» UK markets advanced on Friday, with the FTSE 100 index snapping its nine-day losing streak, amid speculation that the European Union bailout mechanism would not involve the private sector, shrugging off a surge in Italy’s borrowing cost.
» Among banking stocks, Royal Bank of Scotland, the top riser on the FTSE 100 index, rallied 4.3%, while Barclays advanced 2.1%, amid bargain hunting by financial spread betting investors. Lloyds Banking Group added 3.5%, after both UBS and Citigroup recommended a “Buy” on the stock.
» BP and Royal Dutch Shell Group advanced 1.2% and 1.5%, respectively, as crude oil pared earlier losses.
» Compass Group added 1.0%, after it acquired Supercare Services Group.
» SABMiller rose 1.1%, after it received an approval from the Australian government to acquire Foster’s Group.
» BSkyB and Inmarsat gained 1.5% and 3.6%, respectively, after positive comments from JP Morgan.
» FTSE 100 rose 0.7% to 5,164.7. FTSE 250 gained 0.4% to 9,640.3.
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US Shares News - 28 Nov 11
» US markets closed lower on Friday, during a shortened trading session, paring their earlier gains, amid escalating worries about the eurozone debt crisis, after S&P lowered its sovereign credit rating on Belgium.
» Netflix, the top laggard on the S&P 500 index, declined 6.8%, extending its losses, after it proposed to raise additional $400 million of capital by selling stocks and bonds.
» Chevron slid 1.6%, and emerged as the top decliner on the DJIA index, while Caterpillar dropped 1.2%, amid worries about the global economy.
» Hewlett-Packard retreated 1.5%, extending its losses, as investors continued to fret over its fourth quarter earnings, reported earlier in the week.
» However, Jefferies Group extended gains, adding 1.3%, as it hired at least seven UBS bankers in Hong Kong in the past two months to augment its business in the area.
» DJIA fell 0.2% to 11,231.8. NASDAQ lost 0.8% to settle at 2,441.5. S&P 500 fell 0.3% to end at 1,158.7.
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Asian Shares News - 28 Nov 11
» Asian markets are trading higher this morning, amid report that the European policy makers would leverage the eurozone rescue fund to increase its ability to stem the region’s debt crisis.
» Additionally, speculation that the IMF was preparing a bailout package for Italy also buoyed market sentiment.
» In Japan, Nomura Holdings and Dai-ichi Life Insurance gained values amid hopes of a solution to the eurozone debt crisis.
» Honda Motor rose after a report stated that the company might shift some of its Japan-based motorcycle production to Thailand as a result of the strong yen.
» In Hong Kong, Bank of Communications and Agricultural Bank of China gained as risk aversion decreased among investors. Jiangxi Copper edged up tracking a rise in base metal prices.
» In South Korea, Daewoo Engineering & Construction rose on expectations of overseas orders.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 1.7% higher at 8,300.2. Hang Seng index is up 1.8% at 18,004.9, while the Kospi index is trading 1.8% higher at 1,808.4.
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