|
| |
|
|
|
Stock Market History on 2010-08-20 (20 August 2010 ) |
| Print | |
|
| Stock index futures fell on Friday, tracking global equity markets lower as weaker-than-expected economic data in the last session reinforced fears of a faltering recovery. | |
| Following yesterdays listing of the three new Malta Government Stocks, trading in the 20-year bond commenced today. A total of million (nom) traded this morning in the % MGS 2030 FI across 23 trades. This stock was offered to the public at 100% (par) between 2 and 4 August. | |
| Stock futures dipped Friday as investors continued a sell-off that began a day earlier over worries about the pace of economic recovery. | |
| Trades in Dimension Data Plcs stock in the days before Japans Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. agreed to buy the company for billion pounds ($ billion) are being investigated for insider trading by a South African regulator. | |
| Trades in Dimension Data Plcs stock in the days before Japans Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. agreed to buy the company are being investigated for insider trading by a South African regulator. | |
| Trading in on call options on Akamai stock (AKAM) surged today on chatter that the company will be acquired, says Bloomberg. The stock also traded higher in a sharply down market. | |
| . stock-index futures retreated as the Standard & Poors 500 Index headed for a second straight weekly decline amid mounting evidence of an economic slowdown. | |
| The Jaipur Stock Exchange (JSE) Wednesday suspended trading in shares of Bank of Rajasthan (BOR) with immediate effect for violation of listing agreement, Securities Contract (Regulation) Act and other Acts. | |
| Bovespa stock-index futures fell, indicating the gauge may drop for a second day, as commodities declined on mounting evidence of a . economic slowdown. | |
| Stock index futures rose on Thursday as investors awaited weekly jobless claims data and earnings from technology giants Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc for signs of improvement in the tepid economic recovery. |
Economic Calendar| | |
| | |
| 20 Aug 22:00 | SEMI book/bill ratio | USA | Jul | 1.23 | - | 1.19 | | 20 Aug 06:30 | Money base | Russia | 16/08/10 | 5165.1 | - | 5101.8 | | 20 Aug 11:30 | FX Reserves, USD | India | - | 282.791 | - | 287.356 | | 20 Aug 12:00 | IPCA-15 Mid-month CPI | Brazil | Aug | -0.05 | 0.07 | -0.09 | | 20 Aug 14:30 | ECRI weekly | USA | - | 120.8 | - | 122.40 | | 20 Aug 14:30 | ECRI weekly annualized | USA | - | -10.0 | - | -9.8 |
20 August 2010 Articles: - CBO Lowers Estimate of Stimulus Cost to $814 Billion on New Economic Data
- Soybean Prices Slide to Two-Week Low as U.S. Harvest May Reach Record
- BHP Buyback Would Be Better for Investors Than Potash Deal, Citigroup Says
- Corn Crop to Trail Government Forecast, Soybeans Bigger, Pro Farmer Says
- New York May Cut Assumed Rate of Return on Pension Investments
- European Stocks Retreat for Second Consecutive Week Amid Slowdown Concerns
- Soybean Futures Fall as Midwest Field Samples Signal Big Harvest for U.S
- European Stocks Retreat for Second Consecutive Week Amid Slowdown Concern
- Kraft Options Traders Increase Bearish Bets After Price of Wheat Soars
- U.K. Stocks Drop for Second Week, Led by Miners as Metals Fall; Dana Gains
