Overnight Market News – June 30, 2009
- UK Says Economy Shrank by 2.4% in Q01 2009, Sharper than Previous Estimate of a 1.9% Decline and Worst Contraction Since 1958
- Japan’s Jobless Rate Jumps to 5.2% in May from 5.0% in April, Highest Level in Almost 6 Years
- European Inflation Posts First Annual Decline of 0.1% in June on Declining Energy and Food Costs
- General Motors Corp Nears Deal with RHJ International to Spin Off Opel Unit
- Johnson & Johnson Arm Receives USD 1.67B Verdict Against Abbott Laboratories in Patent Infringement Suit
- Chinalco to Take Up its Full Entitlement to Rio Tinto Plc’s USD 15.2B Share Issue
- Crude Oil Stands at USD 71.49 per Barrel
- Ethanol Stands at USD 1.79 per Gallon
- Natural Gas Stands at USD 3.94 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
- Gold Stands at USD 940.40 per Troy Ounce
- Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises 90.99 Points (1.08%)
- London FTSE Index Rises 8.41 Points (0.20%)
- Japan Nikkei Index Rises 174.97 Points (1.79%)
- Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Falls 149.78 Points (-0.81%)
- Brazil Bovespa Index Rises 651.97 Points (1.27%)
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