» UK markets slipped yesterday, amid renewed concerns about the Eurozone debt crisis, as Italian lender UniCredit offered an unexpectedly large discount for its rights issue to raise new capital. In addition, Greece noted that it has only three months to make changes needed to avoid a default.
» Retailer, Next dropped 3.1%, after it reported “disappointing” trading figures for November and December.
» Peers, Tesco, Burberry Group and Marks & Spencer lost between 1.4% and 2.6%.
» Among miners, Glencore International, the top loser on the FTSE 100 index, declined 3.1%, while Anglo American, Vedanta Resources and Antofagasta retreated between 1.0% and 2.8%, as base metal prices lost ground.
» BAE Systems declined 2.8%, after it stated that renegotiation of its Typhoon jet contract with Saudi Arabia might get delayed, impacting its 2011 earnings.
» FTSE 100 declined 0.6% to close at 5,668.5, while FTSE 250 lost 0.9% to end at 10,273.8.
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US Shares News - 05 Jan 12
» US markets closed mostly higher yesterday, as encouraging results from auto makers and retailers offset report indicating a drop in business spending.
» General Motors and Ford added 0.5% and 1.5%, respectively, after both the companies reported a jump in their December automobile sales.
» Netflix, the top gainer on the S&P 500 index, jumped 11.4%, after it reported online viewing that surpassed an analyst’s estimate.
» Among retailers, Home Depot, Gap, and Ralph Lauren advanced between 1.4% and 4.2%, as International Council of Shopping Centres raised its December sales forecast to 4.5%.
» Cabot Oil & Gas gained 7.2%, after it raised its dividend by 33%.
» Trident Microsystems, the top decliner on NASDAQ composite index, nosedived 68.5%, as it filed for bankruptcy protection.
» DJIA edged up 0.2% to close at 12,418.4. NASDAQ slid marginally to settle at 2,648.4. S&P 500 gained marginally to settle at 1,277.3.
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Asian Shares News - 05 Jan 12
» Asian markets are trading mostly higher this morning, amid optimism that China’s central bank would cut banks’ reserve requirement ratios this month. However, gains were limited as investors remained concerned about the sovereign debt crisis, ahead of France’s bond auction today.
» In Japan, steelmakers, JFE Holdings and Nippon Steel paced declines on news that Toyota Motor demanded price cuts from these steelmakers.
» Elpida Memory traded lower following report that the company was in talks with multiple companies to seek financial support.
» In Hong Kong, banks, Bank of China, ICBC and HSBC Holdings traded higher, as risk appetite increased among investors.
» In South Korea, carmakers, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors paced higher, reversing their earlier session losses.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.7% lower, at 8,499.7. Hang Seng index is trading 0.4% higher at 18,810.4, while the Kospi index is trading 0.3% higher at 1,871.4.
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