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Banco Santander (STD) issued a statement confirming it is in talks to acquire Sovereign Bancorp (SOV), but noted it is not currently possible to know whether such conversations will lead to an agreement or not.
Bernstein upgraded Apple Inc. (AAPL) to outperform from market perform.
Lear Corp. (LEA) lowered its 2008 sales outlook from $15 billion to about $14 billion, and now sees income before interest, other expense, income taxes, restructuring costs and other special items down about 20% from previous guidance of $500-$600 million. The company cited volatile industry and general economic conditions.
Limited Brands (LTD) set a $250 million stock buyback.
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The rescue measures in Europe echo those announced last week by the British government, which confirmed Monday that it is injecting a total of 37 billion pounds (US$63 billion) into three leading banks -- Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (RBS), Lloyds TSB PLC (LYG) and HBOS PLC -- in return for equity stakes. Taxpayers will own about 60% of RBS and 40 percent of the merged Lloyds TSB and HBOS. The merger has been renegotiated Monday too, so the amount of Lloyds TSB shares that HBOS shareholders will receive is lower.
Among stocks on the move Monday, Morgan Stanley (MS) shares jumped 87% to 18.10 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MTU) closed a $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley that gives the Japanese company a 21% interest. Under the revised terms, Mitsubishi UFJ has acquired $7.8 billion of convertible preferred stock with a 10% dividend and a conversion price of $25.25 a share, and $1.2 billion of non-convertible preferred stock with a 10% dividend. Previously, Mitsubishi UFJ was getting a mix of preferred and common shares. Morgan and Mitsubishi UFJ had worked Sunday to finish the pact, as both sides pushed to keep the general terms of the deal intact and the U.S. government signaled it was prepared to protect the Japanese investment, people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. government was involved with the talks but isn`t contemplating a direct investment alongside Mitsubishi UFJ, one person familiar with the talks said.
General Motors (GM) shares rose 33% to 6.51 after the automaker`s board gave a cool reception to the idea of acquiring Chrysler LLC after GM`s top management discussed the matter at a meeting last week, reported the Wall Street Journal.
Waste Management (WMI) sees third quarter EPS of 62 cents on revenue of $3.53 billion. Adjusting for certain items, it sees EPS of 62-63 cents, noting the low end of the range, 62 cents, exceeds the Wall Street consensus estimate of 60 cents. Additionally, Waste Management said it is withdrawing its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Republic Services (RSG) for $37 per share, due to the current state of the financial markets.
Tesoro (TSO) said it expects third quarter EPS of $1.70-$1.90, which includes an approximately 29 cents after-tax last-in-first-out (LIFO) benefit. Tesoro also said Bruce Smith, its chairman, president and CEO, will file a Form 4 with the SEC reporting that Goldman Sachs (GS) sold 251,100 Tesoro shares owned by him. Tesoro notes the shares were sold in accordance with an existing margin agreement to meet a margin call. Depending on the direction of Tesoro`s common stock price, further sales may be required.
Marshal & Illsley (MI) agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Taplin, Canida & Habacht, a institutional fixed income money manger with $7.5 billion of assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2008.
Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) terminates its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of International Rectifier (IRF) for $23.00 per share in cash and will be returning tendered shares to their holders.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) set up to a $5 billion share buyback. Separately, it announced that data from 30 patients in its ABSORB clinical trial demonstrated that ABT`s bioabsorbable drug eluting stent successfully treated coronary artery disease and was absorbed into the walls of treated arteries within two years, leaving behind blood vessels that appeared to move and function similar to unstented arteries.
The board of General Motors (GM) board gave a cool reception to the idea of acquiring Chrysler LLC after GM`s top management discussed the matter at a meeting last week, people familiar with the matter said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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The rescue measures in Europe echo those announced last week by the British government, which confirmed Monday that it is injecting a total of 37 billion pounds (US$63 billion) into three leading banks -- Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (RBS), Lloyds TSB PLC (LYG) and HBOS PLC -- in return for equity stakes. Taxpayers will own about 60% of RBS and 40 percent of the merged Lloyds TSB and HBOS. The merger has been renegotiated Monday too, so the amount of Lloyds TSB shares that HBOS shareholders will receive is lower.