- Treasuries Heading For Weekly Advance as Economic Recovery Concern Rises
- Pemex Seeks Foreign Partners to Develop Offshore Oil Fields for First Time
- Oil May Fall as Economic Recovery Slows, Stockpiles Climb, Survey Shows
- Hog-Price Rally, Tight Supply May Hurt Hormel Foods Profit, Ettinger Says
- Wheat Prices Slip as Canada Says Output Will Decline Less Than Expected
- Fuel Stocks at 20-Year High May Send Oil to $70: Energy Markets
- Hang Seng Index Declines for Second Week; China Property Developers Fall
- Stocks, Oil Fall on Concern Economy is in Peril
- Total U.S. Energy Rig Count Increases by 11 to 1,651, Baker Hughes Reports
- BHP Will Seek to Exit Potash Corp. Canpotex Marketing Arm If Bid Succeeds
- U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling Accelerates, Led by Oklahoma, Baker Hughes Says
- Peruvian Bonds Rise for Eighth Straight Week as Growth Exceeds Forecasts
- Corn Rises on Demand for U.S. Exports; Price Heads for Fourth Weekly Gain
- Colombian Debt Safer Than Brazil For First Time in Four Years, Swaps Show
- BHP Says It Would Seek to Make Potash Sales Independently of Canpotex
- Wheat Prices Slip as Canada Says Output Will Shrink Less Than Expected
- Canada Stocks Pare Weekly Gain as Energy Shares Drop With Oil; RIM Falls
- Soros-Controlled Fund Said to Acquire 4% Holding in Bombay Stock Exchange
- Stocks Decline for Second Week, Led by Xstrata, Kazakhmys as Metals Fall
- Soybeans Fall as Midwest Field Samples Signal Big U.S. Harvest; Corn Gains
- Pemex to Offer First Gulf of Mexico Drilling Contracts After BP Oil Spill
- Canada Stocks Pare Weekl Gain as Energy Shares Drop With Oil; RIM Declines
- Stocks, Oil Fall on Economy
- Coffee Surges to 12-Year High in New York as South America Supply Tightens
- Kraft Option Traders Raise Bearish Bets on Wheat Prices, Cadbury Purchase
- Baltic Dry Index Two Week Gain Is Biggest in 14 Months as China Buys Ore
- French Stocks Decline; EADS, Hi-Media and Total Shares Are Active in Paris
- Jackson Hole Meeting Ticket Not a Sure Thing for Top Federal Reserve Staff
- Carstens Keeps Mexico Rate at 4.5% Even as GDP Surges Most in 12 Years
- DeVry, Intuit, Marvell Technology, RIM, Salesforce.com: U.S. Equity Movers
- South Africa Police, State Workers Clash as Wage Strike Enters Third DayS
- Billionaire Kenneth Fisher Recommends Buying Equities as Pessimism Surges
- BG Group Climbs on Speculation U.K. Oil Producer May Attract Takeover Bid
- Bovespa Index Declines on Global Economic Growth Concern; Real Weakens
- Kenneth Fisher Recommends Commodity Stocks as Investor Pessimism Increases
- BG Rises the Most in 17 Months in London Trading on Takeover Speculation
- Coffee Prices Surge to 12-Year High on Short-Term Supply Concerns
- Euro Drops Against the Dollar as Weber Sees Stimulus Through End of Year
- Payrolls Increase in 37 U.S. States, Led by Michigan
- Mexico Keeps Benchmark Rate at 4.5% as Concern Mounts Over U.S. Recovery
- Emerging-Market Stocks Decline on Concern U.S. Economic Growth Is Slowing
- South African Inflation Linked Bonds Get Bids for 7 Times Amount Offered
- Cotton Drops as Weaker Economy May Erode World Demand; Orange Juice Gains
- Kraft Option Traders Boost Bearish Bets as Wheat Prices Reach 2-Year High
- Sweden Boosts GDP Forecast to 4.5% a Month Before Parliamentary Elections
