Market summary
Sep 3 - Markets closed
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World markets
| Shanghai | 2,681.46 | +26.07 (0.98%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 9,260.98 | +146.85 (1.61%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 21,257.50 | +286.00 (1.36%) |
| TSEC | 7,899.43 | +69.22 (0.88%) |
| FTSE 100 | 5,428.15 | +57.11 (1.06%) |
| DJ EURO STOXX 50 | 2,746.23 | +31.04 (1.14%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,672.20 | +40.77 (1.12%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,144.92 | +33.83 (0.28%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,566.40 | +25.20 (0.55%) |
| BSE Sensex | 18,371.98 | +150.55 (0.83%) |
Bonds
| 3 Month | 0.10% | -0.01 (-9.09%) |
| 6 Month | 0.16% | -0.01 (-5.88%) |
| 2 Year | 0.51% | -0.02 (-3.77%) |
| 5 Year | 1.48% | -0.02 (-1.33%) |
| 10 Year | 2.70% | -0.04 (-1.46%) |
| 30 Year | 3.78% | -0.06 (-1.56%) |
Obama's 'New Economic Plan': Too Little, Too Late?
By CHRISTINA CAPATIDES and DAVID KERLEY Back from Camp David today, President Obama is preparing to hit the campaign trail Monday unveiling his "new economic plan," with additional tax cuts, but Republicans are already dubbing it too little, too late.
Dow Jones It's been more than a century since President Grover Cleveland signed the law that made the first Monday in September a federal holiday for working stiffs, but this Labor Day finds Americans in an economic squeeze that leaves little to celebrate.
The ousted chief executive of computer maker Hewlett-Packard is likely to serve under his friend and CEO of the business software firm, Larry Ellison, who in an e-mail had scolded HP for its decision.
By Angus Whitley Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Group Ltd. tumbled to a 15-month low in Sydney trading after saying first-half profit will fall 25 percent as faltering markets sap the flow of deals.
By Tim Culpan and Frederik Balfour - Mon Sep 06 01:17:46 GMT 2010 Foxconn said last month it may hire as many as 400000 workers, more than triple the combined workforces of Microsoft Corp.
By Norie Kuboyama Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 138.49, or 1.5 percent, to 9252.62 as of the midday trading break in Tokyo.
Sector summary
| Sector | Change | % down / up | |||||||
| Basic Materials | +0.88% |
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| Capital Goods | +1.45% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.41% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | +1.55% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | +0.46% |
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| Energy | +1.21% |
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| Financial | +1.51% |
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| Healthcare | +0.70% |
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| Services | +1.10% |
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| Technology | +1.64% |
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| Transportation | +1.08% |
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| Utilities | +0.63% |
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| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| ULTA | Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | 18.31% | 1.54B |
| FNSR | Finisar Corporation | 14.62% | 1.18B |
| GMT- | GATX Corp. PRFD | 11.63% | 6.94B |
| MCP | Molycorp, Inc. | 10.36% | 1.58B |
| ESL | Esterline Technologies Corporation | 9.91% | 1.64B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | -4.84% | 1.83B |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | -3.02% | 1.51B |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Company | -2.97% | 12.29B |
| TDF | Templeton Dragon Fund Inc | -2.81% | 1.04B |
| BAK | Braskem SA (ADR) | -2.81% | 7.05B |
Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.
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