Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 21-02-2012.

• Wal-Mart (WMT) Q4 EPS of $1.51 vs cons.  $1.46. Revenue of $122.3B (+5.8% Y/Y) vs cons. $120.3B.
• Home Depot (HD) Q4 EPS of $0.50 vs cons. $0.43. Revenue of $16B (+5.9% Y/Y).

U.S. stock-index futures advanced, paring earlier gains, on concern that Greece’s debt crisis will persist even after a second international bailout. European finance ministers approved 130 billion euros ($173 billion) in aid for Greece by tapping into European Central Bank profits and coaxing investors into providing more debt relief to shield the region from a default. Greece’s debt may still balloon to 160 percent of gross domestic product in a worst-case scenario, analysis by the International Monetary Fund and European officials indicated. Global Stocks:

Nikkei  9,463.02 -22.07 -0.23%

Hang Seng 21,478.72 +53.93 +0.25%

FTSE  5,929.59 -15.66 -0.26%

CAC  3,454.35 -18.19 -0.52%

DAX 6,903.75 -44.50 -0.64%

Crude oil $105.05 (+1,8%).

Gold $1748.00 (+1,3%).

Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from a six-month high, as oil prices at a nine-month high threatened to curb spending and accelerate inflation, tempering optimism after Euro-area finance ministers agreed a bailout package for Greece.

Nikkei 225 9,463.02 -22.07 -0.23%

Hang Seng 21,478.72 +53.93 +0.25%

S&P/ASX 200 4,291.2 +35.10 +0.82%

Shanghai Composite 2,381.43 +17.83 +0.75%

Panasonic Corp., a Japanese electronics company, dropped 1.9 percent to 710 yen in Tokyo after saying it plans to re- enter the European mobile-device market with a smartphone in April.

Mazda Motor Corp., Japan’s least profitable major automaker, slumped 9.9 percent to 145 yen on a report it plans to raise capital.

DeNA Co., a social-networking service provider, rallied 8.2 percent to 2,576 yen. DeNA and South Korea’s web-portal operator Daum Communications Corp. said they have started providing “Daum Mobage,” a South Korean version of DeNA’s social gaming platform, targeting 10 million users within a year.

OneSteel Ltd. surged the most in almost three years in Sydney as Australia’s second-biggest steelmaker said it’s switching focus to iron ore away from its loss-making steel unit. The shares rose 12 percent to 82 Australian cents, the biggest jump since April 2009.

Resistance 3: Y80.55 (50.0% FIBO Y75.55-Y85.50)

Resistance 2: Y80.25 (Aug 4 high)

Resistance 1: Y79.90 (Feb 20 high)

The current price: Y79.72

Support 1: Y79.35 (Feb 20 low)

Support 2: Y78.65/75 (area of Feb 16-17 lows)

Support 3: Y78.15 (Feb 15 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.5990 (Nov 10 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.5925 (Feb 8 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.5880 (Feb 20 high)

The current price: $1.5851

Support 1 : $1.5805 (session low)

Support 2 : $1.5765 (low of the Asian session on Feb 10)

Support 3 : $1.5730 (Feb 10 low)