Among stocks on the move Monday, Morgan Stanley (MS) shares jumped 87% to 18.10 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MTU) closed a $9 billion investment in Morgan Stanley that gives the Japanese company a 21% interest. Under the revised terms, Mitsubishi UFJ has acquired $7.8 billion of convertible preferred stock with a 10% dividend and a conversion price of $25.25 a share, and $1.2 billion of non-convertible preferred stock with a 10% dividend. Previously, Mitsubishi UFJ was getting a mix of preferred and common shares. Morgan and Mitsubishi UFJ had worked Sunday to finish the pact, as both sides pushed to keep the general terms of the deal intact and the U.S. government signaled it was prepared to protect the Japanese investment, people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. government was involved with the talks but isn`t contemplating a direct investment alongside Mitsubishi UFJ, one person familiar with the talks said.
General Motors (GM) shares rose 33% to 6.51 after the automaker`s board gave a cool reception to the idea of acquiring Chrysler LLC after GM`s top management discussed the matter at a meeting last week, reported the Wall Street Journal.
Waste Management (WMI) sees third quarter EPS of 62 cents on revenue of $3.53 billion. Adjusting for certain items, it sees EPS of 62-63 cents, noting the low end of the range, 62 cents, exceeds the Wall Street consensus estimate of 60 cents. Additionally, Waste Management said it is withdrawing its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Republic Services (RSG) for $37 per share, due to the current state of the financial markets.
Tesoro (TSO) said it expects third quarter EPS of $1.70-$1.90, which includes an approximately 29 cents after-tax last-in-first-out (LIFO) benefit. Tesoro also said Bruce Smith, its chairman, president and CEO, will file a Form 4 with the SEC reporting that Goldman Sachs (GS) sold 251,100 Tesoro shares owned by him. Tesoro notes the shares were sold in accordance with an existing margin agreement to meet a margin call. Depending on the direction of Tesoro`s common stock price, further sales may be required.
Marshal & Illsley (MI) agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Taplin, Canida & Habacht, a institutional fixed income money manger with $7.5 billion of assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2008.
Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) terminates its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of International Rectifier (IRF) for $23.00 per share in cash and will be returning tendered shares to their holders.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) set up to a $5 billion share buyback. Separately, it announced that data from 30 patients in its ABSORB clinical trial demonstrated that ABT`s bioabsorbable drug eluting stent successfully treated coronary artery disease and was absorbed into the walls of treated arteries within two years, leaving behind blood vessels that appeared to move and function similar to unstented arteries.
The board of General Motors (GM) board gave a cool reception to the idea of acquiring Chrysler LLC after GM`s top management discussed the matter at a meeting last week, people familiar with the matter said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Also, five central banks -- including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank -- unveiled new measures to thaw frozen credit markets and bolster funding to banks. They joined the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank in saying they would provide unlimited U.S. dollar funds to financial institutions. The Bank of Japan said it was considering similar measures.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Fed will begin providing unlimited dollar funding under its swap facilities with three major European central banks to ease strains in the financial markets. The European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank said in a joint statement that the terms of their respective currency swap arrangements with the Fed have been altered "to accommodate whatever quantity of U.S. dollar funding is demanded."
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has called the top U.S. banking heads to a meeting today in Washington, people familiar with the matter said. The 3 p.m. meeting is being called while most of the banking chiefs are in Washington for meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Invited to attend were banking executives including Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America (BAC), Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase (WMI), Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs Group (GS); John Mack, CEO of Morgan Stanley (MS); and Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup (C). While details of the meeting are unclear, one person familiar with the matter said Paulson is expected to discuss details of his new plan to take equity stakes in financial firms, among other points.
Neel Kashkari, the U.S. Treasury official overseeing the $700 billion rescue of the financial system, said government equity injections will be aimed at "healthy" firms, according to Bloomberg. "We are designing a standardized program to purchase equity in a broad array of financial institutions," Kashkari, who heads the department`s Troubled Asset Relief Program, said in a speech in Washington. "The equity purchase program will be voluntary and designed with attractive terms to encourage participation from healthy institutions." The Treasury will "attack" bad debt clogging financial markets from "multiple directions," Kashkari said.
