STOCKS
ASIA: Shares of financial companies were the
largest gainers. Daiwa Securities Group soared 4% and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group was up 3.5%.
--Nikkei 225:
17485.59 today, up 275.54 points or 1.60% vs Thursday.
--S&P ASX 200:
5302.50 today, up 91.72 points or 1.76% vs Thursday.
EUROPE:
Shares of Seadrill Ltd, Afren PLC and Aker Solutions ASA rose by 10.6%,8.7% and
9.2% respectively.
--EURO STOXX: 3051.99
Thursday, up 02.00 points or 0.07% vs Wednesday
--FTSE 100: 6336.48
Thursday, up 4.65 points or 0.07% vs Wednesday
US: Further, the fall in the number of
Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits by 6,000 to 289,000 in
the week ended Dec 13 boosted sentiment. Stocks of technology and
pharmaceutical companies were the lead gainers.
--DJIA: 17778.15
Thursday, up 421.28 points or 2.43% vs Wednesday
--S&P 500:
2061.23 Thursday, up 48.34 points or 2.40% vs Wednesday
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