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25-Apr-2014 22:54
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so Monday expect sti to head up. even though dow is red. we see that before.
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WanSiTong
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25-Apr-2014 15:03
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Published April 25, 2014
Singapore factory output up 12.1% in March
 SINGAPORE' S manufacturing sector expanded by a surprising 12.1 per cent in March compared to a year ago, thanks to double-digit jumps in transport engineering and biomedical output. This came after February' s revised year-on-year pace of 13.1 per cent (previously estimated at 12.8 per cent). The 18 economists polled by Bloomberg prior to the data release had a median growth forecast of 6.4 per cent. Although the biomedical manufacturing cluster grew 16.4 per cent in March from a year ago - helped by a 19.4 per cent expansion in the pharmaceuticals segment - it was not the sole driver of growth. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Friday that industrial production would have increased 10.9 per cent. Output of the transport engineering cluster surged 29.4 per cent, boosted by its marine & offshore engineering segment. EDB said the segment expanded 45.1 per cent, with " several rig building and ship building projects achieving milestone completion" last month. All other clusters also expanded in March. Electronics production grew 8.7 per cent year-on-year, driven by a 14.1 per cent output increase in the semiconductors segment. In sequential terms, manufacturing output outstripped the market' s expectations to climb 6.1 per cent from February, after seasonal adjustments. The 9 economists polled by Bloomberg had a median forecast of just 1.5 per cent month-on-month growth. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output rose 1.6 per cent month-on-month, EDB said. |
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WanSiTong
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25-Apr-2014 14:33
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Published April 25, 2014
URA private home price index down 1.3% in Q1
 PRICES of private residential properties dropped 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year over the preceding quarter, according to latest figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority released on Friday morning. This follows a 0.9 per cent drop in the previous quarter. Price declines were seen across all segments of the private residential property market. Prices of non-landed properties in the Core Central Region declined by 1.1 per cent, following the 2.1 per cent decrease in the previous quarter. In the Outside Central Region, where mass market homes are located, prices declined by 0.1 per cent, following the one per cent decline in the previous quarter. Prices in the Rest of Central Region fell 3.3 per cent, after registering a marginal 0.4 per cent increase in the previous quarter. |
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25-Apr-2014 12:39
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Magnitude: 6.6 Location: 94km S of Port Hardy, Canada Time:Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:10:12 GMT Where next big big ???? around california ????? the fire ring ??? |
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WanSiTong
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25-Apr-2014 09:17
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Asian Stocks Decline as Yen Rises Amid Ukraine TensionsBy Jonathan Burgos Apr 25, 2014 8:11 AM GMT+0800
Asian stocks fell for a second day, with the regional benchmark index heading for a one-week low, as the yen strengthened after tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalated, dimming the outlook for Japanese exporters. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.1 percent to 138.43 as of 9:02 a.m. in Tokyo. The gauge is heading for an 0.5 percent decline this week after preliminary China manufacturing data signaled persistent weakness in the world&rsquo s second-largest economy. &ldquo There&rsquo s increasing concern about the China slowdown,&rdquo said John Vail, Tokyo-based chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management Co., which manages about $157 billion.&ldquo We went to neutral on equities at the beginning of March because of Ukraine and China&rsquo s troubles.&rdquo Japan&rsquo s Topix index declined 0.2 percent after the yen strengthened yesterday against the dollar as a flareup in tensions between Russia and Ukraine stoked haven demand. Tokyo&rsquo s inflation jumped the most since 1992 after the national consumption-tax hike took effect on April 1. President Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine against continuing its anti-separatist offensive after government troops killed five rebels and prompted Russia&rsquo s military to begin new drills on the border. South Korea&rsquo s Kospi index fell 0.2 percent. Markets in Australia and New Zealand are closed for holiday, while those in China and Hong Kong have yet to open. China SharesChina&rsquo s crackdown on online pornography sank Sina Corp. in U.S. trading, with shares of the country&rsquo s biggest micro-blogging service sliding 3.1 percent to a one-year low. The Bloomberg China-US Equity Index of the most-traded Chinese stocks in New York rose 0.1 percent, with American depositary receipts of Baidu Inc., operator of China&rsquo s largest Internet search engine, soaring more than 5 percent in after-hours trading on first-quarter profit that beat estimates. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index traded at 12.6 times estimated earnings yesterday compared with 16 for the Standard & Poor&rsquo s 500 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Futures on the S& P 500 Index were little changed. The U.S. benchmark gauge gained 0.2 percent yesterday as stocks rallied after Apple Inc. results topped estimates to offset a slump in phone shares. |
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WanSiTong
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25-Apr-2014 06:14