- Carstens Keeps Mexico Rate at 4.5% on Dim Outlook for U.S. Economic Growth
- Baltic Dry Index Climbs 36% in Two Weeks as China Replenishes Ore Stocks
- Mexico Peso Bond Yields Fall to Record Low as Interest Rate Is Unchanged
- Baltic Dry Index Jumps 36% in Two Weeks as China Boosts Iron Ore Shipments
- Gold Drops Most in Three Weeks in New York as Equities, Commodities Slide
- Sugar Prices Climb to Five-Month High on Tightening Supplies; Cocoa Falls
- U.S. Stocks Decline as S&P 500 Heads for Second Weekly Drop
- Bovespa Index Fluctuates on Global Economic Growth Concern; Real Weakens
- Belgian Consumer Confidence Rises for Third Straight Month to 2-Year High
- Gold May Advance Next Week as Recovery Concern Spurs Demand, Survey Shows
- Canada Stocks Fall as Gain in U.S. Dollar Weakens Commodities; RIM Slides
- Mexico Peso Drops for Third Day on Concern U.S. Economic Recovery May Slow
- Polish Bonds Extend Rally to Seventh Day, Zloty Falls on Inflation, Rates
- Euro Drops Five-Week Low Versus Dollar as Weber Cites ECB Liquidity Plan
- Emerging-Market Stocks Decline on Commodities, Global Economic Recovery
- Corinthian, Hormel, Research In Motion: U.S. Equity Preview
- Agrium, Celestica, Nexen, Onex, Research In Motion: Canada Equity Preview
- France Cuts 2011 GDP Growth Forecast to 2% From 2.5% Before Budget Squeeze
- Wheat Falls in Chicago, Erasing Gain, as Rain in Russia May Help New Crop
- Banker Works for Free as Euro Founding Father Rescuing Greeks
- AnnTaylor, Corning, Lorillard, Marvell, Stericycle: U.S. Equity Preview
- Brazil Consumer Prices Unexpectedly Fall for Second Month; Futures Plunge
- AnnTaylor, Corning, Lorillard, Stericycle: U.S. Equity Preview
- Loonie Weakens a Second Day as Inflation Increases Less Than Forecast
- August Acquisitions Augur M&A Revival
- U.K. Stocks Decline for Third Day; ENRC, Kazakhmys Drop as Dana Advances
- Weber Says Bundesbank May Raise 2011 Economic Growth Forecast for Germany
- Gold May Fall as Advance to Seven-Week High, Stronger Dollar Curb Demand
- GDF Suez, AXA Said Among Bidders for Exxon, Shell Gas Storage
- Wheat Falls, Erasing Gain, as Russian Rainfall May Aid Sowing of New Crop
- U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall, Indicating S&P 500 Will Extend Weekly Drop
- Sugar Rises to Five-Month High as USDA Signals Limited Sweetener Supplies
- Euro Drops Five-Week Low Versus Dollar as Weber Signals Measures Continue
- German Bund Yield Falls to Record Low as Slowdown Precludes Rate Increases
- Pakistan Rice Exports to Fall by 1 Million Tons After Flood Destroys Crop
- Rice Shipments From Pakistan May Drop 22% Following Floods, Exporters Say
- German Stocks Decline as BMW, HeidelbergCement, EADS, Merck Shares Retreat
- Palm Oil Futures Have Biggest Weekly Loss in 10 Months as Soybeans Decline
- Russia Opening Iran Nuclear Plant Helps Bid to Be Power Broker
- French Stocks Retreat; EADS, Hi-Media, Total Shares Are Active in Paris
- Potash Corp. May Not Seek Chinese Rescue From BHP, Beijing Orient Says
- Wheat Drops, Erasing Gain, as Russian Rainfall May Aid Sowing of New Crop
- Northam Platinum Chief Says May Sell $274 Million of Convertible Bonds
- Oil Falls to Six-Week Low as U.S. Jobless Claims Prompt Recovery Concerns
- Euro Drops Most in Week as Weber Signals ECB Stimulus Measures to Continue
- U.K. Pound Drops Versus Yen and Dollar on Global Recovery Concern
