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FTSE 100 Spread Betting Index Rebounds on Chinese Policy Speculation
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UK Shares News - 28 Jun 12 |
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| » UK markets rebounded yesterday, with the FTSE 100 index snapping a four-session losing streak, amid speculation that China could introduce “more proactive” policies and following upbeat domestic retail sales data.
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| » Stocks also extended gains, as the EU accepted Cypriot and Spanish bailout requests and following robust US economic data.
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| » Royal Dutch Shell, BP and BG Group rallied between 1.4% and 3.8%, as crude oil prices rose.
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| » Lloyds Banking Group gained 3.5%, after the Financial Times reported the company might sell 630 branches to Co-Operative Group, while Standard Chartered rallied 3.1%, after it reiterated its double digit income growth forecast for the full year.
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| » US-exposed firms, Wolseley and CRH jumped 3.7% and 4.2%, respectively, following better-than-expected US housing data.
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| » FTSE 100 surged 1.4% to settle at 5,523.9, while FTSE 250 gained 0.8% to close at 10,752.0.
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US Shares News - 28 Jun 12 |
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| » US markets closed higher yesterday, as better-than-expected pending home sales and durable goods orders data buoyed market sentiment, ahead of a key two-day European Union summit meeting.
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| » Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase rallied 2.5% and 3.0%, respectively, on news that News Corp had appointed them as advisers on its plans to split into two separate companies.
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| » Exxon Mobil added 1.0%, tracking a rise in crude oil prices. Drug-maker, Bristol-Myers Squibb added 1.7%, as it doubled the size of its share buyback programme.
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| » Home-builder, Lennar climbed 4.8%, as its second-quarter profit soared from a year earlier, while seed company, Monsanto gained 3.9%, as it posted higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings.
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| » Arena Pharmaceuticals surged 28.7%, as it gained FDA approval for its anti-obesity drug Locaserin.
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| » DJIA gained 0.7% to end at 12,627.0. NASDAQ rose 0.7% to settle at 2,875.3. S&P 500 added 0.9% to close at 1,331.9.
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Asian Shares News - 28 Jun 12 |
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| » Asian markets are trading mostly higher this morning, as better-than-expected economic data from Japan and the US overshadowed uncertainty about the outcome of the EU summit due to start later today.
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| » In Japan, drug maker, Eisai gained value, after its partner, Arena Pharmaceuticals, won US approval for a weight-loss drug. Retailers, Daiei and Shimamura traded higher, after Japan’s retail sales advanced 3.6% from a year earlier in May.
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| » In Hong Kong, retailer, Luk Fook Holdings International gained value, after the company reported a sharp rise in its annual earnings.
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| » In South Korea, Hanjin Shipping Holdings and CJ Korea Express advanced tracking higher freight rates.
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| » Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.9% higher at 8,810.2. Hang Seng index is trading 0.1% higher at 19,201.2, while the Kospi index is trading flat at 1,817.0.
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FTSE 100 Spread Betting Index Rebounds on Chinese Policy Speculation - edited by ETX Capital, 28 June 2012.
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