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| Headlines : 20 January 2011 |
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| Index | Latest | 1D Chg(%) | YTD(%) |
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| NSE Index (19 Jan 2011) | 5691.05 | -0.58 | -7.23 |
| Sensex (19 Jan 2011) | 18978.32 | -0.60 | -7.46 |
| DOW (19 Jan 2011) | 11825.29 | -0.11 | 2.14 |
| NASDAQ (19 Jan 2011) | 2725.36 | -1.46 | 2.73 |
| Hang Seng (19 Jan 2011) | 24419.62 | 1.10 | 6.01 |
| Straits Times (19 Jan 2011) | 3241.96 | -0.23 | 1.63 |
| FTSE 100 (19 Jan 2011) | 5976.70 | -1.32 | 1.30 |
| CAC 40 (19 Jan 2011) | 3976.71 | -0.90 | 4.52 |
| DAX (19 Jan 2011) | 7082.76 | -0.85 | 2.44 |
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| | US markets
US markets fell after lower than expected earnings reports from Goldman Sachs and disappointing comments from Amex. Financial shares were down after Goldman Sachs reported fourth quarter earnings of USD 3.79 per share, down from USD 8.20 per share a year ago. Company’s quarterly revenues totaled USD 8.64 billion, trailing forecasts for revenues of USD 9.00 billion. Sentiments were further hurt after American Express said the shifting of 3,500 positions across the globe, including a reduction of 550 jobs, will lead to a USD 113 million pretax charge in the fourth quarter. As a result, it expects fourth-quarter of profit of USD 1.1 billion, or 88 cents a share. Moreover, investors sold equities after report showed that construction of new homes in US fell 4.3% in December as builders grappled with their second-worst year on record. |
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| European markets
European markets fell led by technology sector after ASML Holding’s lack of guidance on future orders disappointed market. The Dutch maker of lithography systems for the chip industry reported record fourth-quarter profit, sales and bookings. It’s set to log sales of Euro 5 billion (USD 6.74 billion) for 2011, and it also announced a share buyback of as much as Euro 1 billion. Adding to chaos, decline in Eurozone construction output by 0.9% month-on-month on a seasonally adjusted basis in November also added to fall. Automakers are trading in the red amid profit taking. |
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| International News |
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- The United States and China plan to announce during a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao that they have reached a deal to boost cooperation on nuclear security. The agreement calls for creating a jointly financed nuclear security center in China. The aim is to increase training to improve security at nuclear sites and keep better track of nuclear materials, which jibes with U.S. President Barack Obama's global nuclear agenda. (Economic Times)
- Confidence among Belgian households declined for the second month in a row in January. The consumer confidence index fell to minus 3 in January from minus 2 in December. Consumers appeared clearly less optimistic about the general economic outlook. (RTT News)
- Chinese consumer price inflation fell to 4.6% in December from 5.1% in the prior month. Citing unnamed central bank sources, Hong Kong's Phoenix Television also said China's economy grew 10.3% in the whole of last year. (RTT News)
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- IndiGo, the Gurgaon-based low cost-carrier, has got the government’s nod to fly abroad. The airline has been granted permission to operate flights to Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai and Muscat. (Hindustan Times)
- Vodafone Group Plc said it objected to Essar Group’s plan to value a stake in their Indian mobile- phone operator while Essar still has the option to sell its holding for as much as USD 5 billion. (Bloomberg)
- Faced with a steep drop in foreign tourist arrivals, the Goa tourism minister has asked the Centre to provide special concessions for travelers coming here. In a letter written to Union home minister P Chidambaram , state tourism minister Nilkant Halarnkar has asked the Centre to relax visa norms for visitors coming to this coastal state. (Economic Times)
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