Equity markets fall at opening bell

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Equity markets fall at opening bell
Mumbai, Dec 24 : Indian equity markets opened lower Wednesday with a key index falling more than 110 points below Tuesday's close, about 15 minutes into trading.

After the market’s unraveling, an arduous recovery (AP)

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After the market’s unraveling, an arduous recovery (AP)
AP – After a year of devastating losses, the stock market has the makings of a recovery in 2009: Nearly $9 trillion in cash on the sidelines, waiting to be invested.

US Airways leads sector higher as crude dips

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US Airways leads sector higher as crude dips
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Airline stocks finished Wednesday's holiday-shortened trading session firmly in the green, with US Airways Group and the discount carriers pacing advancers as crude oil p…

Markets slip after gloomy US economic data (AP)

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Markets slip after gloomy US economic data (AP)

A trader blows a paper horn to signal the closing of the last trading day of the year Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 at the Philippine Stock exchange  in Manila's financial district of Makati. Share prices closed 0.6 percent higher with a composite index rose to 10.66 points to 1,872.85 while all-shares index rose to 0.6 percent to 1,196.99 points. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP – World stock markets slipped Wednesday in light Christmas Eve trade after downbeat data about the U.S. economy and housing sector.


closing price list -7-+

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closing price list -7-+
TOKYO, Dec. 24 (AP) – (Kyodo)—TSE Prices UP/DN Osaka Gas Co 416 UP 5 Pacific Metals Co 425 DN 17 Panasonic Corp 1032 DN 33 Panasonic Elec Works 779 DN 10 Penta-Ocean Const Co 121 DN 2 Pioneer Cor…

Stocks up on economic hopes and bargains (Reuters)

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Stocks up on economic hopes and bargains (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 23, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters – Stocks rose in a holiday-shortened session on Wednesday after a barrage of economic data signaled the economy was weak, but not as bad as feared, while the fall in crude oil prices and bargain hunting helped retail and airline stocks.


U.S. Stocks See-saw Between Gains And Loses In Light Trade

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U.S. Stocks See-saw Between Gains And Loses In Light Trade
U.S. stocks flitted between positive and negative turf Tuesday after the government reported a drop in gross domestic product for the third quarter and after more reports on the troubled housing mar…

World stocks mostly drop in pre-Christmas trading (AFP)

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World stocks mostly drop in pre-Christmas trading (AFP)

A Pakistani stockbroker looks at the latest share prices on a monitor during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) in Karachi. Global stocks have mainly fallen, despite a multi-billion-dollar US government lifeline for the American auto industry, as analysts warned of volatile trading in the run-up to Christmas.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP – Global stocks mainly fell on Monday, despite a multi-billion-dollar US government lifeline for the American auto industry, as analysts warned of volatile trading in the run-up to Christmas.


Red Hat gains on earnings report while tech shares weaken

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Red Hat gains on earnings report while tech shares weaken
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Technology stocks ended in the red Tuesday in the last full trading session before Christmas, despite taking modest gains earlier in the day.

Wall Street looks for year-end rally (AP)

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Wall Street looks for year-end rally (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 23, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)AP – Investors head into a holiday-shortened week with optimism that recent moves to prop up the ailing auto industry and slash interest rates might trigger a year-end rally.