Three firms are finalists to be the Treasury`s "master custodian," to be announced within 24 hours to serve as the program`s prime contractor, Kashkari said. The Treasury has tapped law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and investment consultants Chicago-based Ennis Knupp & Associates for roles in the program. More selections are expected in coming days, he said. Kashkari said Fed Chairman Bernanke will lead TARP`s oversight board.
"Washington has no choice but to go largely the same way that Europe and other countries already have -- substantial nationalization of the banking sector," wrote Donald Staszheim at Roth Capital in a note Monday.
In Paris, European leaders agreed to a unified plan that would inject billions of euros into their banks and guarantee bank debt for periods up to five years. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who led the talks, said governments would announce concrete rescue plans tailored to their national circumstances today simultaneously, the New York Times reported. Leaders of the 15 countries that use the euro did not put a price tag on any of their promises -- contrary to Britain, where last week Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced $255 billion in government funds and other measures to stabilize its banks, or the United States, where a $700 billion bailout plan will now be used partly to infuse banks with fresh capital.
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Also, five central banks -- including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank -- unveiled new measures to thaw frozen credit markets and bolster funding to banks. They joined the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank in saying they would provide unlimited U.S. dollar funds to financial institutions. The Bank of Japan said it was considering similar measures.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Fed will begin providing unlimited dollar funding under its swap facilities with three major European central banks to ease strains in the financial markets. The European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank said in a joint statement that the terms of their respective currency swap arrangements with the Fed have been altered "to accommodate whatever quantity of U.S. dollar funding is demanded."
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has called the top U.S. banking heads to a meeting today in Washington, people familiar with the matter said. The 3 p.m. meeting is being called while most of the banking chiefs are in Washington for meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Invited to attend were banking executives including Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America (BAC), Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase (WMI), Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs Group (GS); John Mack, CEO of Morgan Stanley (MS); and Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup (C). While details of the meeting are unclear, one person familiar with the matter said Paulson is expected to discuss details of his new plan to take equity stakes in financial firms, among other points.
Neel Kashkari, the U.S. Treasury official overseeing the $700 billion rescue of the financial system, said government equity injections will be aimed at "healthy" firms, according to Bloomberg. "We are designing a standardized program to purchase equity in a broad array of financial institutions," Kashkari, who heads the department`s Troubled Asset Relief Program, said in a speech in Washington. "The equity purchase program will be voluntary and designed with attractive terms to encourage participation from healthy institutions." The Treasury will "attack" bad debt clogging financial markets from "multiple directions," Kashkari said.
Three firms are finalists to be the Treasury`s "master custodian," to be announced within 24 hours to serve as the program`s prime contractor, Kashkari said. The Treasury has tapped law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and investment consultants Chicago-based Ennis Knupp & Associates for roles in the program. More selections are expected in coming days, he said. Kashkari said Fed Chairman Bernanke will lead TARP`s oversight board.
"Washington has no choice but to go largely the same way that Europe and other countries already have -- substantial nationalization of the banking sector," wrote Donald Staszheim at Roth Capital in a note Monday.
In Paris, European leaders agreed to a unified plan that would inject billions of euros into their banks and guarantee bank debt for periods up to five years. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who led the talks, said governments would announce concrete rescue plans tailored to their national circumstances today simultaneously, the New York Times reported. Leaders of the 15 countries that use the euro did not put a price tag on any of their promises -- contrary to Britain, where last week Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced $255 billion in government funds and other measures to stabilize its banks, or the United States, where a $700 billion bailout plan will now be used partly to infuse banks with fresh capital.
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Wall Street Roars, Dow Jumps 936
The eight-day losing streak ends Monday after central banks and governments announced measures to bolster the global financial system
Following last week`s brutal sell-off, U.S. stocks staged one of the biggest comebacks ever Monday as global central banks and governments moved over the weekend to shape a rescue plan for troubled banks and economies. Markets around the world also headed sharply higher.
"This, BOYSand GIRLS, is what you call a relief rally in markets," wrote Paul Kedrosky in his blog Infectious Greed on Oct. 13. "There are some staggering numbers out there, especially from Germany, Hong Kong, and Brazil indices."
At the close Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average soared 936.42 points, or 11.08%, to 9,387.61 -- the biggest point gain ever. The S&P 500 index climbed 104.13 points, or 11.58%, to 1,003.35, boosted by shares of investment banking and brokerages and auto manufacturers. The Nasdaq composite index rose 194.74 points, or 11.81%, to 1,844.25.
