** US & ASIAN WRAP **
February 27th, 2006| ** US MARKETS ** | ||||||
| Dow -0,07%; Nasdaq 0,34%; S&P 0,13%; Soxx 0,01%; Russel2k 0,57%; DJAIG 1,02%; 10yr Bond -0,07%; 10yr Yield 4,58%; Crude future 62,07; Gold 556,65 | ||||||
| | Energy 1,22%| Utilities 0,28%| Materials 0,24%| Financials 0,21%| Industrials 0,16%| Technology 0,04%| Healthcare -0,04%| ConsStaples -0,26%| ConsDisc -0,27%| Telecom -0,57% | ||||||
| ** ASIAN MARKETS ** | ||||||
| Nikkei 0,57%; Kospi 0,66%; HSI 0,67%; Taiwan 0,36%; China 0,05%; India 0,88%; Thailand 1,18%; Australia 0,63% | ||||||
** HEADLINES **
- National Grid to Buy KeySpan for $7.3 Billion, Doubling Its U.S. Customers
- Wall Street’s Profit Engine From Bond Trading Shows Signs of Decelerating
- U.S. Treasury Investors Become Most Bullish Since 2003 After Bonds Slump
- Fed, Eyeing U.K., Australia, Finds Even Steady Home Prices May Hurt Growth
- U.S. Utility Stocks May Rebound as Law Change Boosts Takeovers, Investment
- BlackBerry, Facing Shutdown, May Add Camera, Music to Compete With Palm
- Asian Stocks Climb to Three-Week Highs; Mitsubishi UFJ, Posco Lead Advance
- KT&G Rejects $10 Billion Bid From Icahn, Lichtenstein After Board Meeting
- Indonesia’s Credit Rating May Be Raised by Moody’s on Budget Deficit Drop
- Nippon Sheet to Buy Pilkington for $3.1 Billion to Increase Overseas Sales
- Japan May Pay the Highest Interest Rate to Borrow for Two Years Since 2000
- China’s Crude Oil Imports in January Rose 69 Percent to 13.2 Million Tons
- Yuan Rally May Accelerate as Exporters Cope With Revaluation, Merrill Says
** IN PLAY TODAY **
The macro calendar is empty. After US market hours Newmont Mining will report Q4 earnings.
February 1st, 2007 at 15:28
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