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Overnight Market News – September 3, 2009

 
  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Sees Faster Global Recovery This Year, Anticipates Economic Contraction for G7 Nations of 3.7% in 2009 vs Prior Forecast of 4.1%
  • European Central Bank Expected to Raise Economic Forecast and Hold Key Interest Rate at Record LO of 1% Following Today’s Meeting
  • European Union (EU) Begins Probe into Oracle Corp’s Takeover Bid for Sun Microsystems Inc Citing “Serious Concerns” in Database Market
  • Japanese Drugmaker, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co to Purchase Sepracor Inc for USD 2.6B as it Moves to Penetrate US Pharmaceuticals Market
  • Liquor Maker, Pernod Ricard SA Posts 13% Rise in Full-Year Earnings to EUR 1.35B on Reduced Costs and Absolut Vodka Acquisition
  • Orascom Construction Industries Q02 2009 Net Income Declines 58% to USD 102.4mm After One-Off Writedown and Worse-Than-Expected Performance of Grains Business
  • Crude Oil Stands at USD 68.05 per Barrel
  • Ethanol Stands at USD 1.64 per Gallon
  • Natural Gas Stands at USD 2.72 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
  • Gold Stands at USD 976.60 per Troy Ounce
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Jones Industrial Average Falls 29.93 Points (-0.32%)
  • London FTSE Index Falls 2.21 Points (-0.05%)
  • Japan Nikkei Index Nikkei Index Falls 65.82 Points (-0.64%)
  • Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Hang Seng Index Rises 239.68 Points (1.23%)
  • Brazil Bovespa Index Falls 429.24 Points (-0.77%)
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