» UK markets closed higher on Friday, in the shortened final session of 2011, amid optimism that global economy would recover.
» Among retail stocks, J Sainsbury, the top gainer on the FTSE 100 index, advanced 2.3%.
» BG Group edged 0.4% higher, after its partner, Petroleo Brasileiro, submitted a declaration of commerciality with the Brazilian authority for extraction of light oil and gas in the Guara area.
» Randgold Resources and Fresnillo added 0.7% and 1.7%, respectively, as gold and silver prices rebounded.
» Essar Energy rose 1.7%, amid news that it had brought online the first part of the 1200MW Salaya 1 plant in Gujarat on the west coast of India.
» Among miners, Vedanta Resources and Kazakhmys climbed 1.0% and 1.3%, respectively, after BNP Paribas issued an optimistic note about the prospects for copper demand over the next year.
» FTSE 100 edged up 0.1% to close at 5,572.3, while FTSE 250 ticked up 0.5% to end at 10,102.9.
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US Shares News - 03 Jan 12
» US markets closed lower on Friday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of the minutes of FOMC meeting and report on manufacturing this week.
» Sears Holdings lost 3.4%, after Fitch Ratings slashed its long-term ratings to ‘CCC’ from ‘B’ late Thursday.
» Financial services provider, Commerce Bancshares dropped 1.1%, after a broker trimmed its fourth-quarter earnings estimates.
» Delcath Systems plunged 11.9%, after the company announced that it would expand its capital base significantly.
» AMR slumped 32.2%, after the NYSE stated that it would delist the stock following the firm's bankruptcy filing last month.
» Rowan Companies retreated 2.2%, after JPMorgan Chase lowered its price target on the stock.
» DJIA declined 0.6% to close at 12,217.6. NASDAQ edged down 0.3% to settle at 2,605.2. S&P 500 inched 0.4% lower to settle at 1,257.6.
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Asian Shares News - 03 Jan 12
» Asian markets are trading higher this morning, after data showed that European manufacturing activity improved and China’s index for non-manufacturing sector rebounded strongly in December.
» In Hong Kong, energy stocks, Petrochina and Cnooc traded higher, as crude oil prices advanced. Petrochina also gained value after Daiwa Securities upgraded the stock to “Hold”.
» Banking stocks, HSBC Holdings, Bank of Communications and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China traded higher, tracking gains in their European peers.
» In South Korea, refiners, S Oil and SK Innovation, paced gains, in line with a rise in crude oil prices.
» Technology stock, Samsung Electronics gained value, ahead of its fourth-quarter results.
» Markets in Japan are closed on account of New Year’s holiday. Hang Seng index is trading 2.1% higher at 18,812.7, while the Kospi index is trading 2.4% higher at 1,870.6.
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