» UK markets ended on a mixed note yesterday, with the FTSE 100 index closing lower, as the French and German leaders failed to present a comprehensive plan to tackle the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
» Among miners, Antofagasta declined 2.8%, after Citigroup downgraded its rating on the stock to “Sell” from “Neutral”, while Xstrata, Anglo American and Kazakhmys lost between 0.5% and 1.6%.
» Essar Energy, the top decliner on the FTSE 100 index, dropped 5.1%, amid reports of an investigation of some of its senior executives by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation.
» GlaxoSmithKline lost 4.1%, as investors were disappointed by the results of its new drug trial.
» InterContinental Hotels Group rose 1.8%, as Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to “Buy” from “Hold”.
» FTSE 100 slid 0.7% to close at 5,612.3, while FTSE 250 edged up 0.1% to end at 10,251.1.
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US Shares News - 10 Jan 12
» US markets closed higher yesterday, amid expectations of solid corporate earnings and as the French and the German leaders discussed shoring up the euro over the next three months.
» Alcoa, the top gainer on the DJIA index, climbed 2.9%, amid hopes of a favourable outcome in the company's fourth-quarter report.
» Regions Financial added 2.7%, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company would dispose its Morgan Keegan brokerage unit.
» Netflix jumped 13.8%, after it forecasted exponential growth of its customer base.
» Intel climbed 0.9% after Deutsche Bank raised its rating on the semiconductor sector to “Over Weight” from “Equal Weight”.
» Inhibitex, the top gainer on the NASDAQ composite index, surged 140.1%, after Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed to acquire the company.
» DJIA edged up 0.3% to 12,392.7. NASDAQ gained 0.1% to 2,676.6. S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 1,280.7.
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Asian Shares News - 10 Jan 12
» Asian markets are trading higher this morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, after US data showed a 9.9% surge in consumer credit in November. The markets also traded higher after a report showed that China's trade surplus widened in December.
» In Japan, Olympus gained value after a newspaper reported that the company might remain listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
» Exporters, Sony and Honda Motor traded higher, amid speculation that a US report this week would show a 0.3% rise in retail sales in December.
» In Hong Kong, Esprit Holdings gained value after the firm announced that it was hiring a new chief product and design officer to help rebuild its global brand.
» China Petroleum & Chemical gained value, amid news that its corporate parent intended to raise its stake in the company.
» In South Korea, Hyundai Motor traded higher after the company won the North American Car of the Year award after selling a record number of vehicles in the US.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.4% higher, at 8,423.2. Hang Seng index is trading 0.6% higher at 18,969.8, while the Kospi index is trading 1.7% higher at 1,857.4.
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