» UK markets advanced yesterday, rebounding from steep losses in the previous session, as a successful Spanish bond auction and better-than-expected US employment data overshadowed downbeat UK retail sales data for November.
» Insurer, Old Mutual, the top riser on the FTSE 100 index, surged 11.4%, after the company announced plans to sell its Nordic unit to Skandia Liv to reduce its debt and boost shareholder returns.
» Peers, Standard Life and Legal & General climbed 2.4% and 2.7%, respectively. Vedanta Resources climbed 1.5%, and led the miners higher as base metal prices rallied.
» Weir Group jumped 3.9%, after it completed the acquisition of Seaboard Holdings.
» Morgan Crucible gained 2.9%, after Goldman Sachs Group raised its rating on the stock to “Buy” from “Neutral”.
» Collins Stewart Hawkpoint soared 75%, after Canaccord Financial agreed to acquire the company.
» FTSE 100 advanced 0.6% to settle at 5,400.9, while FTSE 250 climbed 0.9% to close at 9,827.3.
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US Shares News - 16 Dec 11
» US markets closed higher yesterday, as upbeat data on regional manufacturing activity and initial jobless claims, and a positive Spanish bond auction, buoyed market sentiment.
» FedEx gained 8.0%, after its second-quarter earnings jumped 76%.
» Novellus, the top riser on the S&P 500 index, rallied 16.3%, as Lam Research agreed to purchase the company.
» Medical equipment maker, SonoSite surged 27.1%, after Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings agreed to acquire the firm.
» AMC Networks climbed 3.5%, after JP Morgan initiated coverage on the stock with an “Overweight” rating.
» Industrial-glass maker, Apogee Enterprises jumped 16.0%, as it reported higher-than-expected profit in the third quarter.
» DJIA edged up 0.4% to close at 11,868.8. NASDAQ inched 0.1% higher to settle at 2,541.0. S&P 500 edged 0.3% higher to settle at 1,215.8.
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Asian Shares News - 16 Dec 11
» Asian markets are trading higher this morning, amid hopes that the global economy would recover, after data showed a decline in US jobless claims. In addition reports indicated that manufacturing activity in the New York and Philadelphia region expanded more-than-forecast in December.
» In Japan, internet related stocks, DeNA and Kakaku.com paced gains, after Nomura resumed its coverage on the sector with a “Bullish” outlook.
» Exporters, Sony, Yamaha and Pioneer traded higher, as the yen depreciated against the dollar.
» In Hong Kong, financial stocks, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC Holdings and ICBC paced higher, as risk appetite increased among investors.
» In South Korea, Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics and Kia Motors traded higher, amid optimism that global demand would recover.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.6% higher, at 8,426.8. Hang Seng index is trading 0.6% higher at 18,136.2, while the Kospi index is trading 0.8% higher at 1,833.7.
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