European equity indexes also rose sharply, with Germany`s DAX index and Paris` CAC index jumping more than 11% and London`s FTSE-100 index rising 8%. Many stock markets in Asia also surged overnight.
"This sort of move was more or less inevitable after the sorts of downbound moves we`ve seen, so long as nothing imploded over the weekend," Kedrosky wrote. "It will give rise to non-stop cries of "the bottom is in", which I don`t believe."
U.S. Treasury futures skidded on Monday, indicating bond yields were rising in reaction to the central bank movements that appear to have relieved panic that prevailed last week. The cash bond market, U.S. banks and government offices were closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday.
The dollar index was lower as the euro and pound sterling rallied on central banks` moves to inject huge amounts of cash into their banking systems. Gold futures were plunging on hedge fund selling. Oil futures were higher on hopes banking efforts will revive global economies and boost demand.
Governments across the world launched multi-billion dollar bailouts to shore up global banks. Britain called for a new Bretton Woods agreement to reshape the world financial system, according to Reuters. The slew of bank bailouts worth hundreds of billions of dollars were designed to stave off the world`s worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years, accompanied by declining global economic growth and the threat of widespread recession.
"Only by global action can we fully restore the confidence that is needed and build the international financial order," said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He called on world leaders to create a new "financial architecture" to reflect the global reach of economics and banking, in much the same way that the current international economic system was set up at a conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944.
After meetings of the G-7 and International Monetary Fund in Washington this past weekend, Western financial leaders sought to assure panicky bankers and money managers in no uncertain terms that all of the measures needed to halt a worldwide meltdown are in motion.
While short on the details many market analysts had hoped for, the broad brushstrokes of forceful, coordinated action by Western governments were unveiled: No more Lehman Brothers-like failures of major financial institutions will be allowed. All bank deposits will be guaranteed. The banking systems of the G-7 nations will be flooded with almost unlimited liquidity. And if all that fails, any other tool—regardless of how economically unorthodox—will be used if needed.
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Wall Street Roars, Dow Jumps 936
The eight-day losing streak ends Monday after central banks and governments announced measures to bolster the global financial system
Following last week`s brutal sell-off, U.S. stocks staged one of the biggest comebacks ever Monday as global central banks and governments moved over the weekend to shape a rescue plan for troubled banks and economies. Markets around the world also headed sharply higher.
"This, BOYSand GIRLS, is what you call a relief rally in markets," wrote Paul Kedrosky in his blog Infectious Greed on Oct. 13. "There are some staggering numbers out there, especially from Germany, Hong Kong, and Brazil indices."
At the close Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average soared 936.42 points, or 11.08%, to 9,387.61 -- the biggest point gain ever. The S&P 500 index climbed 104.13 points, or 11.58%, to 1,003.35, boosted by shares of investment banking and brokerages and auto manufacturers. The Nasdaq composite index rose 194.74 points, or 11.81%, to 1,844.25.
European equity indexes also rose sharply, with Germany`s DAX index and Paris` CAC index jumping more than 11% and London`s FTSE-100 index rising 8%. Many stock markets in Asia also surged overnight.
"This sort of move was more or less inevitable after the sorts of downbound moves we`ve seen, so long as nothing imploded over the weekend," Kedrosky wrote. "It will give rise to non-stop cries of "the bottom is in", which I don`t believe."
U.S. Treasury futures skidded on Monday, indicating bond yields were rising in reaction to the central bank movements that appear to have relieved panic that prevailed last week. The cash bond market, U.S. banks and government offices were closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday.
The dollar index was lower as the euro and pound sterling rallied on central banks` moves to inject huge amounts of cash into their banking systems. Gold futures were plunging on hedge fund selling. Oil futures were higher on hopes banking efforts will revive global economies and boost demand.
Governments across the world launched multi-billion dollar bailouts to shore up global banks. Britain called for a new Bretton Woods agreement to reshape the world financial system, according to Reuters. The slew of bank bailouts worth hundreds of billions of dollars were designed to stave off the world`s worst financial crisis in nearly 80 years, accompanied by declining global economic growth and the threat of widespread recession.
