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Canon Inc. (7751), a camera maker that gets a third of its revenue in Europe, fell 1.4 percent after a report Japan’s trade surplus narrowed on a stronger yen and weak overseas demand. Brokerages led declines after Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) said individual investors are buying fewer stocks. Komatsu Ltd. (6301), a construction machinery maker [...]

Financeroll – U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday as an improving U.S. labor market helped stem, but not override, worries about Europe's debt troubles.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 77.19 points at 12,341.23. The S&P 500 dropped 6.92 points to 1,270.38. The Nasdaq Composite fell nearly two points to 2,646.45. The profit forecasts [...]

Financeroll – The U.S. dollar extended gains against most of its major counterparts on Thursday, despite the release of stronger-than-expected data on U.S. private sector employment, as concerns over the financial crisis in the euro zone continued to dominate market sentiment. During European afternoon trade, the dollar remained sharply higher against the euro, with EUR/USD [...]

Financeroll – U.S. stock futures lost ground Thursday, pointing to a lower open for Wall Street as European shares sink amid worries over bank capital while investors await U.S. weekly jobless claims and private payrolls data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 86 points to 12,270. S&P 500 Index futures dropped 11 points [...]

Financeroll – Hong Kong shares rose on Thursday, boosted by strength in oil plays, but weak turnover and strength in defensives pointed to caution on renewed euro zone fears in global markets, with a French bond auction later in the day the latest flash point. The Hang Seng Index closed up 0.46 percent at 18,813.41. [...]

Financeroll – European stock futures were little changed before a French bond sale and a report that may show the American service industry grew the fastest in three months. U.S. index futures and Asian shares declined. Futures on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index expiring in March lost 0.1 percent to 2,344 at 7:32 a.m. in [...]

Financeroll – Japanese stocks fell, driving down the Nikkei 225 Stock Average the most in more than two weeks, on signs Europe’s debt crisis is worsening. Olympus Corp. the camera maker mired in an accounting scandal, rebounded. Canon Inc. which depends on Europe for almost a third of its sales, lost 1.2 percent after the [...]

Financeroll – South Korean shares ended with fractional gains after a choppy first trading session of 2012, as data showing a stronger-than expected growth in December exports supported the market despite contraction in monthly manufacturing activity. Taiwanese shares fell sharply, however, pressured after weak manufacturing data and concerns about unresolved debt troubles in the euro [...]

Financeroll – South Korean shares ended with fractional gains after a choppy first trading session of 2012, as data showing a stronger-than expected growth in December exports supported the market despite contraction in monthly manufacturing activity. Taiwanese shares fell sharply, however, pressured after weak manufacturing data and concerns about unresolved debt troubles in the euro [...]

Financeroll – Japanese stocks (TPX) rose on the year’s last trading day, with the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average advancing for the first time in four days, as falling U.S. jobless claims and improving home sales signaled the world’s largest economy is weathering Europe’s debt crisis. Sony Corp. (6758), which earns 20 percent of its [...]