that it might post a “substantial” loss this year.
» Suning Universal lost value following reports that regulators were investigating the company.
» In South Korea, Hyundai Heavy industrial industries traded lower, after the country’s industrial output unexpectedly declined in November.
» Woori Finance Holdings fell after it announced late Wednesday that it was mulling to acquire Tong Yang Life Insurance.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.7% lower, at 8,363.5. Hang Seng index is trading 1.0% lower at 18,342.5, while the Kospi index is trading 0.4% lower at 1,818.2.
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