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Stock index futures signal lower Wall Street open
NEW YORK - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P; 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.2 to 0.5 percent.
European shares fall on Greek uncertainty
LONDON - European shares fell back from a six-month high early on Monday, with investors worried about whether Greece can avoid a messy default as its politicians struggled to agree austerity measures needed to secure a bailout package.
Gold slips as Greek bailout talks hurt euro, stocks
LONDON - Gold prices slipped in Europe on Monday, extending the previous session's 2 percent price drop, as concerns over the progress of talks on a Greek bailout weighed on the euro and on assets seen as higher risk such as stocks and commodities.
Euro, shares lower ahead of Greek high noon
LONDON - The euro and European shares retreated on Monday on nerves Greek would fail to come up with the political commitments needed to avoid a potential sovereign debt default, taking the shine off a U.S. jobs report that had brightened the global economic outlook.
Greek uncertainty pushes down euro as deadline nears
LONDON - The euro fell broadly on Monday on investor concern that Greek coalition parties had yet to sign off on the terms of a new bailout with a deadline imminent, keeping alive the risk of a messy default which could rock the currency bloc.
Oil dips below $114; Greek debt, Iran in focus
LONDON - Oil slipped under $114 a barrel on Monday as traders and investors worried that a failure to agree a deal with Greece for a second bailout would suppress demand in the eurozone, but renewed tensions with Iran kept a floor under prices.
Cars, software, services threaten EU-India trade deal
* Full accord unlikely before summit as leaders had hoped
Britain's FTSE dips as Greek deal goes to the wire
* Glencore falls on talk of higher premium for Xtrata deal
Europe shares fall as Greece bailout deadline looms
LONDON, Feb 6 - European shares fell back from a six-month high on Monday, with investors worried about whether Greece can avoid a messy default as its politicians struggle to agree austerity measures needed to secure a bailout package.
Nikkei closes at 3-month high on U.S. jobs data
* Nikkei rises to highest level since late October * Nikon ends near 21-mth peak after revising up f'casts * Panasonic surges 6 pct, all bad news seen out * Tokyo Electron sheds 8 pct after cutting orders outlook By Mari Saito and Dominic Lau TOKYO, Feb 6 - The Nikkei average closed at a three-month high on Monday, shrugging off a disappointing earnings season for Japanese firms as robust jobs data boosted confidence in an economic recovery in the United States.
Hong Kong shares break winning streak, China flat
* Early gains reversed after indexes meet stiff resistance
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DOW | 12,862.23 | +156.82 | +1.23% |
S&P; 500 | 1,344.90 | +19.36 | +1.46% |
NASDAQ | 2,905.66 | +45.98 | +1.61% |
TR US Index | 122.76 | +1.84 | +1.52% |
Sector Summary
Energy | -0.18% |
Basic Materials | -0.37% |
Industrials | +0.11% |
Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.30% |
Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | -0.24% |
Financials | -0.20% |
Healthcare | -0.16% |
Technology | -0.03% |
Telecoms | -0.17% |
Utilities | -0.22% |
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