"Only by global action can we fully restore the confidence that is needed and build the international financial order," said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He called on world leaders to create a new "financial architecture" to reflect the global reach of economics and banking, in much the same way that the current international economic system was set up at a conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944.
After meetings of the G-7 and International Monetary Fund in Washington this past weekend, Western financial leaders sought to assure panicky bankers and money managers in no uncertain terms that all of the measures needed to halt a worldwide meltdown are in motion.
While short on the details many market analysts had hoped for, the broad brushstrokes of forceful, coordinated action by Western governments were unveiled: No more Lehman Brothers-like failures of major financial institutions will be allowed. All bank deposits will be guaranteed. The banking systems of the G-7 nations will be flooded with almost unlimited liquidity. And if all that fails, any other tool—regardless of how economically unorthodox—will be used if needed.
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U.S. stocks join global rally on government plans
Dow index gains 936 points, completing in one day what first took 69 years
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U.S. stocks join global rally on government plans
Dow index gains 936 points, completing in one day what first took 69 years
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Dow jumps 936 points in biggest point gain ever. The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq all gain over 11%.
NEW YORK -- Stocks rallied Monday afternoon, with the Dow up 976 points during the session, as investors bet that the worst of the credit crisis is over, following a series of global initiatives announced over the last few days.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) ended 936 points higher, after having risen as much as 976 points during the session. The advance was the largest ever during a session on a point basis. The point gain was equal to 11.1%, the fourth-best day ever on a percentage basis.
The Standard & Poor`s 500 (SPX) index added 11.7% and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) added 11.8%.
Stocks were buoyant Monday as investors welcomed a global effort to unfreeze the credit market and get money flowing through the system again. Although stocks reacted positively, credit markets barely budged.
"We had some good news this morning from the Fed and the other central banks, but we were also oversold on an historic level and due for a big bounce," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer`s Investment Research.
Last week was the Dow`s worst ever, ending a stunning eight-session selloff that seared 2,400 points off the blue-chip indicator. That represented a 22% decline in the Dow, something not seen since at least the `30s, wiping out $2.4 trillion in market value, according to losses in the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000, the broadest measure of the market.
Detrick said that not only had the Dow fallen for eight-straight sessions, but it had also fallen for eight-straight weeks.
"We basically saw a crash, and so you`re going to see a big bounce off that," he said.
Whether the rally can continue beyond the short-term is unclear, as analysts debate whether the market really put in a bottom on Friday.
Christopher Colarik, portfolio manager at Glenmede Investment Management, said he thinks the market likely put in a bottom Friday when it touched session lows.
"We saw a lot of desperate selling over the last few weeks and at some point, these stocks start to look attractive," he said.
Previous efforts to get the credit markets moving again had failed to reassure investors, but the latest developments seemed to provide reassurance.
"Seeing that there`s going to be more of a global commitment to resolving the financial crisis has given confidence to investors and gotten them to put some money to work," Colarik said.
Gains were broad based, with 29 out of 30 Dow stocks rising. Highlights included: GM (GM, Fortune 500), up 33%; Alcoa (AA, Fortune 500), up 22%; Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500), up 21%; American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), up 20%; and MIcrosoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), up 18%
96 of the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) gained, as did 472 of the S&P 500 components.
Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners topped losers 10 to 1 on volume of 1.14 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners 5 to 1 on volume of 1.84 billion shares.
The latest: On Monday, Neel Kashkari, assistant Treasury Secretary and interim head of the $700 billion bailout program - outlined some of the steps the government will take in the weeks and months ahead. The program includes buying soured mortgage assets from banks and buying stock in a number of financial institutions. (Full story)
Meanwhile, House Democrats are meeting Monday to put together a second economic stimulus package that could be worth $150 billion, although House Republicans are reportedly skeptical, CNN reports.
World leaders met over the weekend to come up with solutions. After an emergency meeting Sunday, 15 European nations agreed to help their troubled banks by adding capital and guaranteeing inter-bank lending. (Full story)
Additionally, the British government said it would pump $63 billion into three of the country`s banks.
And the U.S. central bank said it will offer an unlimited amount of dollars to three other central banks in an effort to keep money flowing. (Full story)
The Fed announced an emergency rate cut last week, has pledged to help U.S. companies by buying short-term debt directly from businesses and has made billions available to banks in return for damaged assets.
