Skip to content

Overnight Market News – August 18, 2010

 
  • BHP Billiton Ltd Makes USD 40B Takeover Offer for Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc After an Initial USD 39B Attempt was Rejected
  • General Motors Co to Consider the Sale of Preferred Stock to be Listed on the New York Stock Exchange Alongside its Initial Public Offering of Common Shares
  • Job Vacancies at London’s Financial-Services Companies Rose 7% in July to 6,048 from 5,645 in June as Firms Replaced Workers Lost During the Credit Crisis
  • Dell Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Fails to Win the Support of Over 25% of the Company’s Shareholders for Re-Election to the Board as Investors Seek a Change in Direction After Sales and Earnings Declined Two Consecutive Years
  • US Mortgage Applications Rise 13% Last Week as Low Interest Rates Propelled a 17.1% Increase in the Demand for Home Refinancing Loans to its Highest Level in 15 Months
  • Crude Oil Stands at USD 74.98 per Barrel
  • Ethanol Stands at USD 1.81 per Gallon
  • Natural Gas Stands at USD 4.27 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
  • Gold Stands at USD 1,223.00 per Troy Ounce
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Rises 103.84 Points (1.01%) to 10,405.85
  • London FTSE Index Falls 36.94 Points (0.69%) to 5,313.61
  • Japan Nikkei Index Rises 78.86 Points (0.86%) to 9,240.54
  • Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Falls 114.70 Points (0.54%) to 21,022.73
  • Brazil Bovespa Index Rises 881.88 Points (1.32%) to 67,583.77
Bookmark and Share

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *
*
*