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Overnight Market News – December 29, 2011

 
  • The Euro Falls to a 10-Year Low Against the Yen Amid Concern the European Central Bank (ECB) Will Inject More Cash into the Financial System
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Slump 16% to USD 457.1B, Putting the Fourth Quarter on Course To Be the Slowest Since At Least Mid-2010
  • China Outshines the US As the Top Venue for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) for the Third Consecutive Year Despite Steep Share Price Declines
  • Alibaba Group Inc Hires a Washington Lobbying Firm, Signaling its Willingness to Bid for Yahoo Inc in the Event that Talks to Unwind Their Asian Partnership Fail
  • Nomura Holdings Inc Surpasses Goldman Sachs Group Inc to Hold the Top Spot for M&A Advisory in Japan in 2011, After Two Months of Competing Head-to-Head
  • Crude Oil Rises USD 0.15 to USD 99.51 per Barrel
  • Ethanol Stands at USD 2.23 per Gallon
  • Natural Gas Rises USD 0.02 to USD 3.14 per British Thermal Unit (Btu)
  • Silver Falls USD 0.41 to USD 26.78 per Troy Ounce
  • Gold Falls USD 33.00 to USD 1,530.00 per Troy Ounce
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Falls 139.94 Points (1.14%) to 12,151.40
  • London FTSE Index Rises 7.64 Points (0.14%) to 5,515.04
  • The Japan Nikkei Index Falls 24.73 Points (0.29%) to 8,398.89
  • Hong Kong Hang Seng Index Falls 120.75 Points (0.65%) to 18,397.90
  • Brazil Bovespa Index Falls 1,471.44 Points (2.54%) to 56,533.80
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