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27/01/2012 02:13 PM

GDP puts Wall Street on track for weekly drop

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 93.09 points to 12,641.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 5.84 point to 1,312.59.



 

24/01/2012 09:42 AM

Wall Street falls at open on Greece talks

US stocks fell at the open on Tuesday as talks to resolve Greece's debt crisis stumbled again and analysts pointed to a short-term top in equity markets.



 

24/01/2012 09:42 AM

Wall Street falls at open on Greece talks

US stocks fell at the open on Tuesday as talks to resolve Greece's debt crisis stumbled again and analysts pointed to a short-term top in equity markets.



 

17/01/2012 02:15 AM

China shares record biggest jump in 27 months

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index finished at 2,298.4 points, its highest closing level since December 9, 2011.



 

17/01/2012 01:52 AM

Europe woes could revive bout of market volatility

Investors are bracing for a return to volatility when markets in the US reopen as renewed gloom about debt crisis in Europe threatens to end the calm.



 

16/01/2012 12:04 PM

European shares end higher, led by autos

Carmakers were the best performers, with the STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts index up 3.1 percent after positive broker comment by Goldman Sachs gave support to the sector.



 

06/01/2012 12:46 AM

Australia shares drop on Europe, US jobs caution

Australian shares fell 0.8 percent on Friday with investors trimming positions ahead of US jobs data later in the day and bond sales next week in Italy and Spain.



 

06/01/2012 12:11 AM

Shanghai shares set for 9th-straight weekly loss, Hong Kong weak

China stocks edged lower on Friday with the Shanghai Composite Index plumbing 34-month lows and poised for its ninth-straight weekly loss.



 

05/01/2012 11:07 PM

Tokyo shares down 1.03% by noon

Tokyo shares dropped 1.03 per cent as investors grew cautious ahead of a long weekend against the backdrop of Europe's debt crisis and a still-high yen.



 

29/12/2011 12:03 PM

European stocks close higher

European stock markets closed higher on Thursday, with London's FTSE-100 finishing up 1.08 percent at 5,566.77 points.



 

28/12/2011 08:48 PM

Seoul shares edge down; shipbuilders weigh

Seoul shares opened lower on Thursday, weighed by renewed euro zone jitters that dragged down Wall Street and brought the euro to a fresh 10-year low vs the yen.



 

28/12/2011 08:46 PM

Tokyo shares open 0.66% lower

Tokyo shares opened lower Thursday after the European single currency fell to a more-than-10-year low against the yen in New York.



 

28/12/2011 08:43 PM

HK shares seen lower; HSI supported at 18,400

Hong Kong shares are seen edging lower at Thursday's open on renewed fears about financial health of euro zone ahead of an Italian debt auction.



 

28/12/2011 12:01 PM

European shares extend losses in thin volume

European shares edge lower in thin afternoon trade, led by German heavyweights including Daimler, after early losses on Wall Street.



 

28/12/2011 08:33 AM

US Stocks: Futures edge higher after Italian auction

US stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday in what looks to be another low-volume session, with investors waiting for the start of 2012 before betting on risky assets.



 

28/12/2011 07:12 AM

European shares rise on Italian debt auction

European shares rose on Wednesday in a low volume rally with investor sentiment boosted by a halving of short-term debt costs at an auction in Italy.



 

22/12/2011 08:00 AM

US stocks futures rise ahead of GDP, jobless data

Stock index futures rose putting the S&P 500 on track for its third straight day of gains as investors awaited for signs the economy was slowly improving.



 

20/12/2011 09:13 AM

US stocks headed for higher open

US stocks are poised to rise on Tuesday as encouraging signs from Europe's largest economy gave some relief from fears of the eurozone's troubles.



 

20/12/2011 06:50 AM

World stocks rise as trading volume dwindles

European markets advanced as encouraging signs from Europe's largest economy gave some relief from overhanging fears of the eurozone's troubles.



 

15/12/2011 10:35 AM

Wall Street futures modestly higher

US stock futures have made a modest gain as FedEx Corp.'s earnings beat expectations and several economic reports are expected.



 

15/12/2011 07:14 AM

European shares and euro boosted by Spanish bond issue

European shares and the euro rose on Thursday, as investors digested a successful Spanish bond issue which calmed investors' nerves over the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.



 

14/12/2011 11:52 AM

US stocks follow Europe south

US stock markets on Wednesday picked up where they left the day before: in the red, as troubles in Europe continued to be a perennial concern.



 

14/12/2011 09:38 AM

Wall St drops at open on euro zone worry

Wall Street stocks opened slightly lower on Wednesday with traders focused on a sliding euro and rising Italian bond yields as market anxiety over Europe persisted.



 

13/12/2011 04:23 AM

European shares edge higher, led by autos

European shares rose on Tuesday as investors bought up beaten-down stocks following sharp falls on Monday after a plan outlined at last week's EU summit for stricter budget rules failed to ease worries about the region's debt crisis.



 

13/12/2011 01:27 AM

Australia shares fall on renewed Europe worries, resources soft

Australian shares fell 1.4 per cent on Tuesday, giving up Monday's gains, after major credit ratings agencies warned that a European summit had not done enough to tackel the region's debt crisis.