» UK markets finished lower yesterday, as uncertainty over the implementation of the rescue plan for Greece and speculations whether the rescue package would be sufficient to stem the nation’s debt problem, weighed on market sentiment.
» Chipmaker, CSR ended 5.1% lower, after a broker cut its rating on the stock to “Hold” from “Buy”.
» Tullow Oil fell 3.6%, amid speculation that the production from company’s Jupiter well, off the coast of Sierra Leone, would be below market expectations.
» BG group slipped 1.9%.
» William Morrison Supermarkets slipped 0.8%, after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to “Conviction Sell”.
» Segro retreated 2.1%, following higher-than-expected write down of its peripheral assets.
» Homeserve dropped 3.6%, after its peer, CPP, warned on Monday that penalties for misselling could put it out of business.
» FTSE 100 shed 0.3%, to close at 5,928.2, while FTSE 250 slipped 0.4%, to settle at 11,379.5.
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US Shares News - 22 Feb 12
» US markets closed mostly higher yesterday, after European officials approved the $173 billion in aid for Greece to rescue it from a credit default.
» Oil stocks, Chevron and Exxon Mobil gained 1.6% and 1.1%, respectively, tracking higher crude oil prices.
» Leisure sector stock, Wynn Resorts, rallied 6.0%, after the company bought out its largest shareholder stake at a 31.0% discount.
» Retailer, Macy’s rose 1.2%, after the company reported less-than-expected decline in its fourth-quarter earnings.
» Home Depot gained 0.5%, after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings surpassed market expectations.
» Apple rose 2.5%, after the US International Trade Commission ruled that the company did not infringe patented technology owned by HTC.
» Wal-Mart lost 3.9%, as its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell short of market expectations.
» DJIA closed 0.1% higher to settle at 12,965.7. NASDAQ ended 0.1% lower at 2,948.6. S&P 500 added 0.1% to end at 1,362.2.
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Asian Shares News - 22 Feb 12
» Asian markets are trading mostly lower this morning, as investors remained concerned about Greece's underlying debt problems and its ability to avoid a default, despite securing the second bailout package from international lenders.
» In Japan, telecommunication stock, NTT DoCoMo, gained value, after a report showed that the company expanded its capacity to prevent service glitches.
» Carmakers, Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors traded higher, as the yen depreciated against the dollar.
» In Hong Kong, retailer, Esprit Holdings lost value, ahead of its results in the next week. Oil stocks, Cnooc lost value tracking lower crude oil prices.
» In South Korea, financial stocks, KB financial group and Shinhan Financial Group paced lower, tracking a fall in their European peers.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.8% higher at 9,535.3. Hang Seng index is trading 0.1% lower at 21,460.9, while the Kospi index is trading marginally lower, at 2,019.4.
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