Brazil stocks edge higher after being battered in previous session

July 3rd, 2009 Brazil stocks down again after US job lossesSAO PAULO — Brazilian stocks are down for the second day in a row after weak U.S. jobs data raised doubts about recovery for the world's biggest economy.

April 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Investors ended a winning streak for the Indian equities markets Thursday as they booked profits in key sectoral stocks, resulting in a key index losing 300 points over its previous close after opening the day in the green. Markets around the globe seemed to be moving on different wavelengths as European markets, which came alive before Indian bourses shut shop, were trading in the green and Asian markets being either in the red or just holding on to their previous closing figures.

April 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian equities markets were trading in the green Monday, with a key index ruling about 1.43 percent higher than its previous close around noon after soaring more than 2.7 percent on opening. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex), which opened at 10,521.78 points, was trading at 10,497.09 points - 1.43 percent or 148.26 points higher than its Thursday close of 10,348.83 points.

April 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets continued to climb Thursday as investors lapped up stocks in key sectors. The Sensex was up 4.42 percent a little before noon.

April 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed higher Wednesday after being in the red for a major part of the day as investors bought lower valued realty, IT and oil and gas stocks. A key index closed almost 2 percent higher than its previous close, with gains being seen across a number of stocks and sectors.

March 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Firm global markets helped Indian bourses keep up with the bull rally for the second consecutive day Tuesday, with a key index ruling 2.6 percent higher than its previous close a little before noon. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex), which opened at 9,549.52 points, higher than its 9,424.02-point close Monday, was at 9,669.31 points, 2.6 percent or 245.29 points higher than its previous close.

March 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Buoyed by strong Asian cues, Indian equities markets shot into the green Monday, with a key index ruling 2.48 percent higher than its previous close. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensitive Index (Sensex), which opened at 9,040.3 points, higher than its 8,966.68 point close Friday, was at 9,188.77 points late in the morning, 2.48 percent or 222.09 points higher than its previous close.

January 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets, which opened higher Tuesday, kept rising during mid-day trade, with a key index ruling about 3.02 percent higher than its last close at around 1:30 p.m. The sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (Sensex) was at 8,950.38 points, 3.02 percent or 261.8 points higher than its previous close.

January 26th, 2009 TOKYO - Stocks ended Tuesday morning trading higher in Tokyo as investors bought back battered shares after the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average hit a three-month low the previous day. The Nikkei index ended morning trading up 267.93 points, or 3.49 percent, at 7,950.07, and the broader Topix index of all first section issues also rose 26.59 points, or 3.46 percent, to 794.87.

January 15th, 2009 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday on the back of an overnight rebound in the US market and a weaker yen. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average, which lost nearly five percent the previous day, advanced 101.62 points, or 1.27 percent, to 8,124.93 in early trading.

January 13th, 2009 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks closed modestly higher Wednesday as investors bought back previous day's battered-shares, but gains were limited due to lingering economic worries. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average was slightly up 24.54 points, or 0.3 percent, at 8,438.45.

January 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equity markets Wednesday broke the downtrend since the middle of last week, with investors deciding to take profits by short-covering their positions, and a key index ending trade about 3.3 percent above its previous close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) shut shop 3.3 percent or 299.13 points higher than its previous close Tuesday ending trade at 9,370.49 points.

January 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were holding on to the small gains of early morning trade at noon Tuesday. A key index was 0.35 percent higher than its previous close.

December 31st, 2008 MUMBAI - The new year brought some joy to Indian equities markets with a key index opening higher than its previous close and about an hour later staying about 1.01 percent higher than its previous close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was trading at 9,744.5 points around 11 a.m.

December 29th, 2008 TOKYO - Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday in the year's final half-day trading session. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 112.39 points, or 1.