GLOBAL MARKETS

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly lower open Wednesday as investors remained cautious waiting for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to announce monetary easing measures at the Jackson Hole symposium later this wee

Asian stock markets ended mixed Wednesday as investors remained in a waiting mode ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.

Most European markets fell Wednesday as investors remained watchful waiting for the euro zone policymakers to come up with stimulus measures to rejuvenate the faltering economy.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Pandora Media, WellPoint, AuRico Gold Inc, Navios Maritime Partners and H.J. Heinz Co. The top after-market NYSE losers were Dycom Industries, Imax Corp, Graphic Packaging Holding, RadioShack Corp and 3D Systems Corp.

Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors remained watchful waiting for policymakers around the world to announce stimulus measures to boost the faltering global economy.

Best Buy Co, Aixtron SE, Nokia Corp, Sterlite Industries India, Pluristem Therapeutics, Seadrill and Zynga Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Tuesday as investors follow a waiting strategy anticipating that the Federal Reserve will soon announce stimulus measures to rejuvenate the economic growth.

Asian stock markets mostly ended lower Tuesday as investors await the central bankers' meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to discuss monetary policy later this week.

Most of the European markets fell Tuesday as investors remained cautious waiting for the euro zone policymakers to come up with stimulus measures to rejuvenate the faltering economy.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Brown Shoe Co, Molycorp, PVH Corp, Nam Tai Electronics and Fibria Celulose. The top after-market NYSE losers were STMicroelectronics, New America High Income Fund, Rogers Communication, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes and AK Steel Holding Corp.

Most of the Asian markets fell Monday as investor concerns of the weakening global economic condition were revived as Japan's government lowered its assessment of the country's economy.

Markets from stocks to currencies were caught in ranges Tuesday as investors waited for a gathering of central bankers and economists at Jackson Hole, Wyo., later in the week for clues over the Federal Reserve's potential easing options.

ImmunoGen Inc, Nokia Corp, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Research In Motion, Apple Inc, Hewlett-Packard, Partner Communications and Tata Motors Ltd. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

U.S. stock index futures point to a mixed open Monday as investors remained cautious waiting for the Federal Reserve to announce monetary easing measures to revive economic growth momentum.

Most of the European markets fell Monday as investors remained watchful waiting for policymakers around the world to announce stimulus measures to boost the faltering global economy.

Most of the Asian markets fell Monday as investors' concerns about the faltering global economy undermined the expectations for stimulus measures from China and the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Most Asian markets ended on a negative note last week as disappointing economic reports on China and the euro zone revived concerns over the floundering global economy while the lack of stimulus measures from policymakers also weighed.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Delek US Holdings, Cenveo, Demand Media, Magnum Hunter Resources and Radioshack Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Stillwater Mining, Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Hovnanian Enterprises, Standard Pacific Corp and SM Energy Co.

Most of the Asian markets fell in the week as investor confidence was dragged down by the lack of stimulus measures from policymakers to support the global economy and regain growth momentum.

Burger King Worldwide, Best Buy, Logitech International, Silver Standard Resources, Hewlett-Packard, Salesforce.com, Nokia Corp and Barclays Plc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Friday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a flat open Friday ahead of the Census Bureau's durable goods orders data.

Most of the European markets fell Friday as investors were worried that the economic condition of the euro zone continued to weaken.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were SuperValu Inc, Tahoe Resources, Black Hills Corp, Yingli Green Energy Holding and McEwen Mining Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Salesforce.com, Solera Holdings, Hormel Foods, General Growth Properties and Sprint Nextel Corp.

Most of the Asian markets fell Friday as investors' concerns about the faltering global economy were revived since the Markit Flash Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index, released Thursday, indicated that the economic outlook was worsening.

Asian shares retreated from a two-week high Friday on scaled back expectations of more stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve and growth concerns after manufacturing surveys from the euro zone and China depicted a bleak outlook.

China Unicom, Ancestry.com, Logitech International, Zynga, Newmont Mining, Infosys, Hewlett-Packard Co and Whitestone REIT are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.

Most of the Asian markets rose Thursday amid hopes that the U.S. and China would soon announce stimulus measures to tackle the weakening global economy.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Thursday as investor sentiment was lifted by expectations that policy makers around the world would announce monetary easing measures to regain the economic growth momentum.

European markets rose Thursday as investors were hopeful ahead of the meetings between the Greek and other euro zone leaders this week to discuss measures to tackle the economic and financial instability affecting Greece.