Morgan Stanley: The company said it has completed plans to sell part of itself to Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ. The $9 billion deal gives the company a 21% stake in Morgan Stanley. Morgan (MS, Fortune 500) shares jumped 55% and topped the NYSE`s most-actives list.
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Credit markets still frozen:
The recently announced initiatives made a small dent in the lending freeze Monday, although conditions remained TIGHT.
The three-month Libor, or what banks charge each other to borrow for three months, eased to 4.75% from a 2008 high of 4.82% Friday.
The Libor-OIS spread, a measure of cash scarcity, eased to 3.61% from a record 3.67% Friday, suggesting cash is more available than at the end of last week.
The TED spread, which is the difference between what banks pay to borrow from each other for three months and what the Treasury pays, fell to 4.57% after spiking to an all-time high of 4.65% Friday.
The wider the spread, the more reluctant banks are to lend to each other, rather than from the federal government. When markets are fairly calm, banks charge each other premiums that are not much higher than the U.S. government.
Treasury bond markets are closed Monday for Columbus Day
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Indexes rocket 11%
U.S. stocks join global rally on government plans.
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Dow jumps 936 points in biggest point gain ever. The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq all gain over 11%.
NEW YORK -- Stocks rallied Monday afternoon, with the Dow up 976 points during the session, as investors bet that the worst of the credit crisis is over, following a series of global initiatives announced over the last few days.
The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) ended 936 points higher, after having risen as much as 976 points during the session. The advance was the largest ever during a session on a point basis. The point gain was equal to 11.1%, the fourth-best day ever on a percentage basis.
The Standard & Poor`s 500 (SPX) index added 11.7% and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) added 11.8%.
Stocks were buoyant Monday as investors welcomed a global effort to unfreeze the credit market and get money flowing through the system again. Although stocks reacted positively, credit markets barely budged.
"We had some good news this morning from the Fed and the other central banks, but we were also oversold on an historic level and due for a big bounce," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer`s Investment Research.
Last week was the Dow`s worst ever, ending a stunning eight-session selloff that seared 2,400 points off the blue-chip indicator. That represented a 22% decline in the Dow, something not seen since at least the `30s, wiping out $2.4 trillion in market value, according to losses in the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000, the broadest measure of the market.
Detrick said that not only had the Dow fallen for eight-straight sessions, but it had also fallen for eight-straight weeks.
"We basically saw a crash, and so you`re going to see a big bounce off that," he said.
Whether the rally can continue beyond the short-term is unclear, as analysts debate whether the market really put in a bottom on Friday.
Christopher Colarik, portfolio manager at Glenmede Investment Management, said he thinks the market likely put in a bottom Friday when it touched session lows.
"We saw a lot of desperate selling over the last few weeks and at some point, these stocks start to look attractive," he said.
Previous efforts to get the credit markets moving again had failed to reassure investors, but the latest developments seemed to provide reassurance.
"Seeing that there`s going to be more of a global commitment to resolving the financial crisis has given confidence to investors and gotten them to put some money to work," Colarik said.
Gains were broad based, with 29 out of 30 Dow stocks rising. Highlights included: GM (GM, Fortune 500), up 33%; Alcoa (AA, Fortune 500), up 22%; Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500), up 21%; American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), up 20%; and MIcrosoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), up 18%
96 of the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) gained, as did 472 of the S&P 500 components.
Market breadth was positive. On the New York Stock Exchange, winners topped losers 10 to 1 on volume of 1.14 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners 5 to 1 on volume of 1.84 billion shares.
The latest: On Monday, Neel Kashkari, assistant Treasury Secretary and interim head of the $700 billion bailout program - outlined some of the steps the government will take in the weeks and months ahead. The program includes buying soured mortgage assets from banks and buying stock in a number of financial institutions. (Full story)
Meanwhile, House Democrats are meeting Monday to put together a second economic stimulus package that could be worth $150 billion, although House Republicans are reportedly skeptical, CNN reports.
World leaders met over the weekend to come up with solutions. After an emergency meeting Sunday, 15 European nations agreed to help their troubled banks by adding capital and guaranteeing inter-bank lending. (Full story)
Additionally, the British government said it would pump $63 billion into three of the country`s banks.
