» UK markets closed mixed yesterday, with the FTSE 100 index ending modestly higher amid expectation that European policymakers would present a specific plan to contain the region’s debt crisis.
» Among precious metal stocks, Fresnillo, the top gainer on the FTSE 100 index, rose 4.4%, while Randgold Resources climbed 2.5%, as gold and silver prices rallied.
» Antofagasta climbed 2.1%, tracking a rise in copper prices.
» Kazakhmys gained 1.1%, amid optimism, ahead of its interim results.
» British American Tobacco gained 1.5%, after its revenue increased 7% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2011.
» Banking stocks, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group retreated between 0.8% and 2.1%, following disappointing results from their Spanish peer, BBVA.
» Reckitt Benckiser lost 2.1%, following downgrade by various brokers.
» FTSE 100 rose 0.5% to close at 5,553.2, while FTSE 250 lost 0.1% to settle at 10,422.4.
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US Shares News - 27 Oct 11
» US spread betting markets rebounded yesterday, closing higher, as Europe agreed on plans to recapitalize banks and after US economic reports exceeded market expectations.
» Furthermore, speculation of a possible Chinese investment in the euro-zone bailout fund also boosted market sentiment.
» Petroleum refiner and marketer, Valero Energy, the top gainer on the S&P 500 index, surged 15.2%, amid reports that it could be takeover bid for Royal Dutch Shell and Reliance Industries.
» F5 Networks surged 14.1%, following a 40.0% rise in its fourth-quarter profit.
» IBM edged up 0.9%, following news that its global sales chief Virginia Rometty would succeed Sam Palmisano as CEO in January next year.
» Boeing climbed 4.5%, and emerged as the top gainer on the DJIA index, as it raised its full year earnings outlook.
» DJIA surged 1.4% to 11,869.0. NASDAQ edged up 0.5% to 2,650.7. S&P 500 rose 1.1% to 1,242.0.
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Asian Shares News - 27 Oct 11
» Asian markets are trading higher this morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, following report that European leaders would approve an agreement with banks on writedown of Greek debt. It also came after French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated that the region’s bailout fund would be leveraged by four to five times.
» In Japan, construction machinery maker, Komatsu, paced gains, after orders for US durable goods rose higher in September.
» Optical-equipment maker, Olympus gained value, after the company’s President stepped down amid a scandal over adviser payments.
» Exporters, Honda Motor and Nissan Motor paced gains, as concerns about future demand eased.
» In Hong Kong, banking stocks, Agricultural Bank of China and China Citic Bank traded higher after posting their third-quarter earnings that surpassed market expectations.
» In South Korea, refiners, S-Oil and SK Innovation gained values, following higher crude oil prices.
» Nikkei 225 index is trading 1.1% higher, at 8,849.0. Hang Seng index is trading 1.5% higher at 19,345.5, while the Kospi index is trading 0.9% higher, at 1,911.7.
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