Overnight Market News – July 9, 2009
- Bank of England Holds Benchmark Interest Rate at 0.5% for Fourth Consecutive Month
- American International Group Inc (AIG) Revives Talks with Rival MetLife Inc Over Sale of American Life Insurance Co (Alico)
- China’s Passenger Car Vehicle Sales Jump 48% to 873k Units in June from May on More Government Stimulus Spending, Biggest Increase Since February 2006
- Costco Wholesale Corp Reports 6% Decline in Same-Store Sales Open at Least a Year in June from May, in Line with Market Expectations
- Australia’s Unemployment Rate Hits Six Year HI of 5.8% in June Up from 5.7% in May, Beating Analysts’ Forecast of 5.9%
- Crude Oil Stands at USD 61.26 per Barrel
- Ethanol Stands at USD 1.58 per Gallon
- Natural Gas Stands at USD 3.43 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
- Gold Stands at USD 915.20 per Troy Ounce
- Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises 14.81 Points (0.18%)
- London FTSE Index Rises 29.63 Points (0.72%)
- Japan Nikkei Index Falls 129.69 Points (-1.38%)
- Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Rises 69.52 Points (0.39%)
- Brazil Bovespa Index Falls 279.15 Points (-0.56%)
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