- Crude Oil Declines to Six-Week Low Amid Signs U.S. Recovery Is Faltering
- Stock-Index Futures Decline; Dell Falls in Germany as Intuit Shares Gain
- RBS, Apache Sell Debt as Bond Offerings Fall on Signs of Slowing Economy
- Copper Slides for Second Day as Reports Stoke Concern About U.S. Rebound
- Greek Budget Cuts Are Enough to Meet Deficit Target, Risks Remain, EU Says
- Taiwan Export Orders Rose for 10th Month in July, Weathering Global Risks
- Two Zinc Smelters in Gansu Suspend Production After Landslides, Zhu Says
- German Stocks Retreat, as DAX Heads for Weekly Decline; Merck KGaA Falls
- August M&A Augurs Revival as Companies Tap $3 Trillion of Cash
- South African Bonds Rally as Investors Seek Security After U.S. Jobs Data
- Copper Drops for a Second Day After Philadelphia Fed Report: LME Preview
- Palm Oil Heads for Biggest Weekly Loss in 10 Months as Soybeans Decline
- Weber Says ECB Should Plot Out Exit in First Quarter
- German Bonds Erase Declines; Bund, 30-Year Note Yields Fall to Record Lows
- European Stocks Decline for Third Day; U.S. Index Futures Little Changed
- Dell, Gap, Intuit, Marvell Technology, Salesforce.com: U.S. Equity Preview
- Stocks Decline; Mining Companies Lead Retreat on Lower Basic Metal Prices
- European Stocks Decline for a Third Day as Auto, Construction Shares Drop
- Gold Fluctuates Near Seven-Week High on Concern U.S. Recovery May Falter
- Toyota, Unilever Pakistan Say Floods May Sap Growth
- European Stocks Decline as Carmakers, Builders Fall; Dana Shares Advance
- German Stocks Decline as HeidelbergCement, EADS and Merck Shares Retreat
- European Stocks Decline for Third Day as Auto, Construction Shares Retreat
- Weber Says ECB Will Consider Exit From Emergency Lending in First Quarter
- Gold Fluctuates Near Seven-Week High on U.S. Economic Recovery Concerns
- German Bonds Erase Decline; 10-Year, 30-Year Yields Fall to Record Lows
- U.K. Pound Drops Versus Euro, Yen and Dollar on Global Recovery Concern
- Euro Founding Father Works for Free Rescuing Greeks
- Swiss Stocks Decline; SMI Benchmark Heading for Its Second Weekly Loss
- German Stocks Decline; HeidelbergCement, Infineon Technologies Shares Drop
- French Stocks Fluctuate: EADS Drops While Sanofi-Aventis, Hi-Media Climb
- Sugar Supply in India May Be Surplus, Helping End Controls, Kingsman Says
- Northam Platinum May Raise $274 Million in Bond Sale to Fund Mine Project
- Sugar Prices May Fall Next Week on Signs of Faster Shipments From Brazil
- Nexen and Onex Shares May Move: Canadian Equity Preview for Aug. 20
- European Stocks Decline for a Third Day; Benchmark Stoxx 600 Drops 0.6%
- EADS, Hi-Media, Sanofi-Aventis Shares Are Active in Paris: French Equities
- Rubber Declines From Three-Month High on Yen, Concerns Demand May Weaken
- European Stocks Decline for a Third Day
- Yen Heads for a Weekly Gain as Recovery Concern Boosts Demand for Safety
- Swiss Stocks Decline for Second Day; Holcim, Zurich Financial Lead Retreat
- Copper Inventories in Shanghai Decline for the First Time in Three Weeks
- U.K. Stocks Erase Advance as BP Drops; FTSE 100 Index Is Little Changed
- U.K. Government Bonds Open Lower, Pushing the 10-Year Yield Up to 3.01%
- Japanese Yen Pares Its Earlier Advance Against the Dollar and the Euro
- European Stocks Fluctuate; U.S. Index Futures Advance, Asian Shares Drop
