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Friday, 18 May 2012

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European Markets Declined After Weak Performance From Banks
04:10 | 18/5/12

NASDAQ
(RTTNews.com) - The European markets finished in negative territory Thursday, due in large part to a weak performance by bank stocks. more»
New technique reveals unseen information in DNA code
03:56 | 18/5/12

Phys.Org
This image shows the differences in chemical structure of the 5-methylcytosine (5mC) base (left) from the 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) base in DNA against a background of DNA sequencing imagery. more»
Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Slides 55 Points
03:46 | 18/5/12

Schaeffers Research
by Terri Stridsberg 5/17/2012 11:46 AM The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 12543.94) is down 55 points, or 0.4%, as worries over Spain and Greece have been compounded by a pair of disappointing economic reports on the home front. more»

Major Indices

Major Currencies

More Forex prices...

04:30	USD	EUR	GBP	JPY	AUD	NZD	CHF
USD		0.7874	0.6325	79.3125	1.0065	1.3075	0.9456
EUR	1.2706		0.8034	100.60	1.2826	1.6613	1.2010
GBP	1.5812	1.2449		125.22	1.5967	2.0679	1.4956
JPY	0.0126	0.0099	0.0080		0.0127	0.0165	0.0119
AUD	0.9912	0.7804	0.6267	78.5779		1.2948	0.9386
NZD	0.7642	0.6020	0.4834	60.5527	0.7717		0.7230
CHF	1.0580	0.8326	0.6687	83.8376	1.0672	1.3829

NZX Top 5 by Value

Market Analysis...

Code	Name	Last	Volume	Change
WBC	Westpac Banking Corp	27.50	298,280	0.64	2.27%
WKSHA	HYBRID	75.50	73,000	1.50	1.95%
TEL	Telecom Corp	2.545	9,766,579	0.010	0.39%
FBU	Fletcher Building	6.320	1,005,264	0.090	1.44%
SKC	Sky City	3.560	2,402,008	0.030	0.84%

Recent News

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Kirby Corp slides on weak profit outlook
03:45 | 18/5/12

Reuters
(Reuters) - Kirby Corp (KEX.N), the largest inland tank barge operator in the United States, said its earnings for the year are likely to come in at the lower end of its outlook, sending its shares down as much as 12 percent. more»
Lancaster convention center report: Raise hotel tax
03:42 | 18/5/12

Central Penn Business Journal
By Tim Stuhldreher The Lancaster County Convention Center Authority posted on its website Wednesday the full report on its operations and finances prepared by its consultant. more»
Williams Financial Group Increases PT to $27 on The Ryland Group on Demand Trends
03:37 | 18/5/12

Benzinga
By David Johnson Williams Financial Group raises its price target from $23 to $27 on The Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) and reiterates its Buy rating on shares. more»
Dollar Tree, Sears, Ross Stores, Wal-Mart Net Up
03:36 | 18/5/12

123Jump.com
10:45 AM New York - Advance Auto Parts first quarter net surged 22% to $133.5 million. Computer Sciences fourth quarter net swung to $158 million loss and Precision Castparts fourth quarter net soared 24% to $336.1 million. more»
Euro, stocks dip on spreading euro zone fears
03:17 | 18/5/12

CNBC.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro slipped along with world stocks on Thursday as deepening turmoil in Greece and Spain kept investors wary of riskier assets, with weak US economic data adding to the cautious mood. more»
4 Hot Stocks Buzzing Among Traders and Investors
03:13 | 18/5/12

Wall St. Cheat Sheet
By Alex Capel Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCE) is popping after the company said it sees significantly lower product costs for back-to-school. more»
Equities Research Analysts' New Coverage for May, 17th (A, ACTV, BLOX, BRKR ...
03:09 | 18/5/12

Junction Report
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is now covered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co.. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. more»
Red Bulls' potential opponents for 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup unveiled
03:06 | 18/5/12

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Josh Hakala Mike Stobe/Getty Images for New York Red BullsWill Thierry Henry play in a US Open Cup game? The US Open Cup, which began in 1914, and is styled after England's FA Cup, is one of the oldest continuously-running cup competitions in the ... more»
ARRIS Introduces New Moxi® Software and Support for Advanced Web Services and ...
03:03 | 18/5/12

MarketWatch
SUWANEE, Ga., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARRS) announces new software for the ARRIS Whole Home Solution. more»
Watson and Shire in Legal Battle
02:55 | 18/5/12