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U.S. Stocks Rise as Technology Shares Rally With Apple U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard& Poor&rsquo s 500 Index trading near a record, as technology companies rallied after Apple Inc. results topped estimates to offset a slump in phone shares. Apple jumped 8.2 percent, the most in two years, after selling more iPhones than analysts predicted. Verizon Communications Inc. led declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and AT& T Inc. sank a second day, amid concerns that price competition is shifting wireless revenue. Qualcomm Inc. sank 3.5 percent as results fell short of forecasts. Zimmer Holdings Inc. surged 12 percent after it agreed to buy Biomet Inc. in a deal valued at $13.4 billion. The S& P 500 rose 0.2 to 1,878.61 at 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged at 16,501.65. The Nasdaq 100 Index, which includes Apple (AAPL), climbed 1 percent. About 6.2 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 10 percent below the three-month average. &ldquo The earnings were decent overnight, especially from the tech sector, but we&rsquo re facing the headwind of strong momentum the six days before yesterday,&rdquo Joe Bell, senior equity analyst at Cincinnati-based Schaeffer&rsquo s Investment Research Inc., said in a phone interview. &ldquo We&rsquo re facing an overbought situation and a bit of profit-taking mid-day.&rdquo U.S. stocks have repeatedly failed to climb from the S& P 500&rsquo s current level. The gauge earlier this week rose to within six points of the all-time high of 1,890.9 reached April 2. It fell 0.2 percent yesterday, snapping a six-day rally that was the longest since September, and trades at 17 times reported earnings, near its highest valuation in four years. The Dow average fluctuated today, rising as much 0.2 percent and sinking 0.3 percent during the session, as investors weighed earnings from Caterpillar Inc., Verizon and 3M Co. Broader gauges briefly turned lower earlier today amid reports of escalating violence in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin warned the country against continuing its anti-separatist offensive after government troops killed five rebels and prompted Russia&rsquo s military to begin new drills on the two nations&rsquo border. An agreement to disarm rebels signed last week in Geneva by Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and the U.S. is on the brink of collapse. President Barack Obama said today the U.S. and its allies have additional sanctions against Russia ready to go because Putin&rsquo s government has yet to abide by the accord. Data from the Commerce Department today showed orders for durable goods such as cars and computers rose more than forecast in March, pointing to faster production that will help spur the economy. Separate data showed more Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week. Of the 204 companies in the S& P 500 that have released earnings this season, 76 percent have exceeded analysts&rsquo profit estimates, while 53 percent have beaten sales projections, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Some 64 S& P 500 members report today making it the busiest of the period. Analysts predict companies on the benchmark gauge will collectively report a 0.7 percent increase in first-quarter profit and a 2.6 percent increase in revenue. &ldquo There&rsquo s no question earnings numbers were good, but there was some anticipation of it to a certain degree,&rdquo John Manley, who helps oversee about $233 billion as chief equity strategist for Wells Fargo Funds Management in New York, said in a phone interview. &ldquo I still tend to think, at the end of the day, that we&rsquo re going to see earnings be the more important thing that drives the market.&rdquo The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, a measure of stock volatility known as the VIX, rose 0.4 percent to 13.32 for a second day of gains. Six of the 10 main S& P 500 groups retreated today, with phone stocks sinking 1.7 percent, adding to a 2.2 percent slide yesterday. Technology shares jumped 1.1 percent to pace gains. |
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25-Apr-2014 06:39
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Stocks: Tug of war on Wall Street 
Click for more market data. The bulls and bears had a tug of war Thursday as they debate corporate earnings, renewed geopolitical tensions and a recent spate of merger news.The Dow Jones industrial average ended flat. The S& P 500 and the Nasdaq both posted small gains. All three indexes drifted between small gains and losses throughout the day. Only the S& P 500 is up for the year so far. The Ukraine factor Stocks came under pressure earlier in the day amid new worries about Ukraine, where government forces clashed with pro-Russian fighters in the southeastern city of Slavyansk. Russian President Vladimir Putin said any military action would " have consequences" for the government in Kiev. Russian forces are reportedly planning to conduct military drills in response to the action in Ukraine. " $SPY the ' hot' shooting war in the eastern Ukraine has started. Putin getting ready to roll. Next up, sanctions! Ignore at your peril," read a post on StockTwits by BDF_NYC. Gold prices jumped after the news broke, though the rally has since lost momentum. On the economic front, initial claims for unemployment benefits rose in the past week. But a report on new orders for long-lasting goods in March came in better than expected. European and Asian markets ended with mixed results. |
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WanSiTong
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25-Apr-2014 06:04
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24-Apr-2014 15:40
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路 见 不 平 ， 拔 刀 相 助 。 我 来 也 。 |
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24-Apr-2014 12:57
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新 加 坡 股 市 每 7年 就 会 创 新 高 ？ 曾 渊 沧 博 士 在 去 年 的 讲 座 上 分 析 了 新 加 坡 股 市 过 去 的 表 现 ， 并 大 胆 预 测 海 指 将 在 2014年 创 新 高 ！ Video |
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24-Apr-2014 10:41
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My maximum limit is 3 times. Now I have no choice but to appeal to Admin : Please look into this matter. Thank you !!
