Noticias de Hoy

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Friday as Apple unveiled its latest iPhone worldwide, driving its shares up to a new peak, and Spain appeared to move closer to an anticipated bailout package. Apple Inc climbed 0. 9 percent to $704. 78, after earlier hitting an all-time high of $705. 07. The iPhone 5 hit stores around the world, giving the world’s most valuable company a boost ahead of the crucial end-of-year holiday season. . . .

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PARIS (Reuters) – U. S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with December futures for the S&P 500 up 0. 21 percent, for the Dow Jones up 0. 33 percent and for the Nasdaq 100 up 0. 21 percent at 0930 GMT. European shares and the euro clawed back up on Friday and oil also rebounded from a 1-1/2 month low, as investors moved back into markets still feeling the benefits of support measures from central banks. . . .

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares and the euro steadied on Friday as markets consolidated after recent sharp moves triggered by central banks’ stimulus steps, with weak data giving no clear signs about the likelihood of another steep downturn in growth or a solid pickup. World stocks fell on Thursday as manufacturing reports from the euro zone, China and the United States showed factory activity remained lackluster, evidence of sluggish growth globally. In the past week the U. S. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow edged up while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq cut most of their losses on Thursday as investors shifted attention from weak manufacturing data around the world to the belief that central banks’ easy money policies will help revive the global economy. Pockets of strength in late afternoon trading included housing, with an index of housing stocks up 0. 7 percent, along with energy and utilities. The S&P energy index was up 0. 5 percent, reflecting gains in energy shares along with rising Brent and U. S. November crude oil prices. The S&P utilities index was up 0. 4 percent. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U. S. stock index futures eased on Thursday as contraction in Chinese manufacturing and a downturn in Europe’s service sector underscored the headwinds faced by the global economy, even as central banks aggressively step up stimulus measures. Manufacturing in China contracted for an 11th straight month in September, according to a private sector survey of factory managers; in the euro zone, a downturn in activity in the service sector steepened this month at the fastest pace since July 2009. . . .

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares, oil and copper extended losses on Thursday after data indicated little respite for Chinese manufacturers, keeping the outlook unclear whether policymakers in the world’s second-largest economy will feel compelled to follow the global rush of stimulus action. Safe-haven assets, including government bonds, rose while currencies such as the dollar gained against the euro and the yen advanced broadly on reduced risk-taking sentiment after the U. S. Federal Reserve’s aggressive stimulus last week, and the Bank of Japan’s further easing on Wednesday. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U. S. stocks rose on Wednesday as investors dipped back into the market after the recent pullback from a rally that lifted the S&P 500 to just shy of five-year highs. Housing stocks ranked among the day’s leaders following stronger-than-expected data on home sales. The PHLX housing sector index jumped 2. 2 percent, led by a 4. 3 percent advance in PulteGroup , the second-largest U. S. home builder, to $16. 43. U. S. home resales jumped 7. 8 percent in August, the fastest in more than two years. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks edged higher on Wednesday in reaction to data which showed the pace of home resales rose in August to its fastest in over two years. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 36. 62 points, or 0. 27 percent, to 13,601. 26. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 2. 45 points, or 0. 17 percent, to 1,461. 77. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 0. 97 points, or 0. 03 percent, to 3,178. 78. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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LONDON (Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a moderately higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes up 0. 3, and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0. 4 percent at 0807 GMT. Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a four-month closing high on Wednesday after Tokyo’s central bank eased monetary policy to bolster an economy struggling with sluggish global demand and fallout from a dispute with China. The Bank of Japan’s move, which follows recent monetary stimulus plans by the U. S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, also boosted oil and copper . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended flat to slightly lower on Tuesday after bellwether FedEx cut its profit forecast and investors pulled back after last week’s rally on central bank stimulus. Falling oil prices weighed on the market for a second day, with the S&P 500 energy index , down 0. 7 percent, the day’s biggest decliner among the S&P’s sectors. The Standard & Poor’s 500 remains up 5. 3 percent since the end of July. The benchmark index reached levels not seen in nearly five years last Friday, a day after the Federal Reserve’s unveiling of its plan to undertake a third round of stimulus. . . .

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