A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts

Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 45 points to 13,014.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 5.20 points to 1,372.50. Nasdaq 100 futures surged 9.75 points to 2,617.75. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were higher today. The STOXX Europe 600 Index gained 0.13%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved up 0.15%, French CAC 40 index rose 0.49% and German DAX 30 index climbed 0.41%. Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 0.92%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.20% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving down 0.08%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.65% and India's Sensex surged 1.64%. Broker Recommendation Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded Nokia Corporation NOK from “perform.” to “underperform.” Nokia shares gained 0.55% to $5.47 in pre-market trading. Breaking news
  • Biogen Idec BIIB announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two separate dosing innovations designed to improve the treatment experience for patients receiving once-a-week AVONEX for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. To read the full news, click here.
  • R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company RRD announced today that it plans to offer $300 million of senior notes due 2019 in an underwritten public offering. To read the full news, click here.
  • Foster Wheeler AG FWLT announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of JSC LUKOIL for the supply of a waste heat boiler for LUKOIL Nizhegorodnefteorgsyntez Refinery, Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia. To read the full news, click here.
  • AutoNavi Holdings Limited AMAP has been authorized, but not obligated, by its board of directors to repurchase up to US$50.0 million worth of its own American depositary shares within 12 months upon receiving such authorization. To read the full news, click here.
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