Most stock indices traded higher, supported by the results of the Scotland's independence referendum. 55% of voters said "no" to independence.
Eurozone's adjusted current account surplus climbed to 18.7 billion euros in July from a surplus of 18.6 billion euros in June, beating expectations for a decline to a surplus of 14.3 billion euros. June's figure was revised up from a surplus of 13.1 billion euros.
German producer price index fell 0.1% in August, in line with expectations, after a 0.1% decrease in July.
Indexes on the close:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 100 6,837.92 +18.63 +0.27%
DAX 9,799.26 +1.13 +0.01%
CAC 40 4,461.22 -3.48 -0.08%
U.S. stock futures rose amid continued investor optimism that interest rates will remain low even as the world's biggest economy is strengthening.
Global markets:
Nikkei 16,321.17 +253.60 +1.58%
Hang Seng 24,306.16 +137.44 +0.57%
Shanghai Composite 2,329.45 +13.52 +0.58%
FTSE 6,864.24 +44.95 +0.66%
CAC 4,459.24 -5.46 -0.12%
DAX 9,826.56 +28.43 +0.29%
Crude oil $92.92 (-0.11%)
Gold $1223.90 (-0.25%)
(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)
Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 25.25 | +0.12% | 0.2K |
Visa | V | 217.00 | +0.26% | 1.2K |
The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 41.90 | +0.26% | 0.2K |
International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 194.27 | +0.27% | 1.1K |
3M Co | MMM | 147.25 | +0.28% | 0.6K |
Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 104.64 | +0.29% | 0.1K |
Boeing Co | BA | 128.98 | +0.31% | 0.6K |
Walt Disney Co | DIS | 90.64 | +0.33% | 1.3K |
McDonald's Corp | MCD | 93.80 | +0.34% | 3.3K |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 76.49 | +0.35% | 0.1K |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 107.75 | +0.37% | 1.4K |
Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 84.50 | +0.37% | 0.1K |
AT&T Inc | T | 35.30 | +0.40% | 14.5K |
Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 97.00 | +0.40% | 5.5K |
United Technologies Corp | UTX | 109.00 | +0.44% | 0.2K |
American Express Co | AXP | 90.53 | +0.48% | 2.2K |
Pfizer Inc | PFE | 30.73 | +0.49% | 0.7K |
Goldman Sachs | GS | 188.83 | +0.50% | 5.0K |
General Electric Co | GE | 26.34 | +0.50% | 4.6K |
Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 60.61 | +0.50% | 2.1K |
Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 49.96 | +0.54% | 11.4K |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co | DD | 71.61 | +0.58% | 1.4K |
JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 61.73 | +0.67% | 4.9K |
Travelers Companies Inc | TRV | 95.47 | +0.73% | 0.6K |
Nike | NKE | 82.60 | +0.77% | 3.3K |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 46.67 | -0.02% | 8.6K |
Intel Corp | INTC | 35.14 | -0.09% | 11.4K |
Home Depot Inc | HD | 92.00 | -0.10% | 6.5K |
Upgrades:
DuPont (DD) upgraded to Buy from Hold at BGC Financial
Downgrades:
Other:
Amazon.com (AMZN) target raised to $435 at RBC Capital Mkts
Yahoo! (YHOO) target raised to $48 from $44 at Piper Jaffray
Yahoo! (YHOO) target raised to $43 from $39 at Cantor Fitzgerald
Apple (AAPL) target raised to $110 from $106 at Cowen
Stock indices traded higher, driven by the results of the Scotland's independence referendum. 55% of voters said "no" to independence.
Eurozone's adjusted current account surplus climbed to 18.7 billion euros in July from a surplus of 18.6 billion euros in June, beating expectations for a decline to a surplus of 14.3 billion euros. June's figure was revised up from a surplus of 13.1 billion euros.
German producer price index fell 0.1% in August, in line with expectations, after a 0.1% decrease in July.
Current figures:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 6,866.58 +47.29 +0.69%
DAX 9,864.1 +65.97 +0.67%
CAC 40 4,470.3 +5.60 +0.13%
Asian stock closed higher as the results of the Scotland's independence referendum and U.S. initial jobless claims supported markets. 55% of Scottish voters said "no" to independence.
The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. in the week ending September 13 dropped by 36,000 to 280,000.
Japanese stocks were driven by the weaker yen. The Japanese yen hits 6-year low against the U.S. dollar after the results of the Scotland's independence referendum.
The all industry activity index in Japan declined 0.2% in July, missing expectations for a 0.4% gain, after a 0.3% fall in June. June's figure was revised up from a 0.4% drop.
Indexes on the close:
Nikkei 225 16,321.17 +253.60 +1.58%
Hang Seng 24,306.16 +137.44 +0.57%
Shanghai Composite 2,329.45 +13.52 +0.58%