» UK markets surged yesterday, led by sharp gains in banking and mining sector stocks, after Eurozone leaders agreed to expand the bail-out fund to contain the sovereign debt crisis. Additionally, the news about Greek debt restructuring deal also buoyed market sentiment.
» Barclays, the top gainer on the FTSE 100 index, jumped 17.6%, while Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland gained 8.2% and 10.1%, respectively, amid easing worries over the contagion risk.
» Hargreaves Lansdown, Man Group and Schroders rallied between 3.2% and 8.0%, as the European policy makers agreed on a rescue deal.
» Kazakhmys rose 9.4%, after stating that it would meet its entire production target for 2011.
» Standard Life gained 3.7%, after Jefferies International upgraded the stock to “Hold” from “Underperform”.
» FTSE 100 rose 2.9% to 5,713.8, while FTSE 250 rose 3.0% to 10,733.3.
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US Shares News - 28 Oct 11
» US markets rallied yesterday, as the European leaders reached an agreement in their bid to resolve the Eurozone debt crisis and after data showed that US GDP rose in the third quarter, lifting market sentiment.
» Technology stock, Citrix Systems jumped 17.3%, and emerged as the top gainer on the S&P 500 index, as it raised its outlook for the fourth quarter.
» Financial stocks led the rally, with Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley soaring between 7.0% and 17.0%, as worries over the contagion risk faded.
» Alcoa, the top gainer on the DJIA index, rose 8.1%, amid easing worries over the economic slowdown, after the US GDP accelerated at the fastest pace in a year.
» Dow Chemical climbed 8.2%, after its third-quarter sales exceeded market expectations.
» DJIA surged 2.9% to close at 12,208.5. NASDAQ jumped 3.3% to settle at 2,738.6. S&P 500 gained 3.4% to end at 1,284.6.
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Asian Shares News - 28 Oct 11
» Asian markets are trading higher this morning, as European lawmakers’ measures to stem the region’s sovereign debt crisis, and better- than-expected US GDP data renewed investors’ confidence in the global economy. Moreover, better-than-expected unemployment and household spending data in Japan boosted market sentiment further.
» In Japan, construction equipment maker, Komatsu, paced higher, after the company announced a share buyback programme.
» Sharp traded higher, after the company reported a rise in its second-quarter earnings.
» In Hong Kong, energy stock, PetroChina, gained value after the company reported a rise in its third-quarter net income.
» Banking stock, ICBC paced higher, after the company reported a 28.0% rise in its profit.
» Jiangxi Copper and Aluminum Corp. of China gained values in line with a rise in commodity prices.
» In South Korea, financial stocks, Woori Finance Holdings and KB Financial gained values.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 1.1% higher, at 9,022.5. Hang Seng index is trading 1.9% higher at 20,052.4, while the Kospi index is trading 1.0% higher, at 1,940.9.
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