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Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 07-09-2012.
European stocks climbed, completing their biggest weekly rally in three months, on speculation that the Federal Reserve will opt for further stimulus after a report showed U.S. employers hired fewer workers than estimated.
The release also showed that the nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly slipped to 8.1 percent. Economists had predicted a jobless rate of 8.3 percent, according to the median projection in a survey. Unemployment has stayed above 8 percent for the last 43 months.
National benchmark indexes climbed in every western- European (SXXP) market except Denmark today. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 added 0.3 percent, while Germany’s DAX advanced 0.7 percent. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.3 percent.
A gauge of banking shares advanced 2.1 percent to its highest level in five months. Deutsche Bank and Barclays surged 5.3 percent to 31.36 euros and 6.9 percent to 206.4 pence, respectively.
Santander SA, Spain’s biggest lender, climbed 1.7 percent to 6.08 euros, while BNP Paribas SA, France’s largest bank, added 1.7 percent to 37.78 euros. Credit Agricole SA and Societe Generale SA jumped 6.5 percent to 5.34 euros and 6.8 percent to 24.49 euros, respectively.
Xstrata gained 3.6 percent to 1,014 pence, while Glencore slumped 3.6 percent to 378.1 pence. The commodities trader, which owns 34 percent of Xstrata, offered 3.05 of its shares for every one that its target’s investors hold, according to a statement from Zug, Switzerland-based Xstrata.
Resistance 3: 107.00 (high of may)
Resistance 2: 100.00 (area of resistance line from February, psychological level)
Resistance 1: 98.00 (area of MA (200) for D1 and high of August)
Current Price: 94.99
Support 1: 93.70 (Aug 30 low)
Support 2: 92.50 (MA (100) for D1)
Support 3: 91.60 (Aug 10 low)
U.S. stock futures rose amid bets on central bank stimulus as payrolls increased less than projected even as the unemployment rate declined.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 8,871.65 +191.08 +2.20%
Hang Seng 19,802.16 +592.86 +3.09%
Shanghai Composite 2,127.76 +75.84 +3.70%
FTSE 5,790.77 +13.43 +0.23%
CAC 3,545.98 +36.10 +1.03%
DAX 7,221.49 +54.16 +0.76%
Crude oil $96.35 +0,86%
Gold $1728.00 1.31%
Cisco Systems initiated with an Equal Weight at Evercore
European indices continue to rise after Mario Draghi announced that the fight against the debt crisis in Europe will take place through the purchase of government bonds of troubled countries in the eurozone. Also had a positive impact on the markets yesterday's data on the index of business activity in the services sector in August and statistics on the U.S. labor market.
To date:
FTSE 100 5,789.37 +12.03 +0.21%
CAC 40 3,548.73 +38.85 +1.11%
DAX 7,225.71 +58.38 +0.81%
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index headed for its biggest gain since December as Europe’s plan to reduce borrowing costs, better-than-estimated U.S. jobs data and Chinese stimulus measures boosted the earnings outlook for Asian exporters.
Nikkei 225 8,871.65 +191.08 +2.20%
S&P/ASX 200 4,325.8 +12.91 +0.30%
Shanghai Composite 2,127.76 +75.84 +3.70%
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., a retailer and port operator that gets 55 percent of its sales in Europe, rose 3.1 percent in Hong Kong.
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. jumped 12 percent in Hong Kong after the mainland government approved road projects.
Toyota Motor Corp., a carmaker that depends on North America for 25 percent of its sales, added 3.4 percent.
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index poised for the first gain in six days, as investors await a European Central Bank meeting. Material and energy companies climbed as oil and copper prices increased.
Nikkei 225 8,680.57 +0.75 +0.01%
S&P/ASX 200 4,312.9 +34.13 +0.80%
Shanghai Composite 2,042.77 +5.09 +0.25%
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest lender, rose 0.7 percent in Hong Kong.
Lynas Corp. surged 42 percent in Sydney after it said Malaysia issued a temporary operating license for a rare-earths refinery.
Billabong International Ltd., a surfwear maker, gained 7.1 percent in Sydney after receiving another takeover offer.
European stocks rallied the most in a month after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers agreed to an unlimited bond-purchase program as they try to regain control of interest rates in the euro area.
The ECB program “will enable us to address severe distortions in government bond markets which originate from, in particular, unfounded fears on the part of investors of the reversibility of the euro,” Draghi said at a press conference in Frankfurt. “Under appropriate conditions, we will have a fully effective backstop to avoid destructive scenarios with potentially severe challenges for price stability.”
National benchmark indexes climbed in all 18 western- European markets, and all 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600 advanced. Germany’s DAX rallied 2.9 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 gained 2.1 percent. France’s CAC 40 jumped 3.1 percent.
A gauge of banks had the biggest gain among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600, rising 4.4 percent. UniCredit, Italy’s largest lender, advanced 8.1 percent to 3.51 euros and France’s Societe Generale rallied 7.8 percent to 22.93 euros. Banco Espirito Santo SA surged 8.3 percent to 61.3 euro cents in Lisbon.
Nokia Oyj, the mobile-phone maker that lost more than 95 percent of market value since 2007, dropped 2.9 percent to 1.93 euros after the stock was cut to sell from hold at Deutsche Bank AG. The shares sank 13 percent yesterday after the company unveiled two smartphones using Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows Phone software.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rallied to the highest level since 2008 as the European Central Bank announced specifics of its bond-buying plan and data boosted optimism in the American economy.
Draghi said policy makers agreed to an unlimited bond- purchase program as they try to regain control of interest rates in the euro area. He said the ECB will have a “fully effective backstop to avoid destructive scenarios with potentially severe challenges for price stability.” The bond plan is the most ambitious yet in the central bank’s fight to save the euro after nearly three years of turmoil.
Service industries in the U.S. expanded in August at a faster pace than forecast, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index. Claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in a month and American companies added more workers than forecast, separate reports showed today before the Labor Department payrolls data tomorrow.
The government’s employment report may show overall hiring climbed by 130,000 jobs in August while the jobless rate remained at 8.3 percent for a second month, according to the median forecasts by economists . The unemployment rate has stayed above 8 percent since February 2009.
Change % Change Last
Nikkei 225 8,680.57 +0.75 +0.01%
S&P/ASX 200 4,312.9 +34.13 +0.80%
Shanghai Composite 2,042.77 +5.09 +0.25%
FTSE 100 5,777.34 +119.48 +2.11%CAC 40 3,509.88 +104.09 +3.06%
DAX 7,167.33 +202.64 +2.91%
Dow 13,292 +245 +1.87%
Nasdaq 3,136 +67 +2.17%
S&P 500 1,432 +29 +2.04%
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