- Potash CEO Doyle Would Get $445 Million From BHP Offer
- German Government Bonds Fall; 10-Year Yield Rises 2 Basis Points to 2.32%
- Japanese Bonds Advance for Second Week on Slowdown Signs Boost Debt Demand
- Treasuries Heading For Weekly Advance as U.S. Reduces Size of Bond Sales
- Celesio, E.ON, ThyssenKrupp May Move in Frankfurt: German Equity Preview
- Alpiq, Credit Suisse, Holcim, Kuoni, Swiss Life: Swiss Equity Preview
- European Stock-Index Futures Decline; Dana May Gain on KNOC Takeover Offer
- GDF Suez, Hi-Media, Sanofi-Aventis, Total, Valeo: French Equity Preview
- European Stock-Index Futures Fall; Dana Petroleum May Gain on Hostile Bid
- Baht Heads for 13-Year High as Yield, Growth Draw Funds, Kasikornbank Says
- Dana, BP, Mitchells & Butlers, Stobart: U.K., Irish Equity Market Preview
- Korea National Oil Makes $2.9 Billion Bid for Dana
- Netherlands Unemployment Rate Held at 5.5% in July, Statistics Office Says
- Colombia May Announce Measures to Stem Peso Gains While Leaving Rate At 3%
- Korea National Makes Hostile $2.9 Billion Takeover Bid for Dana Petroleum
- Yen Advances to Seven-Week High Against Euro on Global Recovery Concerns
- Korea National Makes Hostile $2.7 Billion Takeover Bid for Dana Petroleum
- Clean Energy Investors Flash Cash for Ads in California Climate Law Battle
- Treasuries Head For Weekly Advance on Signs U.S. Economic Growth Slowing
- Wheat Gains Third Day as U.S. Export Sales Rise, Russia to Boost Imports
- Asian Currencies Rise This Week, Led by Baht, on Growth Outlook, Inflows
- Fuel Supplies Hitting Two-Decade High May Send Oil to $70: Energy Markets
- Treasuries Advance as Slide in Asian Stocks Boosts Demand for Safer Assets
- Fuel Supply at 20-Year High Hurts Oil: Energy Markets (Correct)
- Yen Gains Toward Seven-Week High Against Euro on Global Recovery Concerns
- Asian Stocks Slump as Demand Concern Drags Sharp, Toyota Lower
- Hong Kong Stocks Drop, Led by Developers; China Banks Fall on Provisions
- Provincials Top Governments First Time Since March Quarter: Canada Credit
- San Miguel Said to End Talks on $1 Billion Sale of Hot-Dog Unit
- Oil Trades Near 6-Week Low as U.S. Jobless Claims Prompt Recovery Concern
- Copper Declines, Erasing Early Gains, on Weaker-Than-Forecast U.S. Data
- China Stocks Fall, Paring Weekly Gain, as Developers Decline on Inflation
- Sri Lanka Cuts Interest Rate to Near Six-Year Low to Boost Economic Growth
- Rubber Declines From Three-Month High on Yen, Still Poised for Weekly Gain
- Fernandez Dollar Bonds Ending Longest Rally in 19 Months: Argentina Credit
- Yen Trades Near Seven-Week High Against Euro on Global Recovery Concerns
- U.S. 10-Year Notes Head for Fourth Weekly Gain; Kokusai Global Is Bullish
- Korea National Is Said to Make Hostile $2.7 Billion Bid for Dana Petroleum
- Wheat Gains as U.S. Export Sales Rise, Russia Says to Boost Grain Imports
- Gold May Advance as Concern Economic Recovery May Falter Boosting Demand
- Cnooc Banks on Acquisitions, China Oil Output for Growth as Profit Doubles
- Korea National Said to Make Hostile $2.7 Billion Bid for Dana Petroleum
- Cnooc Banks on Oil Acquisitions, Discoveries for Growth After Net Doubles
- Dell, Gap, Intuit, Marvell, Salesforce.com: U.S. Equity Preview
- Treasury 10-Year Notes Head for Fourth Weekly Advance on Signs of Slowdown