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S&rsquo pore shares finally succumbed to the overbought market situation yesterday, and could see a short term pullback. The STI may look for downside support at 3,230 with possibility of filling the runaway gap at 3,219. |
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WanSiTong
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24-Apr-2014 08:53
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Published April 24, 2014
HOCK LOCK SIEW
Keep closer eye on late large cap trades
12 of the 30 STI components were also in the red for the year, including market mainstays such as DBS, OCBC, SembCorp Industries, SembCorp Marine, Keppel Corp and perhaps the best proxy for the local market, the Singapore Exchange - PHOTO: SPH
AT the end of last week, the Straits Times Index closed at its highest in eight months, up 2.7 per cent for the year to date. It would be tempting to conclude from this that most stocks had gained, on average, 2.7 per cent or thereabouts for 2014. Unfortunately, this was not the case - 47 per cent of the market or about half of all stocks was still in negative territory.
Perhaps more importantly, 12 of the 30 STI components were also in the red for the year, including market mainstays such as DBS, OCBC, SembCorp Industries, SembCorp Marine, Keppel Corp and perhaps the best proxy for the local market, the Singapore Exchange. A look at the index' s best performers shows that its gain was largely due to Olam International and the Jardine group - Olam is up a whopping 45 per cent since the start of the year because of Temasek' s takeover bid and the Jardine group' s gains ranged from 12 per cent for Jardine Strategic to 34 per cent for Jardine Cycle & Carriage. With Jardine' s large market cap, its influence on the index is typically substantial. It would therefore not be accurate to say that the local market was at an eight-month high, or even that the market was in positive territory for the year. The index yes, the market no. |
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guoyanyunyan
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24-Apr-2014 07:06
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Where is STI good pickup point? 3150?Dear Friends, I have a few friends that ask me about STI. With the recent bullish run, will STI breach 3300? My answer is yes, but we need to be patient. Most probably it will break in these 2 quarters, but after resting a while. But having said that, I think the risk is high going into STI now. STI has gone up too fast running from 3052 to 3280! I know there may still be some stocks worth looking, but do exercise good money management now that the market is overbought. If you buy, buy smaller lots. My profit taking zone for STI is exactly now, between 3250 - 3300. (If STI breach 3300, then I will be looking closely whether this breakout is a good breakout) My accumulation zone for STI will be 3150, if STI really corrects. But I don' t think this round of correction will be deep. Most likely you won' t see 3000 again. Remember, if there is a chance in the next few months you see 3150 again, that will be Daniel Loh picking stocks again! Rgds |
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Taiwan bourse chief seeks global trading links via Singapore Taiwan' s stock exchange is seeking to create a cross-border stock trading platform with Singapore by this year to boost overseas access to the island' s listed shares, Chairman Lee Sush-der said in an interview.
" Opening access to our shares can benefit us with an active market and dynamic economy," he said yesterday in his office in Taiwan' s tallest building, Taipei 101. Fundraising in the market stood at NT$654.8 billion ($27.2 billion) in 2013, Lee said, which allowed companies " to enhance research, expand capacity and eventually bolster the economy."
The trading platform, for which the Taiwan bourse and Singapore Exchange Ltd. are discussing technical issues such as settlement rules, would lower costs for investors, Lee said. Taiwanese investors in Singapore stocks currently must buy through both local brokerages and securities firms based in the city-state. Overseas trading through the current mechanism amounted to at least NT$800 billion last year, he said.
