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Asian markets mixed on Europe fears, US jobs data
Jan 9th, 2012
Asian markets were mixed on Monday as worries over the eurozone debt crisis were tempered by better-than-expected US jobs data, while the under-pressure euro touched fresh lows. (Source: AFP) -
By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held firm near a 10-month high versus a basket of currencies on Friday after a U.S. Federal Reserve official said the central bank may begin to taper its asset buying this summer, while Asian shares were mixed. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Rese... [Full Article]
Reuters Market Eye - The BSE Sensex risks of some consolidation after indexes ended at their highest close since November 2010 on Friday. Earnings will be key, with Coal India Ltd , State Bank of India Ltd and Jet Airways Ltd set to report next week. Investors will also be eyeing whether strong foreign buying continues. Overseas investors were net ... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were mixed Friday as investors digested a slew of disappointing data from the U.S. ahead of the release of a key measurement of the country's economic outlook. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were muted Thursday following dour European economic data that dampened hopes of a recovery there anytime soon. Losses were limited by another record session on Wall Street. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the European Commission said Friday in a report. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks hit session highs in morning trading on Friday after a gauge of future U.S. economic activity rose to its highest level in nearly five years. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 64.81 points or 0.43 percent, to 15,298.03, the S&P 500 gained 9.33 points or 0.57 percent, to 1,659.8 and the Nasdaq Composite added... [Full Article]
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