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Australian Market Trades Higher; Banks, Miners Rally

3/18/2012 9:33 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Australian stock market is trading notably higher on Monday with investors picking up stocks from across various sectors amid renewed optimism about the global economy.Mining, financial, healthcare, industrial and information technology stocks are mostly trading higher. Energy and consumer discretionary stocks are also finding good support.The benchmark S&P/ASX [...] [...]

Malaysia Stock Markey May Inch Higher On Tuesday

3/19/2012 7:59 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Malaysian stock market bounced right back to the upside again on Monday, one session after it had ended the modest two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 15 points or 1 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index finished just below the 1,575-point plateau, and now [...] [...]

Japanese Market Trades Modestly Higher

3/18/2012 10:00 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Japanese market is trading higher on Monday with investors indulging in some brisk buying amid hopes that the yen will continue to drift lower against the U.S. dollar.Shares from oil, shipbuilding, services, warehousing and textiles sectors are mostly trading higher. Financial and chemicals stocks are also finding support. [...] [...]

South Korea Stock Market May Inch Higher

3/11/2012 7:30 PM ET (RTTNews) – The South Korea stock market has finished higher now in back-to-back sessions, collecting more than 35 points or 1.7 percent along the way. The KOSPI now rests just below the 2,020-point plateau, and now investors are expecting a fairly flat open for the market on Monday.The global forecast for [...] [...]

Asian Markets Trade Higher On Eurozone Recovery Optimism

3/8/2012 10:59 PM ET (RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are trading higher on Friday with investors tracking recent positive news out of Europe and the strong surge in the U.S. and European markets overnight. Though gains are just modest in most of the markets, the mood remains somewhat bullish amid renewed optimism about a recovery [...] [...]

Indian Shares Poised For Higher Opening On Greek Deal Optimism

3/8/2012 10:22 PM ET (RTTNews) – Indian shares are poised to open higher on Friday, mirroring positive Asian cues as Chinese annual rate of consumer inflation slowed sharply to a 20-month low of 3.2 percent in February and reports suggest that Greece and a majority of its eligible bondholders have agreed to a new bond-swap [...] [...]

China Stock Market Tipped To Open Higher

3/8/2012 7:52 PM ET (RTTNews) – The China stock market on Thursday snapped the three-day slide in which it had retreated more than 65 points or 2.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index finished just below the 2,420-point plateau, and now investors are looking for more gains when the market kicks off trade on Friday.The global [...] [...]

Slightly Higher Open Called For Taiwan Stock Market

3/11/2012 8:30 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Taiwan stock market has finished higher now in two straight sessions, rising more than 110 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange finished just above the 8,015-point plateau, and now investors are expecting another slightly higher open for the market when it opens on [...] [...]

Thai Stock Market May Inch Higher

3/7/2012 9:42 PM ET (RTTNews) – Ahead of Wednesday’s holiday for Makha Bucha Day, the Thai stock market had finished lower in back-to-back sessions – giving away almost a dozen points or 1 percent in that span. The Stock Exchange of Thailand finished just below the 1,155-point plateau, and now traders are looking mild upside [...] [...]

China Stock Market Tipped To Open Higher

3/8/2012 7:52 PM ET (RTTNews) – The China stock market on Thursday snapped the three-day slide in which it had retreated more than 65 points or 2.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index finished just below the 2,420-point plateau, and now investors are looking for more gains when the market kicks off trade on Friday.The global [...] [...]

Asian Markets Trade Higher On Recovery Hopes

3/7/2012 10:27 PM ET (RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are trading firm on Thursday with investors tracking the lead from Wall Street where stocks moved higher overnight following an encouraging private sector jobs report and on optimism about the Greek bailout. Though gains are somewhat modest in some of the markets, the mood is quite [...] [...]

Asian Markets Trade Higher On Eurozone Recovery Optimism

3/8/2012 10:59 PM ET (RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are trading higher on Friday with investors tracking recent positive news out of Europe and the strong surge in the U.S. and European markets overnight. Though gains are just modest in most of the markets, the mood remains somewhat bullish amid renewed optimism about a recovery [...] [...]

Indian Shares Poised For Higher Opening On Greek Deal Optimism

3/8/2012 10:22 PM ET (RTTNews) – Indian shares are poised to open higher on Friday, mirroring positive Asian cues as Chinese annual rate of consumer inflation slowed sharply to a 20-month low of 3.2 percent in February and reports suggest that Greece and a majority of its eligible bondholders have agreed to a new bond-swap [...] [...]