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WanSiTong
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24-Apr-2014 06:11
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S& P 500 Falls After Six-Day Rally Amid Earnings, Data U.S. stocks declined, halting the Standard & Poor&rsquo s 500 Index&rsquo s longest winning streak since September, after disappointing earnings reports from AT& T Inc. (T) and Amgen Inc. (AMGN) and an unexpected drop in home sales. The Nasdaq 100 Index lost 0.9 percent as Netflix Inc. dropped after Amazon.com Inc. reached a deal to stream old episodes of HBO series. Amgen, which is in the technology-heavy gauge, plunged after sales for its best-selling arthritis drug missed analysts&rsquo estimates. AT& T Inc. fell 3.8 percent as more customers opted to pay full price for smartphones in exchange for lower bill in the future. Boeing Co. added 2.4 percent after profit topped forecasts. Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Facebook Inc. each advanced in late trading after reporting results that surpassed estimates. The S& P 500 fell 0.2 percent to 1,875.39 at 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 12.72 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,501.65. The Russell 2000 Index sank 0.7 percent. About 5.7 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 18 percent below the three-month average. &ldquo The market has been moving up rather well, but it can get a little tired,&rdquo Richard Sichel, chief investment officer at Philadelphia Trust Co., which oversees $2 billion, said in a phone interview. &ldquo And the economic news today was not anything that would drive the market higher at this point. Apple and Facebook report after the close today, and everyone will be watching that, as they can be market movers.&rdquo The U.S. equity benchmark gauge advanced 3.5 percent during its six-day rally, climbing to within six points of a record, as earnings from Netflix to Citigroup Inc. topped estimates and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated the bank&rsquo s commitment to supporting the economy. The Home DataCommerce Department data today showed that sales of new homes unexpectedly plunged in March to the lowest level in eight months, reflecting a broad-based retreat that signals the industry is facing bigger challenges than just bad weather. Sales dropped 14.5 percent to a 384,000 annualized pace. Economists predicted a 450,000 annualized pace. A report from Markit Economics showed a preliminary U.S. manufacturing index decreased to 55.4 in April from a final reading of 55.5 a month earlier. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists was 56. Readings greater than 50 signal expansion. Emerging-market equities dropped and European shares snapped the biggest three-day rally since June after the Markit gauge for China signaled continuing weakness in the world&rsquo s second-largest economy. Volatility IndexThe S& P 500 (SPX)&rsquo s six-day rally damped volatility, as the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) fell in each of the sessions to the lowest since April 2. The gauge known as the VIX added 0.6 percent to 13.27 today. Of the 150 companies in the S& P 500 that have released earnings this season, 75 percent have exceeded analysts&rsquo profit estimates, while 50 percent beat sales projections, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Some 41 members of the index posted today. Profit for S& P 500 companies probably increased 0.7 percent in the first quarter, analysts estimated. They had predicted a 6.6 percent gain at the beginning of this year. &ldquo These next few days are the most important of the earnings season as some big bellwethers report,&rdquo Heinz-Gerd Sonnenschein, an equity market strategist at Deutsche Postbank AG, said by phone from Bonn, Germany. &ldquo Earnings have not been great this quarter. Expectations had already been brought down quite dramatically and profit growth is weak year-on-year. The S& P 500 is holding up, but investors will need more of a signal to start buying into the market.&rdquo Facebook, AppleFacebook rose 2.9 percent at 4:46 p.m. in New York. The company&rsquo s sales and profit blew past analysts&rsquo estimates. It also said Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman is leaving. The stock fell 2.7 percent to close the regular session at $61.36. Apple Inc. surged 8.3 percent to $568.52 in late trading. The world&rsquo s largest company by market value also boosted its buyback to $90 billion and raised its dividend. The iPhone maker said it will do a seven-for-one stock split. Greenlight Capital Inc., the $10.3 billion hedge-fund firm run by David Einhorn, said it was betting against a group of technology stocks as evidence grows of a bubble. &ldquo There is a clear consensus that we are witnessing our second tech bubble in 15 years,&rdquo the New York-based firm said in a letter to clients yesterday. &ldquo The current bubble is an echo of the previous tech bubble with fewer larger capitalization stocks and much less public enthusiasm.