Market summary

Dec 21 - Markets closed

World markets

Shanghai 3,076.75 -46.23 (-1.48%)
Nikkei 225 10,328.43 +144.96 (1.42%)
Hang Seng Index 21,191.48 +243.38 (1.16%)
TSEC 7,852.41 +65.14 (0.84%)
FTSE 100 5,293.99 +97.18 (1.87%)
CAC 40 3,872.06 +77.62 (2.05%)
S&P TSX 11,554.72 +91.32 (0.80%)
S&P/ASX 200 4,704.20 +69.10 (1.49%)
BSE Sensex 16,671.80 +70.60 (0.43%)

Currencies

Euro - USD 1.4294 +0.0026 (0.18%)
USD - JPY 91.3800 +0.1800 (0.20%)
GBP - USD 1.6058 +0.0024 (0.15%)
CAD - USD 0.9417 +0.0012 (0.13%)
USD - HKD 7.7563 +0.0012 (0.02%)
USD - CNY 6.8275 -0.0009 (-0.01%)
AUD - USD 0.8793 +0.0002 (0.02%)

Bonds

3 Month 0.03% +0.01 (50.00%)
6 Month 0.15% 0.00 (0.00%)
2 Year 0.86% +0.03 (3.61%)
5 Year 2.39% +0.07 (3.02%)
10 Year 3.67% +0.07 (1.94%)
30 Year 4.56% +0.06 (1.33%)
Treasury Yields Reach 4-Month High; Yen Falls, Asia Stocks Rise
By Patrick Chu and Rocky Swift Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year yields to the highest level in four months, on prospects US economic reports will show a sustained recovery.
Tech Stocks Lift Nikkei  
Nikkei hits 8-week high on weaker yen; Isuzu jumps  
 Dow   S&P 500   Nasdaq 
Market Chart
10,414.14 +85.25 (0.83%)
1,114.05 +11.58 (1.05%)
2,237.66 +25.97 (1.17%)

Top stories

Talks between Microsoft and News Corp. show the software company is willing to trade revenue for market share to put pressure on Google By Roger L. Kay The world is finally waking up to the full implications of Google's business, and they're not all ...
By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - The federal government will impose stiff penalties starting this spring on airlines that keep passengers waiting too long on the tarmac without feeding them or letting them off the plane - a remedy that will relieve many ...
By Charlotte Cooper TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The dollar rose further against the yen on Tuesday, hitting a two-month high and keeping pressure on the euro, as year-end unwinding of short positions supported it along with higher Treasury yields.
By YOSHIO TAKAHASHI TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. is intensifying cost-cutting efforts by reviewing parts procurement for existing models and enhancing design techniques to make new vehicles more efficiently.
By DONNA KARDOS YESALAVICH US stocks rose broadly Monday as investment-ratings upgrades boosted Alcoa and Intel while a host of health-care companies including Aetna were lifted by a key Senate vote.

Sector summary

Sector Change % down / up
Basic Materials +0.31%
Capital Goods +1.27%
Conglomerates +0.69%
Cons. Cyclical +0.19%
Cons. Non-Cyclical +0.40%
Energy +1.04%
Financial +0.78%
Healthcare +0.60%
Services +0.89%
Technology +1.03%
Transportation +0.85%
Utilities +0.61%
Popular searches on GoogleChange Mkt Cap
ATHX Athersys, Inc. 140.00% 45.43M
CHTT Chattem Inc. 33.10% 1.77B
JBL Jabil Circuit, Inc. 1.49% 3.22B
CAG Conagra Foods, Inc. -1.49% 9.67B
OGXI OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc -28.74% 127.52M
BUCY Bucyrus International, Inc. 9.83% 4.20B
TEX Terex Corporation 9.01% 2.26B
AMFI AMCORE Financial, Inc. 53.92% 36.22M
BDV Blackrock Dividend Achievers Trust 2.10% 477.03M
THS TreeHouse Foods Inc. 12.34% 1.20B