And the U.S. central bank said it will offer an unlimited amount of dollars to three other central banks in an effort to keep money flowing. (Full story)
The Fed announced an emergency rate cut last week, has pledged to help U.S. companies by buying short-term debt directly from businesses and has made billions available to banks in return for damaged assets.
Morgan Stanley: The company said it has completed plans to sell part of itself to Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ. The $9 billion deal gives the company a 21% stake in Morgan Stanley. Morgan (MS, Fortune 500) shares jumped 55% and topped the NYSE`s most-actives list.
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What shit do you know about the stock markets. HUH. I let your comments pass. ...
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Lalitdeshpandey
TA can suggest you what is happening at the counter and what can happen across the counter if you have clue to read it in right sense.
It is nothing but a tool which can suggest what is cooking in side!!!
Just few simple tools and you are king!!!!!!
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In Wall Street lingo, that is called Sucker Rally! :) But who cares about the name as long as one is PLAYing on the right side! :)
Gud luk & happy investing! :) ...
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Posted by : pkjattking
boss bsr volumes are low on Dow today... expect that half hour of opening.... what do you make out of that.....volumes are not fallowing through at the moment.... whats going on...
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Dear sp.palo,
Not much PLAY I did today in the GAME as I expected such bounces on technical basis!
Have some SHORT positions as of now! :)
Gud to see Dow gaining 11% in a single day with minor changes in YEN DOLLAR ratio... :)
Let us hope those BIG PLAYers atleast will PLAY sensibly now and start BUYing!
Gud luk & happy investing! :)...
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Posted by : sp.palo
Dear BSR, Did you mint money today by going long ? SBI gave me good gains.
Overnight the global scenario changed. Its all about how big games are played.
Anyways, the sentiments should rise with each passing day although genuine profit booking will come after every 10-15% bounce back.
I wish to see markets at 15K by year end.
regards
shakti
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Add after other 15 mins
I hope that every one will surprise that after see that what will happend in this 15 mins.
Look at these amazing figers.
Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJI: ^DJI)
Index Value: 9,399.09
Trade Time: 3:58PM ET
Change: 947.89 (11.22%)
Prev Close: 8,451.19
Open: 8,462.42
Day`s Range: 8,462.18 - 9,399.09
52wk Range: 8,523.27 - 14,280.00
After indian market closed what rest other market did.( we just bounce India 11309.09 781.24 7.42% today) ....lol
European Market
London 4256.90 324.84 8.26%
Paris 3531.50 355.01 11.18%
Frankfurt 5062.45 518.14 11.40%
American Market
Dow 9,399.08 +947.89 +11.22%
Nasdaq 1,833.30 +183.79 +11.14%
S&P 500 1,001.70 +102.48 +11.40%
Brazil 40,506.76 3:52PM ET 4,897.26 (13.75%)
Happy Investing
NO FEAR PORTFOLIO
Manish Kedawat
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Dow 9,162.53 +711.34 +8.42%
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kedawat
add mone in tha afer min. 00:15 AM
Index Value: 9,207.13
Trade Time: 3:41PM ET
Change: 755.94 (8.94%)
Prev Close: 8,451.19
Open: 8,462.42
Day`s Range: 8462.18 - 9222.58
52wk Range: 8,523.27 - 14,280.00
what a bounce.
Happy Investing
NO FEAR PORTFOLIO
Manish Kedawat
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Indexes rocket 11%
U.S. stocks join global rally on government plans....
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No one is too big not to fall
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Dow sees biggest runup ever
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Dow sees biggest runup ever
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No one is too big not to fall
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Dow industrials surge 842 points; 17 of 30 Dow stocks see double-digit percentage gains. GM gains 32%.
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Dow industrials surge 842 points; 17 of 30 Dow stocks see double-digit percentage gains. GM gains 32%.
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No one is too big not to fall
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True salvation is freedom from negativity, and above all from past and future as a psychological need.
By Eckhart Tolle - Now - Truth - Freedom - Negative
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True salvation is freedom from negativity, and above all from past and future as a psychological need.
By Eckhart Tolle - Now - Truth - Freedom - Negative
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No one is too big not to fall
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An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind.
By Albert Schweitzer - Optimist - Pessimistic - Wisdom