&rdquo Hedge FundDiscovery Capital Management LLC, the $15 billion macro-economic hedge-fund firm run by Robert Citrone, slumped in April to bring its losses this year to 12 percent, according to an e-mail the firm sent to investors. Discovery has struggled in 2014 after predicting at the start of the year that a crisis in emerging markets would worsen and shares of technology companies would rise, according to a 2014 outlook letter to clients, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg News. The broader Nasdaq Composite Index retreated 0.8 percent and technology shares were the second-worst performer among the 10 main S& P 500 groups today with a 0.9 percent slide. Intuitive Surgical Inc. sank 11 percent for its 12th drop in 13 sessions and the biggest loss in the S& P 500. EMC Corp. declined 3.2 percent to $25.91. The world&rsquo s biggest maker of storage computers cut its earnings forecast for 2014 after reporting a drop in first-quarter profit. The company said some businesses are slowing purchases. Phone StocksAT& T, which had rallied 14 percent from a low on March 3, sank 3.8 percent to $34.92. Customers who signed up for installment plans helped the company boost profit, but were rejecting AT& T&rsquo s older model of offering discounts on smartphones in exchange for a two-year contract with higher fees. While the change is padding profits now, though the company won&rsquo t be able to spread the revenue from device sales over time. Phone stocks in the S& P 500 fell the most, dropping 2.2 percent as Verizon Communications Inc. also retreated. Amgen lost 5 percent to $113.32, the steepest slide in a year. Quarterly sales of Enbrel, its best-selling arthritis medicine, declined 5 percent to $988 million, missing the $1.11 billion average analyst projection. Total revenue increased 6.6 percent to $4.52 billion from a year earlier, less than the $4.75-billion average estimate compiled by Bloomberg. Amazon DealNetflix dropped 5.2 percent to $353.50. Amazon&rsquo s deal with Time Warner Inc.&rsquo s HBO network gives the company exclusive programs that Netflix doesn&rsquo t have. Netflix has used original programs such as &ldquo House of Cards&rdquo to draw online viewers. Amazon shares slipped 1.4 percent. An S& P index of homebuilders lost 1.6 percent after the housing report. D.R. Horton Inc. sank 2.2 percent to $21.35 for among the biggest declines. Procter & Gamble Co. slid 0.3 percent to $80.36. The world&rsquo s largest consumer-products company posted third-quarter revenue that missed expectations because of declines in its beauty and grooming businesses, as well as a strong dollar that reduced the value of its revenue abroad. Boeing added 2.4 percent to $130.63 for the biggest rise in the Dow. The world&rsquo s largest planemaker reported profit that beat analysts&rsquo estimates, buoyed by rising commercial-jet deliveries as the company stepped up the production tempo. Delta RisesDelta Air Lines Inc. was the biggest gainer in the S& P 500, increasing 6.1 percent to $37.09 for a sixth day of gains. The third-largest U.S. airline&rsquo s first-quarter profit more than tripled, topping analysts&rsquo estimates, as increased traffic and lower fuel prices trumped winter storms that ground 17,000 flights. FMC Technologies Inc. had the second-biggest advance in the S& P 500, rising 4.2 percent to $57.75 and helping to pace a 0.5 percent increase in the benchmark gauge&rsquo s energy index. The largest U.S. maker of subsea equipment for energy producers reported earnings that exceeded estimates. Gilead Sciences Inc. advanced 1.4 percent to $73.86 for an eighth day of gains that left the stock at a two-month high. Sales of its hepatitis C pill, Sovaldi, topped estimates by more than $1 billion. Profit excluding certain items also exceeding projections. Illumina Inc. rose 3.9 percent to $153.69. The maker of DNA sequencing equipment said first-quarter sales increased 27 percent to $421 million, more than the $392 million projected by analysts. |
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Stocks: The win streak is over 
Click image for more market data Wall Street failed to extend its win streak to seven days on Wednesday as investors took their feet off the gas.The Dow Jones industrial average and S& P 500 posted minor losses while the Nasdaq landed solidly in the red (down 0.83%) amid more biotech struggles. The Nasdaq is still negative for the year and the month of April as investors have soured on tech stocks. Wall Street lost more ground after the government said new home sales tumbled 14.5% in March to the slowest pace since July. However, median prices of new homes sold rose to a record high of $290,000. Investors are sifting through the latest quarterly results to get a better feel for the health of companies and the broader economy. Tech stocks were the big focus after the closing bell this evening. A lot of the market decline Wednesday was driven by results that came out late Tuesday, especially from biotech companies. European markets closed modestly lower. Asian markets closed with mixed results after the latest survey of manufacturing activity showed China' s factories continued to struggle in April. Both of the main stock markets in China were lower, while the benchmark Nikkei in Tokyo jumped by 1.1%. |
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US: Earnings shine but string of Wall St gains stalls US stocks dipped at the open on Wednesday despite upbeat corporate earnings as buyers appeared scarce following the longest streak of daily gains on the S& P 500 so far this year. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 9.02 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 16,505.35, the S& P 500 lost 2.15 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,877.4 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 11.926 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 4,149.531. The S& P 500 rose for a sixth straight session on Tuesday. - Reuters |
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