Japanese Market Trades Notably Higher

3/7/2012 9:26 PM ET (RTTNews) – Buoyed by a strong close on Wall Street overnight and the yen’s surge against the U.S. dollar, the Japanese stock market opened on a firm note on Thursday. Optimism about Greek bailout and a lesser than expected contraction in Japanese GDP growth also contributed to the upmove in the [...] [...]

Japanese Market Falters After Opening Higher

3/5/2012 9:18 PM ET (RTTNews) – After a flat start, the Japanese stock market moved higher on Tuesday with the yen’s slight decline against the U.S. dollar triggering some buying. However, with investors turning cautious at higher levels and taking some profits amid worries about the economic situation in the eurozone, the market drifted down [...] [...]

Asian Markets Trade Higher On Easing Worries About Global Economy

3/1/2012 10:23 PM ET (RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are mostly trading notably higher on Friday with investors picking up stocks amid renewed optimism about the global economy following a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. jobless claims.In the Australian market, shares from materials, industrial and healthcare sections are finding good support, while energy, information technology and [...] [...]

Australian Market Trades Modestly Higher

3/1/2012 8:34 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Australian stock market opened on a firm note on Friday following a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. Despite paring some gains subsequently, the market is still trading in positive territory with modest gains.Shares from materials, industrial and healthcare sections are finding good support, while energy, information technology [...] [...]

Japanese Market Trades Higher Despite Paring Early Gains

2/29/2012 9:07 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Japanese market is trading firm on Thursday with recent strong U.S. economic data and a weaker yen buoying up sentiment and prompting investors to indulge in some hectic buying in several front line stocks.Shares from automobile, electric power, precision instruments and marine transport sectors are mostly trading higher. [...] [...]

Positive economic signals send stocks higher

Click for more market data.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks rose modestly Thursday as investors welcomed mostly positive economic news and digested testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 28 points, or 0.2%, to end at 12,980. The S&P 500 (SPX) added 8 points, or 0.6%, to 1,374. [...] [...]

Fed’s Williams: Higher oil affecting U.S. growth

HONOLULU, Hawaii (Reuters) – Higher oil prices are affecting U.S. growth but are currently not a reason to think the economy will stall, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.“It pushes people not to spend. This is one of the factors affecting consumer confidence and consumer spending,” John Williams, president of the San Francisco [...] [...]

Asian Markets Trade Higher On Wall Street Cues

2/16/2012 10:28 PM ET (RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are mostly trading notably higher on Friday with the overnight strong close on Wall Street on the back of some impressive economic data prompting investors to indulge in hectic buying. Though all the markets in the region rose sharply in early trades, some of them gave [...] [...]

Higher Open Tipped For Hong Kong Stocks

2/16/2012 8:14 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday ended the three-day winning streak in which it had jumped almost 600 points or 2.9 percent en route to a six-month closing high. The Hang Seng Index finished just above the 21,275-point plateau, although now analysts are forecasting renewed support at the [...] [...]

Japanese Market Trades Higher On Weaker Yen

2/14/2012 9:05 PM ET (RTTNews) – Buoyed by a weaker yen on the back of likely monetary easing measures by the Bank of Japan, the Japanese stock market opened higher on Wednesday with shares from from automobile and electronic machinery sections posting some solid gains.Financial, insurance, steel, non-ferrous metal stocks too are mostly trading higher. [...] [...]

Thai Stock Market Expected To Open Higher

2/14/2012 9:16 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Thai stock market has closed lower now in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 20 points or 2 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand settled just above the 1,105-point plateau, and now analysts are [...] [...]

Asian Markets Mostly Trade Higher On Greece Optimism

2/14/2012 10:18 PM ET (RTTNews) – Asian stock markets are mostly trading higher on Wednesday following media reports that Greek conservative party leader Antonis Samaras is expected to deliver a letter of commitment to the country’s international lenders on Wednesday morning. Samaras, who will likely become Greece’s next prime minister after April elections, had previously [...] [...]

Indonesia Stock Market Called Higher On Tuesday

(RTTNews) – The Indonesia stock market on Monday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had declined nearly 100 points or 2.8 percent en route to a five-week closing low. The Jakarta Composite Index settled just below the 3,650-point plateau, and now traders are looking for the market to extend its gains when it [...] [...]

Japanese Market Trades Higher

(RTTNews) – The Japanese stock market is trading firm on Tuesday with investors picking up stocks on hopes of a recovery in the European economy amid reports that European leaders are closer to arriving at a solution to end the debt crisis. A strong close on Wall Street overnight is also aiding the surge.The benchmark [...] [...]

Stocks edge higher on hopes for Europe

Click the chart for more stock market data.NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P extending gains from the previous day’s rally, as investors remained hopeful that leaders are making progress on addressing the eurozone debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) rose 33 points, or 0.3%, [...] [...]