Market summary
Sep 3 - Markets closed
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World markets
| Shanghai | 2,693.26 | +37.86 (1.43%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 9,301.32 | +187.19 (2.05%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 21,288.78 | +317.28 (1.51%) |
| TSEC | 7,890.95 | +60.74 (0.78%) |
| FTSE 100 | 5,428.15 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| DJ EURO STOXX 50 | 2,746.23 | +31.04 (1.14%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,672.20 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,144.92 | +33.83 (0.28%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,575.50 | +34.30 (0.76%) |
| BSE Sensex | 18,479.44 | +258.01 (1.42%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.10% | -0.01 (-9.09%) |
| 6 Month | 0.16% | -0.01 (-5.88%) |
| 2 Year | 0.51% | -0.02 (-3.77%) |
| 5 Year | 1.48% | -0.02 (-1.33%) |
| 10 Year | 2.70% | -0.04 (-1.46%) |
| 30 Year | 3.78% | -0.06 (-1.56%) |
Obama to call for business tax credit
By Anne E. Kornblut and Lori Montgomery Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday ...
Dow Jones By Tim Culpan and Frederik Balfour - Sun Sep 05 05:31:19 GMT 2010 Foxconn said last month it may hire as many as 400000 workers, more than triple the combined workforces of Microsoft Corp.
The ousted chief executive of computer maker Hewlett-Packard is likely to serve under his friend and CEO of the business software firm, Larry Ellison, who in an e-mail had scolded HP for its decision.
By Matt Egan With Congress mired in the silly season of an election year, Fed governors squabbling and President Barack Obama's approval ratings sagging, some say Washington needs a grown-up to tell it what needs to be done to get the US's fiscal and ...
By Michael Patterson - Mon Sep 06 04:46:25 GMT 2010 Emerging-market stocks rose for a fourth day and Asian currencies strengthened after a bigger- than-estimated increase in private US payrolls eased concern that global economic growth will slow.
By Hanny Wan Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks rose, with the Hang Seng Index set for its highest close in almost a month, as better-than-estimated US job data bolstered the outlook for the global economy.
Sector summary
| Sector | Change | % down / up | |||||||
| Basic Materials | +0.88% |
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| Capital Goods | +1.45% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.41% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +1.55% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.46% |
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| Energy | +1.21% |
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| Financial | +1.51% |
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| Healthcare | +0.70% |
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| Services | +1.10% |
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| Technology | +1.64% |
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| Transportation | +1.08% |
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| Utilities | +0.63% |
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| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| ULTA | Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | 18.31% | 1.54B |
| FNSR | Finisar Corporation | 14.62% | 1.18B |
| GMT- | GATX Corp. PRFD | 11.63% | 6.94B |
| MCP | Molycorp, Inc. | 10.36% | 1.58B |
| ESL | Esterline Technologies Corporation | 9.91% | 1.64B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | -4.84% | 1.83B |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | -3.02% | 1.51B |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | -2.97% | 12.29B |
| TDF | Templeton Dragon Fund Inc | -2.81% | 1.04B |
| BAK | Braskem SA (ADR) | -2.81% | 7.05B |
Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.
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