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Overnight Market News – August 19, 2009

 
  • PetroChina Co Signs USD 41.1B Liquefied-Natural-Gas (LNG) Deal With Exxon Mobil to Purchase Gas from a Field Off Australia’s North-Western Coast
  • Hewlett-Packard Co Posts Slightly Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter Results Reporting Profits of USD 1.6B on Strong Server Sales
  • US Tax-Evasion Amnesty Program Identifies Ten More Swiss and European Banks Which Held Wealthy US Citizens Accounts, Credit Suisse Group AG and Julius Baer Holding AG Are Included
  • China’s Bank of Communications Ltd Posts Better-Than-Expected Second Quarter Profits of USD 1.1B, Aided by Record Credit Growth
  • Australian Airline, Qantas Airways Year-End Profits Decline Significantly, Falling 88% to USD 96.5mm Despite Increased Cost-Cutting Strategies
  • Egypt’s Sovereign Credit Ratings Outlook Raised to “Stable” from “Negative” By Moody’s Investors Services, Citing Lower Inflation and “the Government’s Efforts to Contain Fiscal Pressures”
  • Crude Oil Stands at USD 68.84 per Barrel
  • Ethanol Stands at USD 1.66 per Gallon
  • Natural Gas Stands at USD 3.05 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
  • Gold Stands at USD 935.80 per Troy Ounce
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises 82.60 Points (0.90%)
  • London FTSE Index Falls 38.80 Points (-0.83%)
  • Japan Nikkei Index Falls 80.96 Points (-0.79%)
  • Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Falls 352.04 Points (-1.73%)
  • Brazil Bovespa Index Rises 530.55 Points (0.96%)
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