Global Markets
US markets close higher; Nasdaq hits fresh 11-year high |
| 02/07/2012 09:28 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/us_market_190.jpg alt=US markets close higher; Nasdaq hits fresh 11-year high title=US markets close higher; Nasdaq hits fresh 11-year high border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ The US markets closed higher reversing their earlier losses, amid optimism that Greece may be nearing a rescue deal. Nasdaq hits a fresh 11-year high. |
Asian markets trading higher; Nikkei, Hang Seng up |
| 02/07/2012 09:21 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/Asian-markets1-190.jpg alt=Asian markets trading higher; Nikkei, Hang Seng up title=Asian markets trading higher; Nikkei, Hang Seng up border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ At 7: 48 am (IST), Asian markets were trading higher. |
Wall St edges up as Greek deal awaited |
| 02/07/2012 11:22 AM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/jr/markets_21025007.jpg alt=Wall St edges up as Greek deal awaited title=Wall St edges up as Greek deal awaited border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ U.S. stocks edged slightly higher on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of discussions on a bailout package for Greece that would help the country avoid a chaotic default. |
Reserve Bank of Australia adopts neutral stance: Mecklai |
| 02/07/2012 12:50 AM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/ReserveBankofAustralia_190.jpg alt=Reserve Bank of Australia adopts neutral stance: Mecklai title=Reserve Bank of Australia adopts neutral stance: Mecklai border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ Mecklai graph of the day - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its monetary policy earlier today and (unexpectedly) decided to keep the cash rate unchanged at 4.25% as against the market expectation of 25 basis points cut to 4.00%. |
US markets end lower; Brent crude jump to 6-month high |
| 02/06/2012 09:23 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/us_market_190.jpg alt=US markets end lower; Brent crude jump to 6-month high title=US markets end lower; Brent crude jump to 6-month high border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ The US markets came off their worst levels but still closed lower as investors took a breather following the recent market rally and amid ongoing debt negotiations in Greece over a fresh austerity package. |
Asian markets trading firm; Straits Times, Hang Seng up |
| 02/06/2012 09:17 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/Asian-markets1-190.jpg alt=Asian markets trading firm; Straits Times, Hang Seng up title=Asian markets trading firm; Straits Times, Hang Seng up border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ At 7: 43 am (IST), Asian markets were trading firm. |
Wall St edges lower after string of gains |
| 02/06/2012 04:32 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/jr/markets_stocks_03030007.jpg alt=Wall St edges lower after string of gains title=Wall St edges lower after string of gains border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ MARKETS-STOCKS:Wall St edges lower after string of gains |
Wall St ends down slightly on Europe worries |
| 02/06/2012 04:16 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/jr/markets_stocks_02024507.jpg alt=Wall St ends down slightly on Europe worries title=Wall St ends down slightly on Europe worries border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ MARKETS-STOCKS-CLOSE:Wall St ends down slightly on Europe worries |
Asian markets trading firm; Nikkei, Straits Times up |
| 02/05/2012 09:21 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/asian-markets-190.jpg alt=Asian markets trading firm; Nikkei, Straits Times up title=Asian markets trading firm; Nikkei, Straits Times up border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ At 7: 48 am (IST), Asian markets were trading firm. |
Week ahead: With sparse data, focus returns to Europe |
| 02/03/2012 05:52 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/jr/markets_stocks_04022004.jpg alt=Week ahead: With sparse data, focus returns to Europe title=Week ahead: With sparse data, focus returns to Europe border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ Europe will again be at the center of investors' focus next week as the US earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction. |
Dow Jones closes at 4-year high; jobless rate drops to 8.3% |
| 02/03/2012 02:56 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/jr/markets_stocks_20021503.jpg alt=Dow Jones closes at 4-year high; jobless rate drops to 8.3% title=Dow Jones closes at 4-year high; jobless rate drops to 8.3% border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove US stocks higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq hitting an 11-year high as optmism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery. |
Mecklai graph of the day - Will NFP surprise markets again? |
| 02/03/2012 06:50 AM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/mecklai_190.jpg alt=Mecklai graph of the day - Will NFP surprise markets again? title=Mecklai graph of the day - Will NFP surprise markets again? border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ Mecklai graph of the day - Markets are waiting for the crucial NFP data, which is scheduled to be released later today in the US session. The NFP data shows the current health of US employment. |
Asian cyclical stocks to surge 40% in 2012: Analyst |
| 02/03/2012 06:30 AM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/jr/markets_japan_stocks_13024025.jpg alt=Asian cyclical stocks to surge 40% in 2012: Analyst title=Asian cyclical stocks to surge 40% in 2012: Analyst border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ According to one analyst, the economic picture, a factor that will boost cyclical stocks in Asia by up to 40%. |
Wall Street closes mixed; gold rises to 2 month high |
| 02/02/2012 09:31 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/WALL_ST_190.jpg alt=Wall Street closes mixed; gold rises to 2 month high title=Wall Street closes mixed; gold rises to 2 month high border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ The US markets ended narrowly mixed in a lackluster session following a handful of mixed earnings reports, decline in weekly jobless claims and ahead of the government's monthly employment report due today. |
Asian markets trading lower; Hang Seng, Nikkei slip |
| 02/02/2012 09:16 PM |
| img src=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news_image_files/asian-mkts-plungs-190.jpg alt=Asian markets trading lower; Hang Seng, Nikkei slip title=Asian markets trading lower; Hang Seng, Nikkei slip border=0 width=75 height=75 align= left hspace=5/ At 7: 45 am (IST), Asian markets were trading lower. |