US stocks edge up led by appreciation of Euro

Source: Marketwatch
US stocks surged on Tuesday lifted by the appreciation in the Euro, as weaker greenback pushed higher oil price and other dollar-denominated resources and commodities. Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6 or 69.78 points and closed at 12,462.4, S&P 500 climbed 0.9% or 11.38 points and finished at 1,292.08, while Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1% or 25.94 points at 2,702.50.

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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:31:07 GMT

European markets surge on Alcoa sales results

European stocks climbed on Tuesday after investors anticipated sales from Alcoa Inc. which reported higher than expected results. French shares including those for luxury goods rallied after Fitch said it is not planning to downgrade France this year. Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 1.8% to 250.82, French CAC 40 index rocketed 2.7% while UK's FTSE 100 index and German DAX gained 1.5% and 2.4% closing at 5,696.70

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:59:34 GMT

New housing starts in New Zealand increased in November

New housing starts in New Zealand have followed an upward trend for the last eight months ending in November, reported Statistics New Zealand. However, the figures are volatile and stay close to historically low level. Approvals for new houses, including apartment achieved 1,384 units, indicating 5.9% decrease from November 2010.

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