» UK shares spread betting markets slipped yesterday, paring earlier gains, as European Central Banks’ (ECB) plan to boost liquidity for the region’s lenders failed to ease market concerns about the ongoing eurozone debt crisis.
» Power group, Essar Energy, the top laggard on the FTSE 100 index, lost 3.4%, as its founder, Ravi Ruia, temporarily stepped aside as Chairman, after a court summoned him in relation to a 2G scam case in India.
» Software group, Sage lost 2.4%, after its US peer, Oracle, posted disappointing second-quarter results.
» Among retailers, Tesco and Marks & Spencer dropped 1.3% and 2.2%, respectively, after data showed that UK consumer confidence slipped in December to its lowest level since February 2009.
» However, banking stock, Lloyds Banking Group rose 5.6%, after Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating on the stock to “Outperform” from “Underperform”.
» FTSE 100 edged down 0.6% to settle at 5,389.7, while FTSE 250 inched 0.3% lower to close at 9,843.0.
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US Shares News - 22 Dec 11
» US shares spread betting markets closed mostly higher yesterday, as gains in energy and banking sector stocks outweighed declines in technology sector stocks.
» Additionally, data showing a rise in existing US home sales for November also lifted market sentiment.
» Apparel distributor, Cintas, the top gainer on the S&P 500 index, rose 9.3%, after its second-quarter earnings surged 33%.
» Exxon Mobil and Chevron added 1.4% and 1.7%, respectively, tracking a rise in crude oil prices.
» Utility company, Constellation Energy gained 2.9%, after Exelon received legal approval to acquire the firm.
» Bank of America advanced 1.2%, after it agreed to pay a record $335 million to the Justice Department over alleged discriminatory lending practices by the company’s Countrywide Financial mortgage unit.
» However, Oracle slipped 11.7%, after it posted weak second-quarter results.
» DJIA edged up marginally to close at 12,107.7. NASDAQ lost 1.0% to settle at 2,578.0. S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 1,243.7.
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Asian Shares News - 22 Dec 11
» Asian markets are trading lower this morning, led by a sharp decline in banking sector stocks, after reports showed that European banks had borrowed higher-than-expected funds from the ECB, raising concerns about the region’s sovereign debt crisis.
» In Japan, banking stocks, Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Aozora Bank traded lower, following a decline in their European peers.
» Insurer, Tokio Marine Holdings fell 1.8%, after it agreed to buy US based Delphi Financial Group for $2.7 billion.
» In Hong Kong, financial stocks, HSBC Holdings, Hang Seng Bank and Bank of Communications paced declines.
» In South Korea, LIG Insurance traded lower, in line with a fall in equity markets.
» However, carmakers, Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor traded higher, ahead of their earnings reports.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.7% lower, at 8,401.5. Hang Seng index is trading 0.5% lower at 18,318.4, while the Kospi index is trading 0.3% lower at 1,843.9.
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