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Upbeat ECB Comments Lift FTSE 100 Spread Betting Index
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Daily share trading news with a look at the factors affecting the stocks and shares of the largest US, Asian and UK firms:
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UK Shares News - 27 Jul 12 |
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| » UK markets closed higher yesterday, after European Central Bank’s (ECB) President Mario Draghi pledged to take measures to safeguard the euro and address high yields on sovereign debt.
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| » Miners, Polymetal International, Vedanta Resources, Kazakhmys and Rio Tinto surged between 2.2% and 7.6%, tracking a rise in base metal prices.
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| » Unilever rose 5.4%, after posting second-quarter sales that exceeded market expectations.
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| » Rolls-Royce gained 6.7%, as it posted robust second-quarter results, and forecasted "good" growth for the whole year.
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| » SABMiller advanced 3.9%, as its first-quarter sales surpassed analysts’ estimates.
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| » Compass climbed 4.5%, as emerging market contracts helped boost the company’s third-quarter revenues.
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| » Banking sector stocks, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Standard Chartered and HSBC advanced between 1.6% and 2.2%, following upbeat comments from ECB President Mario Draghi.
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| » FTSE 100 added 1.4%, to settle at 5,573.2. FTSE 250 climbed 1.5%, to close at 11,039.5.
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US Shares News - 27 Jul 12 |
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| » US markets closed higher yesterday, following favourable comments from the ECB President Mario Draghi and after US data showed new claims for jobless benefits fell last week and durable goods orders came in better-than-expected in June.
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| » MetroPCS Communications rallied 36.8%, after it reported a sharp rise in its second-quarter earnings.
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| » Exxon Mobil added 1.5%, as it posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit.
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| » Visa gained 3.7%, as the company reported fiscal third-quarter profit that surpassed analyst estimates led by higher card spending. 3M climbed 2.1%, on better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
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| » PulteGroup soared 18.4%, as a jump in orders helped the company register higher-than-expected second quarter earnings.
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| » DJIA advanced 1.7% to settle at 12,887.9. NASDAQ added 1.4% to close at 2,893.3. S&P 500 climbed 1.7% to settle at 1,360.0.
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Asian Shares News - 27 Jul 12 |
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| » Asian markets are trading sharply higher this morning, taking cues from overnight gains on Wall Street and as ECB President Mario Draghi’s vowed to preserve the euro, lifting market sentiment.
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| » In Japan, exporters, Mazda Motor, Sony Corp and Pioneer Corp paced gains, as the yen weakened against the euro.
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| » Toshiba traded higher after a Nikkei report that the company’s first-quarter operating profit is expected to more than double on strong performance at its infrastructure segment.
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| » In Hong Kong, banks, Industrial Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank Corp gained values, amid improved risk appetite among investors.
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| » In South Korea, Samsung Electronics traded higher, following upbeat second-quarter results, while peer LG Display traded higher after it posted better-than-expected second-quarter results yesterday.
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| » Nikkei 225 index is trading 1.4% higher at 8,561.7. Hang Seng index is trading 1.9% higher at 19,255.9. Kospi index is trading 2.2% higher at 1,820.8.
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Upbeat ECB Comments Lift FTSE 100 Spread Betting Index - edited by ETX Capital, 27 July 2012.
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