» UK markets closed higher on Friday, after better-than-expected data on US payrolls lifted market sentiment.
» Vodafone added 1.2%, after Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating on the stock to “Buy” from “Neutral”.
» Broadcaster, ITV gained 2.7%, as Morgan Stanley raised its recommendation on the stock to “Overweight” from “Equal Weight”.
» Carnival advanced 1.0%, after Morgan Stanley reiterated its “Overweight” stance on the stock.
» Retailer, Burberry, the top riser on the FTSE 100 index, climbed 3.9%, amid reports that China was studying measures to boost consumption.
» Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group added between1.2% and 2.9%, as concerns over European debt crisis eased.
» BP and Royal Dutch Shell added 0.6% and 1.7%, respectively, as oil prices rose on Middle East concerns.
» FTSE 100 edged up 0.5% to close at 5,649.7, while FTSE 250 rose 1.0% to 10,245.9.
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US Shares News - 09 Jan 12
» US markets closed mostly lower on Friday, as investors remained apprehensive about the European debt crisis, after Italy’s borrowing costs surged to dangerously high levels, overshadowing stronger-than-expected US payrolls data.
» Alcoa, the biggest loser on the DJIA index, dropped 2.1%, after Citigroup forecasted that the company would report its first quarterly loss since the recession.
» Goldman Sachs lost 1.2%, after Wells Fargo cut its rating on the stock to “Market Perform” from “Outperform”.
» Family Dollar Stores lost 7.5%, after its first-quarter earnings missed market expectations.
» Netflix rose 8.8%, amid speculation that the company might be a takeover target.
» BioDelivery Sciences International surged 120.2%, after it signed a license and development agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals for its experimental treatment for chronic pain.
» DJIA slid 0.4%, to close at 12,359.9. NASDAQ inched 0.2% higher, to end at 2,674.2. S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, to settle at 1,277.8.
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Asian Shares News - 09 Jan 12
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, amid continued concerns about the Eurozone debt crisis, overshadowing better-than-expected US economic data on Friday.
» Markets in China traded lower, after People’s Bank of China Governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, issued bearish comments on the global economic outlook.
» In Hong Kong, banking stocks, HSBC Holdings, ICBC and Hang Seng Bank paced losses, tracking overnight losses in their peers across major equity markets.
» Property developers, China Resources Land and Agile Property Holdings, sank on concern the China’s property market is slumping.
» Metal sector stocks, Aluminum Corp of China and Jiangxi Copper traded lower in line with a fall in base metal prices.
» In South Korea, Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines paced declines after Incheon International Airport stated that freight traffic dropped 6.2% in December.
» Markets in Japan are closed on account of a public holiday. Hang Seng index is trading 0.9% lower at 18,422.2, while the Kospi index is trading 1.1% lower at 1,823.0.
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