UAE calls for establishment of regional stock market

October 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities markets turned volatile Thursday morning, slipped into the red shortly before noon. At 11.48 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was at 17,096.91 points -- 29.93 points or 0.17 percent below Wednesday's close at 17,126.84 points.

September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of Indian equities markets extended its gains Wednesday and was ruling 1.38 percent higher than its previous close in the afternoon. Around 2.05 p.m., the 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex, which had crossed the 17,000-mark earlier, was ruling at 17,085.48 points, up 232.57 points or 1.38 percent.

September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) climbed above 17,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since May 2008. The BSE index rose to more than one percent in its early trade as investors betted on strong quarterly earnings.

September 30th, 2009 Long-term Treasurys fall modestly as stocks riseNEW YORK — Long-term Treasurys fell modestly Wednesday, pushing yields higher, as investors cautiously bought into the stock market on the last day of the third quarter. The price of the benchmark 10-year note fell 5/32 to 102 18/32, pushing its yield up to 3.32 percent from 3.29 percent late Tuesday.

September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were trading on a fairly tepid note a little after noon Thursday, although a key index recovered after falling steeply in the morning session and was ruling 0.74 percent lower than its previous close. At 12.49 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,905.5 points, was ruling at 16,595.38 points, 124.12 points or 0.74 percent lower than Wednesday's close of 16,719.5 points.

September 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - A key index of the Indian equities market was ruling 0.78 percent higher than its previous close about an hour after noon Tuesday after having opened only marginally higher. At 12.40 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened marginally higher at 16,805.22 points against Friday's close at 16,741.3 points, was ruling 130.08 points or 0.78 percent higher at 16,871.38 points.

September 8th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal's Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala left for China on Tuesday. Before embarking on her trip, she said the visit would focus on reducing the trade imbalance between the two countries and to seek support from Beijing on promoting regional peace and timely completion of the constitution-writing task.

August 31st, 2009 Scotts Miracle-Gro names 3 operating office execsMARYSVILLE, Ohio — Lawn and garden products maker Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. named three regional operating office leaders Monday as part of its plan to drive the long-term growth of its core consumer business.

August 22nd, 2009 Summary Box: Dow Jones might sell storied indexWALL STREET ICON: Dow Jones & Co. is considering selling its stock-market indexing business, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

August 6th, 2009 China weighs opening market to foreign stocksBEIJING — China's main stock exchange plans to launch an international board next year that would allow foreign companies to sell shares denominated in Chinese currency for the first time, a news report said. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is working on the board as part of efforts to promote the city as a regional financial center, the newspaper Shanghai Daily said, citing a Shanghai deputy mayor.

August 4th, 2009 Canada's market back to October levelsTORONTO — Canada's main stock exchange closed above 11,000 points for the first time in 10 months. The Toronto stock exchange soared 230.95 points or 2.14 percent to 11,018.10 on Tuesday, surpassing the 11,000 mark in the final moments of trading for the first time since Oct.

July 29th, 2009 Chinese stocks dive after huge IPOBEIJING — China's main stock market index has dived nearly 8 percent after the world's biggest initial public offering this year started trading. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was down 7.7 percent in afternoon trading after shares from the $7.3 billion IPO by China State Construction Engineering entered the market.

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday approved payment of $239.93 million to the South Asian University, which is scheduled to begin functioning in the national capital from 2010. The union cabinet Thursday approved payment of $239.93 million to the varsity, which is around 79 percent of the total cost of the full establishment of the University until 2014.

June 2nd, 2009 KeyCorp raises $1 billion in new capitalCLEVELAND — Regional bank KeyCorp said Tuesday it raised $1 billion through an "at the market" stock offer as part of its plan to bridge a capital reserve gap the government said it would face if the economy worsens. The $1 billion was $250 million more than Key initially planned to raise through the "at the market" offer, which is when a firm sells shares of common stock at market prices in smaller batches over the course of a set period.

June 2nd, 2009 Walgreen, GlaxoSmithKline, Barclays are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Walgreen Co., up 48 cents at $31.62 The drugstore operator said its same-store sales rose 1 percent in May, helped by a jump in pharmacy sales. Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., up 96 cents at $34.17 The bottler lifted its full-year earnings outlook for the second time in less than two months, citing the decline of commodity costs.