Zacks.com
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (WPI - Analyst Report) recently announced that it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of a generic version of Shire's (SHPGY - Snapshot Report) ... more»
Stocks Slip In Quiet Trade; Advance Auto Craters
02:52 | 18/5/12

Investor's Business Daily
By ALAN R. ELLIOTT, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 10:49 AM ET Markets opened with mild losses Thursday on soft weekly jobs data and mixed earnings reports. more»
Updated: It's finally time to merge Yahoo, AOL
02:48 | 18/5/12

The Mumbai Times
The 27 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Yahoo! Inc have a median target of 17.00, with a high estimate of 22.00 and a low estimate of 14.00. more»
New South Carolina mom is latest victim of flesh-eating bacteria
02:47 | 18/5/12

Detroit Free Press
By John Bacon This image provided by UTMB-Galveston shows a scanning electron microscopic image of wild type Aeromonas hydrophila strain SSU, the bacteria responsible for the flesh-eating disease that is usually caused by a strep germ. more»
AIG Falls as Fed Postpones Maiden Lane Sale: New York Mover
02:42 | 18/5/12

Bloomberg
American International Group Inc. (AIG) posted the biggest decline in the Standard & Poor's 500 Financials Index after the Federal Reserve Bank of New York postponed the sale of assets acquired in the company's rescue. more»
U.S. stock indexes knocked for fifth day
02:39 | 18/5/12

MarketWatch
By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - US stocks on Thursday slid, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 off for a fifth day, as a disappointing gauge of manufacturing in the Philadelphia region added to worries about Europe. more»

Exchange List

Market Analysis...

Name	Advances	Declines
American Stock Exchange	382	947
Chicago Board of Trade	151	101
Chicago Merchantile Exchange	144	166
Foreign Exchange (Interbank)	369	440
Global Indices	6	30
Hong Kong Stock Exchange	444	335
Kansas City Board of Trade	7	1
London Futures Exchange	45	25
London Stock Exchange	542	1,329
Minneapolis Grain Exchange	4	0
NASDAQ Stock Exchange	744	1,527
New York Board of Trade	36	59
New York Commodity Exchange	1	67
New York Merchantile Exchange	405	244
New York Stock Exchange	870	1,914
New Zealand Stock Exchange	64	79
OTC Bulletin Board	1,019	1,911
Singapore Stock Exchange	166	211
Toronto Stock Exchange	469	741
Vancouver Stock Exchange	289	526
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange	1	3

Global Indices

Code	Last	Change
NZ50	3,522	7	0.20%
COMP	2,874	20	0.68%
DJI	12,599	33	0.26%
SP500	1,312	13	0.98%
DAX	7,079	0	0.00%
FTSE	5,405	32	0.60%
NI225	10,255	237	2.36%
TWI	69.25	0.12	0.18%

11:11	Forex - NZD/USD up on economic data
06:43	AUD Shows No Sign Of A Bottom
09:08	Ryman Healthcare FY12 Net Profit NZ$120.8M Vs NZ$100.2M Year Ago
05:30	Daily Summary on USD, Euro, GBP, JPY, CAD, AUD and NZD
07:03	Manufacturing Data Could Result in Dollar Gains Tomorrow

Code	Last	Change
EURUSD	1.271	0.002	0.19%
NZDUSD	0.7642	0.0015	0.20%
AUDUSD	0.9912	0.0009	0.09%
NZDAUD	0.7717	0.0003	0.04%


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Markets

European Markets Declined After Weak Performance From Banks

New technique reveals unseen information in DNA code

Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Slides 55 Points

Kirby Corp slides on weak profit outlook

Lancaster convention center report: Raise hotel tax

Williams Financial Group Increases PT to $27 on The Ryland Group on Demand Trends

Dollar Tree, Sears, Ross Stores, Wal-Mart Net Up

Euro, stocks dip on spreading euro zone fears

4 Hot Stocks Buzzing Among Traders and Investors

Equities Research Analysts' New Coverage for May, 17th (A, ACTV, BLOX, BRKR ...

Red Bulls' potential opponents for 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup unveiled

ARRIS Introduces New Moxi® Software and Support for Advanced Web Services and ...

Watson and Shire in Legal Battle

Stocks Slip In Quiet Trade; Advance Auto Craters

Updated: It's finally time to merge Yahoo, AOL

New South Carolina mom is latest victim of flesh-eating bacteria

AIG Falls as Fed Postpones Maiden Lane Sale: New York Mover

U.S. stock indexes knocked for fifth day