Elena
26 Mar, 2007
New York City
U.S. stock markets opened mixed on Monday ahead of a report on new home sales. Analysts expect a rise to 995,000 from 937,000 in January. On Friday, the National Association announced better-than-expected jump in sales of existing homes. Market sentiment was supported by computer maker Dell which rose 2.8% on an upgrade at Goldman Sachs. Intel was trading flat after Goldman Sachs cut its profit estimates. Citigroup was in the focus on reports that the company will cut 15,000 jobs.
Ivaylo
26 Mar, 2007
New York City
Asian markets closed mostly higher Monday, with Japanese Nikkei average advancing modestly as investors took to buying large-cap shares. Trading was quiet ahead of the release of U.S. economic data due out this week. All other major benchmark indices finished in positive territory. China stocks notched a new record on foreign quota outlook.
Elena
26 Mar, 2007
New York City
U.S. stock futures predicted a slightly higher opening Monday, lifted by gains for tech giants United Technologies and Dell. Shares of the computer maker rose 3% before the opening bell after brokerage Goldman Sachs lifted its rating on the stock, while Dow component United technologies added 0.5% after Credit Suisse upgraded the company to outperform from neutral on hopes for its quality control program. In corporate news, Intel said it will invest $2.5 B to build a plant in China.
Ivaylo
26 Mar, 2007
New York City
The benchmark index opened with a positive bias but quickly plunged into negative territory dragged by selling in large caps. Investors exited long positions ahead of the March 2007 derivative contracts expiry. Banks, auto stocks and IT shares lost. Tata Motors and HDFC Bank led the decliners, while Satyam was among the few advancing large-caps. The government proposed creating sugar buffer.
Ivaylo
26 Mar, 2007
New York City
European markets slid by mid-morning on Monday, erasing some of the gains from last week. Heightened geopolitical tensions between Tehran and the west over the nuclear programme of Iran weighed on sentiment. Crude oil prices surged to a new high for the year as Iran refused to release fifteen captured British servicemen. German Xetra Dax lost 15.2 points, or 0.2%, the French CAC 40 eased 0.2%, and the U.K. FTSE 100 index declined 0.1%.
Ivaylo
26 Mar, 2007
New York City
U.S. cocoa futures rose to new contract highs by the close Friday, aided by speculative buying, while Arabica coffee futures climbed to three-week highs. Traders reacted well to the decision Brazil took to offer growers options to help them hold back beans after the harvest starts. Profit-taking lowered gold and silver futures after the recent upside momentum died down. Energy futures ended mixed.
123jump.com Staff
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
Existing home sales rose 3.9% in February comapared to sales in January but declined 3.6% from a year ago. Median home prices fell for the seventh months in a row. Jabil circuit fell close to 6% on the earnings warning that the company will miss the estimates for the next two quarters. Energy companies rose after oil jumped above $62 a barrel on an incident involving Iran and British sailors. British sailors were caught in Iranian waters inspecting an Iranian vessel.
123jump.com Staff
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
Averages traded higher with less than an hour of trading left in New York. European Markets closed higher led by auto and mining stocks. Vonage plunged 22% on the injuction that will prevent the company from using patented technology owned by Verizon. Existing home sales in February rose 3.9%, higher than expected, but median home prices fell and inventories of home rose 5.9% at the end of the month.
123jump.com Staff
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
Market traded with a slight positive bias in the early afternoon trading as oil rose above $62 per barrel and housing sales data surprised the industry. DaimlerChrysler stock jumped nearly 6% on the analyst report stating that the Canadian auto partsmaker Magna is in the lead to acquire Chrylser for $4.8 billion, one billion dollars less than valued by Goldman Sachs.
Elena
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
European stocks finished in the positive on Friday, boosted by gains in the shares of automakers and oil producers which helped offset weakness in the tech sector. DaimlerChrysler shares advanced 6.4% amid continued speculation about a possible sale of Chrysler. Volkswagen climbed 6.2%, amid speculation that Porsche will buy them. Other gainers in the sector included Fiat and Renault. The German DAX 30 rose 0.6%, the French CAC-40 index rose 0.7%, and the U.K. FTSE 100 added 0.3%.
Elena
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
Stocks turned higher Friday after an unexpected jump in existing homes sales in February added to optimism that the housing sector may not be as weak as feared. Existing home sales rose by the biggest amount in nearly three years. The 3.9% increase was the largest since a similar jump in March 2004. Blackstone Group has file to bring part of the firm public in an offering worth up to $4 billion. The filing allows public access to once private numbers, including the $2.27 B of last-year income.
Elena
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
Wall Street opened nearly flat on Friday, with investors waiting for the release of February existing home sales. In corporate news, Amgen fell 4.2% after the company halted a trail of colon cancer drug Vectibix. ImClone Systems, which makes Erbitux, a competitor drug to Vectibix, jumped 15%. DaimlerChrysler rose 4.1% amid reports the automaker would sell its Chrysler unit.
Elena
23 Mar, 2007
New York City
U.S. stock markets looked poised for moderately higher opening on Friday, awaiting key economic data on housing starts. Wall Street expects a decline in sales after jumping to 6.46 million in January. Among companies in focus, shares of Amgen dropped 4.2% in pre-open trade after it halted a study due to poor survival in patients that used Vectibix along with Genentech''''s Avastin and chemotherapy to treat colorectal cancer.
123jump.com Staff
22 Mar, 2007
New York City
Market averages struggled under the weight of profit taking, sub-prime worries and rising oil prices. After a three-day gain in averages investors showed a little interest in buying. Sub-prime lending was the topic of the discuss for the U.S. lawmakers and crude oil jumped 3.5% on weekly inventory report showing a fall in gasoline supply for the sixth week in a row. Motorola, Herman Miller, Scholastics and Intuit dropped on earnings shortfall. Markets in Europe and Asia rose on Fed decision.
123jump.com Staff
22 Mar, 2007
New York City
Stocks in the U.S. were near the flat line as traders digested their gains of the last three days and continued to ponder the next moves of the Federal Reserve. Technology shares came under pressure after warning by Motorola that fell 6.5%. New issue of Glue Mobile rose 11% on its first day of trading. European stocks closed sharply higher led by more than 2% rise in Germany. Oil traded near $62 per barrel on weekly inventory report. Asian stocks closed higher in overnight trading.