- Australian Dollar Heads for Second Weekly Loss on Global Slowdown Concern
- UBS Says Perception of Political Risk in Australia Is Deterring Investors
- Fuel Supplies Hitting Two-Year High May Send Oil Below $70: Energy Markets
- Drawing Blood Still to Come in Muni Business: Arthur Levitt
- Short Sellers Are Cutting Borrowing Costs of States: Joe Mysak
- Gold May Advance as Recovery Concern Spurs Demand, Survey Shows
- China Gold Stocks to Extend Rally on Inflation Outlook, Central China Says
- Pound May Extend Decline to Four-Week Low Against Yen: Technical Analysis
- Asian Stocks Fall as U.S. Economic Data Stoke Growth Concern
- Japanese Bonds Extend Weekly Gain as Slowdown Signs Spur Demand for Safety
- Toyota, Unilever Say Pakistan Sales to Decline as Flooding Destroys Crops
- Asian Stocks Fall as U.S. Economic Data Stoke Growth Concern; Nissan Drops
- UBS Says Foreign Investors Shunning Political Risk Ahead of Australia Poll
- Japanese Stocks Fall on U.S. Jobless Claims, Manufacturing; Sharp Slumps
- Gold May Advance as Economic Recovery Concern Spurs Demand, Survey Shows
- BP Well Manager Said No Warning of Blowout Before Disaster
- Toyota, Unilever Pakistan Sales May Decline After Floods Destroy Crops
- Wheat Futures in Chicago Rally Amid Increased Demand for U.S. Stockpiles
- Petrobras May Delay $25 Billion Share Sale, Two Government Officials Says
- Sugar Prices May Fall on Signs of Faster Shipments From Brazilian Ports
- Oil Trades Near 6-Week Low as U.S. Jobless Claims Prompt Recovery Concerns
- Japanese, Australian Stock Futures Fall on U.S. Jobs, Manufacturing Index
- Petrobras May Delay $25 Billion Share Sale, Two Government Officials Say
- Korean National Oil to Make $2.7 Billion Bid for Dana, Telegraph Reports
- Japanese Government Bonds May Advance on Evidence Global Growth Is Slowing
- Yen Rises Toward Seven-Week High Against Euro on Global Recovery Concerns
- Australian Dollar Falls, Heads for Second Weekly Drop, Amid Slowdown Signs
- GDF Suez, AXA Said Among Bidders for Exxon, Shell Gas Storage Facilities
- Japan, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia: Asia Bonds, Currency Preview
- GDF Suez, AXA Said to Be Among Bidders for Exxon, Shell Gas-Storage Assets
- Bank of Japan Intervention Risk at Six-Year High, Morgan Stanley Says
- Taiwan Grew Faster-Than-Expected as Exports Weathered Risks
- Commodities Tax Backlash May Undo Gillard Vote in Australian Mining States
- Tax Backlash May Undo Support for Labor, Gillard in Australian Mine States
- Blue Coat, Dell, Gap, Intuit, Marvell, Salesforce.com: U.S. Equity Preview
- Bank of Japan Intervention Risk at Six-Year High, JPMorgan Model Shows
- BGC Partners Adds More Than 100 Brokers With Purchase of Mint Businesses
- Nexen and Onex Shares Could Move: Canadian Equity Preview for Aug. 20
- Cotton Prices Rise on Signs of Stronger Asian Demand; Orange Juice Falls
- Gazprom Bond Risk Falls to 3-Month Low on Rising Cash Flow: Russia Credit
- JPMorgan to Offer $484.6 Million of Bonds Backed by Centro Properties Loan
- Akamai Options Trading Surges on Speculation Software Maker May Be Bought
- Canada Loonie Falls After Reports on Slowing U.S., Canada Economic Growth
- Sukuk at Four-Year Low Yields Failing to Deter Investors: Islamic Finance
- Akamai Technologies Options Trading Surges Amid Bets on Potential Takeover
|
|
|
| |
|
