Market summary

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World markets

Shanghai 3,013.41 -37.87 (-1.24%)
Nikkei 225 10,751.26 +86.31 (0.81%)
Hang Seng Index 21,209.74 -18.46 (-0.09%)
TSEC 7,748.33 -1.33 (-0.02%)
FTSE 100 5,634.13 +16.87 (0.30%)
CAC 40 3,936.27 +7.32 (0.19%)
S&P TSX 12,038.56 +58.86 (0.49%)
S&P/ASX 200 4,818.10 +3.90 (0.08%)
BSE Sensex 17,166.62 -1.34 (-0.01%)

Currencies

Euro - USD 1.3776 +0.0102 (0.75%)
USD - JPY 90.3400 -0.2000 (-0.22%)
GBP - USD 1.5155 +0.0089 (0.59%)
CAD - USD 0.9781 +0.0026 (0.26%)
USD - HKD 7.7586 -0.0005 (-0.01%)
USD - CNY 6.8255 -0.0011 (-0.02%)
AUD - USD 0.9175 +0.0035 (0.38%)

Bonds

3 Month 0.13% 0.00 (0.00%)
6 Month 0.20% 0.00 (0.00%)
2 Year 0.97% -0.01 (-1.02%)
5 Year 2.45% -0.01 (-0.41%)
10 Year 3.75% -0.02 (-0.53%)
30 Year 4.67% -0.01 (-0.21%)
Stocks boosted by retail sales
By CNNMoney.com staffMarch 12, 2010: 9:45 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks extend this week's gains at Friday's open after a government report showed surprising strength in retail sales for February. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) was up 19 points, or 0.2%, shortly after ...
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens higher after retail sales  
U.S. stocks begin up after upbeat retail sales  
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Market Chart
10,637.69 +25.85 (0.24%)
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Top stories

By MIN ZENG NEW YORK—Treasury prices fell further after US retail sales unexpectedly rose last month, lifting optimism on the economic outlook and denting the allure of low-risk government debt.
(Reuters) - The report by a court-appointed examiner into the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEHMQ.PK), the largest bankruptcy in US history, was made public on Thursday.
By Steve Goldstein US stock futures Friday pointed to an extension of the week's advance ahead of economic reports on retail sales and consumer confidence.
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose toward $83 on Friday, poised for a second consecutive weekly gain on a softening dollar and as views emerged that energy demand growth would continue in the developing world.
A man walks past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a ...

Sector summary

Sector Change % down / up
Basic Materials +0.96%
Capital Goods +0.27%
Conglomerates +0.59%
Cons. Cyclical +0.46%
Cons. Non-Cyclical +0.36%
Energy +0.40%
Financial +0.44%
Healthcare -0.30%
Services +0.34%
Technology +0.18%
Transportation -0.01%
Utilities +0.09%
Popular searches on GoogleChange Mkt Cap
NSM National Semiconductor Corporation 0.41% 3.42B
ST Sensata Technologies Holding NV 0.54% 3.18B
HIBB Hibbett Sports, Inc. -1.34% 698.83M
CTRN Citi Trends, Inc. 6.11% 466.79M
ANN AnnTaylor Stores Corp. -0.39% 1.14B
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -2.64% 2.95B
TSTR TerreStar Corporation -3.77% 142.52M
HOLX Hologic, Inc. -1.56% 4.91B
PSUN Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. -12.35% 333.20M
CLNE Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 0.49% 1.34B