Archive for July, 2010

Warnings from Moody’s that worse to come as it downgrades Portugal’s credit rating

July 14, 2010

International Stock Market Report 14th July 2010
The benchmark Nikkei rose 258.01 points to close at 9,795.24. The Topix rose 1.9% to close at 870.73. The Dow Jones closed up 146 points at 10,363 with the Nasdaq rising 43 points to 2,242. The S&P 500 rose up 16 points to close at 1,095.
Yesterday, Moody’s Investor Service [...]

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ECB curbs the rate of bond buying

July 13, 2010

International Stock Market Report 13th July 2010
The benchmark Nikkei dropped 0.1% or 10.88 points to close at 9,537.23 after earlier rising nearly 1%. The Topix dropped 0.4% to close at 854.39. The Dow Jones rose 18 points to close at 10,216, on the other hand the Nasdaq gained 1 points at 2,198. The S&P 500 [...]

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China’s economy fears falling confidence

July 12, 2010

International Stock Market Report 12th July 2010
The Dow Jones, gained 59 points to close at 10,198. The Nasdaq closed 21 points higher at 2,196. The S&P 500 rose 7 points to 1,077. The Nikkei dropped 0.4% or 37.21 points to close at 9,548.11. The Topix lost 0.4 % to close at 857.70
Yesterday, reports suggested that [...]

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Europe reveals a list of banks for stress tests

July 8, 2010

International Market Report 8th July 2010
The Dow Jones jumped 274 points to close at 10,018 and the Nasdaq rose 65 points to close at 2,159. The S&P 500 is up 32 points at 1,060. The benchmark Nikkei jumped 256.09 points to close at 9,535.74. The Topix jumped 2.3% to close at 861.02.
As it seeks to [...]

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EU countries can potentially turn to an EU state back-up scheme

July 6, 2010

International Stock Market Report 6th July 2010
The Nikkei closed up 71.26 points at 9,338.04. The Topix gained 1.2% to close at 847.24. The Dax in Frankfurt dropped 18 points to close at 5,816, while the Cac in Paris dropped 16 points to close at 3,332. The Swiss market fell 32 points to close at 5,974.
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German Industrial Input Improves

July 5, 2010

International Stock Market Report 5th July 2010
The Dow Jones fell 46 points to close at 9,686, the Nasdaq Composite lost 9 to end at 2,091, while the broader S&P 500 was off 4 at 1,022. The benchmark Nikkei rose 0.7% or 63.07 points to close at 9,266.78, on the other hand the Topix gained 0.7% [...]

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Relief at low ECB take-up

July 1, 2010

International Stock Market Report 1st July 2010
The Dow Jones finished 96 points lower to close at 9,774, with Nasdaq dropped 25 points to close at 2,109. The S&P 500 dropped 10 points to close at 1,030. The benchmark Nikkei dropped 191.04 points to close at 9,191.60. The Topix fell 1.6% to close at 828.39.
Yesterday, [...]

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