Most of the Asian markets rose Tuesday as investors remained hopeful that the world's central banks would announce stimulus measures soon to help boost the global economic growth.
OCZ Technology Group, Green Dot, Exelixis, Mellanox Technologies, Nokia Corp, Synacor, Microsoft Corp, Statoil ASA and JPMorgan Chase & Co are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.
Asian stock markets advanced Monday on renewed hopes that policy makers in U.S. and Europe will announce further stimulus measures to spur economic growth when they hold policy meetings later this week.
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower opening Monday as investors remained cautious while waiting for the central banks around the world to announce stimulus measures to recover the economic growth.
Most European markets rose Monday amid expectations that the European Central Bank would announce stimulus measures to rejuvenate the euro zone economy.
Crude oil futures advanced Monday as sentiment was buoyed on speculation that major central banks around the world would act to tackle the deteriorating global economic conditions.
Most of the Asian markets rose Monday as investor confidence was lifted by the hope that the central bank around the globe would announce stimulus measures to regain the economic growth momentum.
Asian markets are expected to begin the week on upswing gains on the speculation of further stimulus measures from the central banks around the world to boost the fragile global economy. Most Asian markets ended last week on a negative note as investor confidence was weighed down by the mounting concerns over the euro zone debt crisis.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Friday were Sprint Nextel Corp, Belo Corp, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Green Dot Corp and Sauer-Danfoss Inc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Tata Motors Ltd, Owens & Minor, Infoblox and Graphic Packaging Holding Co.
Most of the Asian markets fell in the week following the revival of the investor concerns about the deepening debt burden faced by the euro zone and worsening global economic growth.
Expedia Inc, Barclays Plc, Synacor, Amgen, Nokia Corp, Starbucks Corp, Facebook, Logitech International, Newmont Mining and Zynga Inc are among the companies whose shares are moving in the premarket trading Friday.
Asian stock markets rallied Friday as comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president raised hopes for further central bank action in Europe to alleviate the sovereign debt crisis.
U.S. stock index futures point to a higher opening Friday following expectation among investors that central banks around the world will announce stimulus measures to regain the economic growth momentum.
Most European markets rose Friday amid hopes of stimulus measures to boost the economy after the European Central Bank promised to take steps to protect the euro.
Asian markets rose Friday as investor sentiment turned positive following the promise from European Central Bank to take necessary steps to save the euro zone from collapsing.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Thursday were Netsuite Inc, Rentech Nitrogen Partners, Foot Locker, Cash America International and ENSCO plc. The top after-market NYSE losers were Green Dot Corp, Fortune Brands Home & Security, Superior Energy Services, Newmont Mining Corp and Renren Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Unilever, Zynga Inc, Alcatel Lucent, Siemens AG, Telefonica S.A, Facebook and Groupon Inc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in the pre-market trading Thursday.
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower opening Thursday ahead of the Department of Labor's weekly jobless claims data and the Census Bureau's the durable goods orders data.
Asian stock markets advanced for the first time in five days on Thursday as disappointing U.S. housing data boosted hopes for further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Terex Corp, Trinity Industries, Skechers U.S.A, Thompson Creek Metals Company and Inphi Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Ferro Corp, Ruby Tuesday, Las Vegas Sands, Renren Inc and Newcastle Investment Corp.
Asian markets rose Thursday amid hopes that central banks all over the world would soon announce stimulus measures to tackle the weakening global economy.
Sunshine Heart, Arm Holdings, Seadrill Ltd, Qiagen NV, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Apple Inc, LivePerson and Deutsche Bank AG are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.
Asian stock markets declined Wednesday as mounting concerns over the euro zone debt crisis continued to weigh on the sentiment while disappointing earnings from Apple hit tech shares.
The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening Wednesday as investor confidence continued to be dragged down with no resolution to the euro zone crisis visible on the horizon.
Most European markets fell Wednesday as investors continued to have concerns of the worsening economic conditions in the euro zone.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Unisys Corp, Tempur-pedic International, McEwen Mining, InvenSense and Sanchez Energy Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were DigitalGlobe, Genco Shipping & Trading, International Game Technology, Crestwood Midstream Partners and Owens & Minor.
Most Asian markets fell Wednesday as investors continued to worry that the debt crisis faced by the euro zone would weigh down the global economic condition.
Traders piled into a frothy rally in the natural gas markets Tuesday, sending the price of the energy commodity to 2012 highs and seemingly hoping to turn a quick profit with a highly volatile trade before the market's momentum shifts.
Baidu.com, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, NXP Semiconductors, Telecom Italia, Elan Corp, Infosys Ltd, Banco Santander and Barclays Plc. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.
U.S. stock index futures point to a flat opening Tuesday as investor sentiment continue to be affected by the mounting borrowing costs faced by Spain and worsening economic condition of Greece.
