EQUITIES

World stocks ratcheted higher on Thursday, adding to December's rally, and U.S. Treasuries steadied following their recent sharp sell off.

Temporary workers at Hyundai Motor <005380.KS> on Thursday agreed to end a one-month sit-in, pushing up shares of the South Korean top automaker.

U.S. Treasury prices edged up on Thursday as bargain hunters entered the fray after a two-day surge in yields while Asian stocks rose on hopes that stimulus measures will help the U.S. economy in the near term.

The bond market's horrific two-month stretch is teaching U.S. investors who poured some $700 billion into fixed income mutual funds in recent years a harsh lesson about risk.

U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday as gains in financial and technology stocks offset declines caused by a recent surge in bond yields.

Stocks were little changed on Wednesday, with investors staying cautious on a strong dollar and higher bond yields, but analysts didn't rule out a year-end rally.

Stocks were little changed on Wednesday, with investors staying cautious on a strong dollar and higher bond yields, but analysts didn't rule out a year-end rally.

Stocks were nearly flat on Wednesday, with investors pulling back on a strong dollar and higher bond yields, but analysts didn't rule out a year-end rally.

Stocks were little changed on Wednesday, weighed by gains in the dollar and higher bond yields, but analysts said they expect the market to regroup before attempting a rally into year-end.

Stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday, pressured by rising bond yields and a stronger dollar.

The S&P 500 was set to rise modestly at the open on Wednesday, boosted by positive corporate news, but a rise in bond yields and the dollar could limit gains.

Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday, pressured by rising bond yields and a stronger dollar.

Stocks rose and U.S. government bonds saw their worst sell-off in 18 months on Wednesday as a deal on U.S. taxes highlighted Washington's expansionary fiscal stance and its likely impact on growth and future deficits.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.11 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.41 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.03 percent at 1049 GMT.

Volume in stocks surged on Tuesday as more than 11 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq.

Stocks sharply pared gains late Tuesday afternoon, with indexes pulling back after news that federal authorities have ramped up an investigation into insider trading on Wall Street.

The S&P 500 climbed to a fresh two-year intraday high on Tuesday as investors bet a deal to extend tax breaks will prompt increased spending and buoy the economy while preserving returns for shareholders.

U.S. equities are the cheapest major asset class and the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 stock index will rise 20 percent in 2011, veteran money manager Martin Sass said on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks climbed to a fresh two-year intraday high on Tuesday as investors bet a deal to extend tax breaks will prompt increased spending and buoy the economy while preserving returns for shareholders.

Stocks jumped to a fresh two-year intraday high on Tuesday as investors bet that a deal to extend tax breaks will prompt increased spending and buoy the economy.

Wall Street was set to rise strongly on Tuesday as investors bet that a deal to extend tax breaks will prompt increased spending and buoy the economy.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday after President Barack Obama forged a compromise with Republicans to extend Bush-era tax breaks for two years.

Global equities advanced on Tuesday after a compromise deal to extend expiring U.S. tax cuts, though the euro zone's debt crisis and speculation over a possible interest rate rise in China kept them in check. The euro rose on optimism that Irish lawmakers will pass its toughest ever budget later in the day. The single currency remained vulnerable, however, with European policymakers dithering ove...

PARIS - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, after President Barack Obama announced plans to extend tax breaks.

Asian stocks got a tentative boost on Tuesday from U.S. President Barack Obama's compromise deal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts, while the euro ticked up but remained vulnerable to debt-related pressure.

Worries about Europe's debt crisis frustrated investors looking for a reason to take stocks to new highs for the year as the major indexes ended flat on Monday.

Worries about Europe's debt crisis frustrated investors looking for a reason to take shares to new highs for the year as major averages ended flat on Monday.

U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday, held in check by worries about Europe's debt crisis, which frustrated investors looking for a reason to take shares to new highs for the year.

Stocks were little changed on Monday as investors were cautious before moves by euro zone officials to keep a debt crisis contained, but the S&P 500 stood within points of a new high for the year.