- Ivaylo
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
London retreated from a strong start as the morning progressed, but the benchmark index is still in positive territory with strong demand for financial stocks. The strong U.S. close overnight buoyed the market. Mining stocks fell out of favor after their recent rally. Man Group leads the advancers, while Antofagasta and Lonmin are lower. By mid-day in London, the FTSE 100 was up 17 points, or 0.3%, to 6,714.9.
- Elena
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
U.S. stock futures pointed modestly higher Friday, as data which showed a sharper-than-expected drop in retail sales and higher import prices offset gains in the shares of General Electric. The Dow member posted earnings in line with expectations and said it plans to exit the U.S. subprime mortgage business. It also raised its 2007 share-buyback program to $14 billion.
- Ivaylo
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
Asia rallied Friday with several benchmark indexes setting record highs including Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and India. Japan also gained on strong U.S. close overnight and exporters. Miners surged tracking Rio Tinto
- Elena
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
General Electric said its Q2 net income rose $5.4 billion, or 53 cents a share, up from $4.9 billion, or 48 cents, a year earlier. Company
- Ivaylo
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
The market kept the buying momentum from yesterday and saw steady buying in metal stocks, together with auto and cement shares. Pharma stocks led the decliners. Hindalco, Tata Steel and Tata Motors were the best performing stocks, while TCS and Dr Reddys tumbled. Large-caps rally failed to broaden to mid-cap and small-cap stocks. Weekly wholesale inflation edged slightly higher in the last week of June. SAIL up 10%.
- Ivaylo
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
Gold futures advanced on Thursday, propelled by a record low of the U.S. dollar against the euro. Industrial metals ended mostly lower with copper, aluminum and tin losing ground. Energy prices, too, declined as some refineries restarted operations, while on the Chicago Board of Trade, corn was boosted by forecasts of dry weather in the western Corn Belt. Wheat declined, while soybean prices edged higher.
- Ivaylo
- 13 Jul, 2007
- New York City
European markets rallied Friday with DAX index in Germany striking a new intra-day high with technology, chemical and financial stocks in focus. The markets in London and Paris also advanced buoyed also by the strong rally overnight on Wall Street. SAP, Nokia and Schneider Electric led the gainers, while L
- 123jump.com Staff
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
U.S. averages soared on June retail sales, takeover offer for Alcan, and revised estimate for GDP growth rate. Better than expected June retail same store sales lifted investor mood. U.S. reported May trade deficit increase of 2.3%. However, rise in exports left several economists to lift GDP growth estimates for . Brazil surges 2.2%. Central banks in Korea lift rates, Philippines lowers, and Japan left them unchaged.
- Elena
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
European stock markets posted solid gains to close at a month-high Thursday. Mining companies were leading gainers, benefiting from Rio Tinto''s $38.1 billion offer to buy Canadian miner Alcan. BHP Billiton rose 4%, while copper producer Xstrata climbed 4.7%. Germany climbed 2%, followed by France with an increase of 1.7% and the U.K. 1.3%.
- Elena
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
U.S. market averages extended rally in late morning trade, with the Dow rising 1% to a record intraday high after retailers posted upbeat June sales figures and outlooks. American Eagle Outfitters rose 6% after the youth clothing retailer said its same-store sales jumped 8%. J.C. Penney added 3% after it posted a narrower-than-expected drop in its June same-store sales and affirmed its Q2 profit forecast. Rio Tinto''s $38.1 billion bid for Alcan also provided support.
- Elena
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
Wall Street rallied at opening Thursday, boosted by optimism about consumer spending after retailers released June sales reports. Wal-Mart rose 2.5% on higher-than-expected same-store sales. Nordstrom rose 3%, Limited Brands added 2%. A higher bid for aluminum maker Alcan also generated positive mood. Rio Tinto offered to buy Canadian aluminum company Alcan for $38.1 billion, topping a bid from Alcoa that was rejected in May. Alcan shares surged 9%, while Dow member Alcoa rose 6%.
- Ivaylo
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
The strong performance of miners buoyed London by mid-day Thursday with Vedanta Resources and Antofagasta are all posting big gains. Another advancer, hedge fund manager Man Group is also up on reassuring comments that demand for its fund products has remained strong. Leisure company Whitbread and Royal Dutch Shell are lower as the former suffered from profit taking, while the latter was downgraded by UBS. The benchmark index FTSE 100 is 0.45% higher by mid-day, at 6,645.
- Ivaylo
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
Asian markets finished higher Thursday with bid activity in the metal sector boosting stocks in South Korea and HK to records highs. Worries over U.S. subprime interest rates held Japan, which bucked the overall upward trend. In China, B shares of foreign-currency stocks pushed the market higher, while Sydney ended up on strong performance from miners.
- Elena
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in the metals sector, as well as some better-than-expected sales among retail stocks. Rio Tinto''s $38.1 billion offer for Alcan and Wal-Mart''s robust June sales managed to offset negative sentiment generated by profit warning from Motorola and other unimpressive retail results. Wal-Mart rose 2.3% in pre-open trade, as the retailer said June same-store sales rose 2.4% and confirmed quarterly profit outlook.
- Elena
- 12 Jul, 2007
- New York City
The offer exceeds a hostile bid from U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa by roughly a third. The transaction represents a 65.5% premium to Alcan''s all-time high prior to the Alcoa offer. It s a premium of 32.8% to Alcoa''s current cash-and-shares offer valued at $76.03 per Alcan share. Alcan shares surged 12% in pre-market trading, while Alcoa shares gained 5.7%.