Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 29-09-2014.

U.S. stock-index futures fell as protests escalated in Hong Kong and investors weighed economic data to gauge the timing of higher interest rates.

Global markets:

Nikkei 16,310.64 +80.78 +0.50%

Hang Seng 23,229.21 -449.20 -1.90%

Shanghai Composite 2,357.71 +9.99 +0.43%

FTSE 6,617.24 -32.15 -0.48%

CAC 4,353.13 -41.62 -0.95%

DAX 9,400.46 -90.09 -0.95%

Crude oil $93.34 (-0.22%)

Gold $1219.60 (+0.35%)

(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)

Upgrades:

FedEx (FDX) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen, target raised to $210 from $155

Facebook (FB) target raised to $93 from $80 at Needham

Yahoo! (YHOO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham, target $48

Downgrades:

Other:

Nike (NKE) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse, target raised to $100 from $80

Deere (DE) target lowered to $95 from $98 at Credit Suisse

Stock indices traded lower as bank shares declined. Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong weighed on the banking sector.

Market participants are awaiting the release of personal income and spending data from the U.S.

An index of executive and consumer sentiment for the Eurozone fell to 99.9 in September from 100.6 in August.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 6,636.17 -13.22 -0.20%

DAX 9,468.44 -22.11 -0.23%

CAC 40 4,376.07 -18.68 -0.43%

Most Asian stock indices closed higher on U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The U.S. final gross domestic product (GDP). The U.S. GDP rose at an annual rate of 4.6% in the second quarter, in line with expectations, after a 2.1% decline in the first quarter. A previous reading was a 4.2% gain.

The unrest in Hong Kong weighed on markets in Hong Kong. That was the worst unrest since China took back control.

Indexes on the close:

Nikkei 225 16,310.64 +80.78 +0.50%

Hang Seng 23,229.21 -449.20 -1.90%

Shanghai Composite 2,357.71 +9.99 +0.43%