Stock Markets News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track to snap a three-day sell-off as stronger-than-expected home sales data fueled optimism about the economic recovery while a weaker dollar boosted commodity-linked stocks.

LONDON (AFP) - The leading shares posted big gains on Monday, led by miners who were boosted by better-than-expected US housing data and a weak US dollar.

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday:

LONDON - World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the global economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high.

LONDON (AFP) - The FTSE 100 rose sharply on Monday as the dollar weakened, mirroring surging commodities, while signs of a possible international battle for confectioner Cadbury focused traders' minds.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index shot higher at the open on Monday as stronger prices for Canadian exports like oil and gold supported the resource-heavy index.

LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets rose sharply on Monday as the dollar weakened, mirroring surging commodities, while signs of a possible international battle for British confectioner Cadbury focused traders' minds.

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile.

NEW YORK - Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Key housing sector data may provide direction for Wall Street in the coming week as the market looks for confirmation of economic recovery and girds for the year-end holiday period.

SALT LAKE CITY - Overstock.com Inc. said Friday that it received a listing rule violation letter Thursday from the Nasdaq Stock Market related to the recent filing of its third-quarter report.

Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven.

WASHINGTON - A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two key senators.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext , LCH.Clearnet, BATS Global Markets and other firms partnered with banks have urged two U.S. legislators to drop a proposed "rigid" cap on dealer ownership of clearinghouses, according to a letter sent this week.

LONDON (AFP) - London's FTSE 100 index closed lower on Friday, ending a week which started with the index of leading shares striking a 2009 high.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cloud Peak Energy Inc , a unit of Rio Tinto Plc, fell in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday after its shares priced below expectations in the U.S. coal miner's initial public offering.

LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets steadied on Friday one day after equities slumped on jitters regarding the economic outlook, traders said.

LONDON (AFP) - Stocks in London recovered slightly at the start of trading on Friday following sharp losses one day earlier.

WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission must tighten its process for deciding which investment advisers to inspect if it is to avoid colossal breakdowns like the one that allowed Bernard Madoff's multibillion-dollar fraud to go undetected for 16 years, the agency's inspector general says.

BARCELONA/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chip stocks fell on Thursday after Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded the sector on a possible inventory correction, although two of Europe's top chipmakers were upbeat about recovery prospects.

LONDON (AFP) - The FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday amid renewed concern about the strength of recovery from the worst global economic crisis in decades after some mixed data and forecasts.

NEW DELHI (AFP) - The number of billionaires in India almost doubled in the past 12 months to 52, mainly thanks to a recovery in global stock markets, a richlist from US magazine Forbes showed Thursday.

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Semiconductor stocks fell sharply after BofA Merrill Lynch turned bearish on the industry and downgraded several chipmakers, including Intel Corp , citing a modest rise in inventories.

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's top mobile operator, Maxis, made a strong return to the bourse Thursday in Southeast Asia's biggest ever IPO worth 3.3 billion dollars.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 percent on their return to the bourse Thursday following the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia.

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar pushed further away from 15-month lows on Thursday, forcing gold prices lower while global equities slipped from the top of their recent range.

NEW YORK - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange:

SANTA FE, N.M. - The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed former state Investment Officer Gary Bland to testify as part of an investigation into public investment funds in New Mexico, according to documents released Tuesday.