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China stocks to welcome short-selling

Fresh off of the Lunar New Year holiday break, the main Chinese stock exchange is opening its doors to short sellers. As soon as next week, foreign investors will for the first time be able to short Feb 25, 2015
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It's ten in a row for the Nasdaq

Stocks rose after Fed chair Janet Yellen's congressional testimony where she said the central bank is preparing to consider interest rate hikes on a meeting-to-meeting basis. The Dow and S&P 500 Feb 25, 2015
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HSBC profits plunge hits Hang Seng Index

A damaging earnings report from Europe's largest bank HSBC, also damaging performance in Hong Kong's benchmark index on Tuesday (February 24). HSBC is one of the most heavily weighted stocks in the Feb 24, 2015
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Nasdaq on nine-session win streak

The Nasdaq was the star of the day extending its winning streak to nine sessions, the longest run since 2010. But, overall stocks were mostly lower... the Dow and S&P 500 easing off recent record Feb 24, 2015
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Dow, S&P close at record highs

U.S. stocks marched higher on a relief rally. The deal to extend Greece's bailout pushed the Dow and S&P 500 to close at all-time highs. The Nasdaq stretched its win streak into an eighth session as Feb 21, 2015
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Political uncertainty hits Nigeria stocks

The postponement of Nigeria's general election has hit the country's faltering economy, adding to existing pressures caused by the global fall in oil prices. Duration: 01:11 Feb 20, 2015
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Nasdaq up for seventh straight session

The Nasdaq rose for the seventh straight session, driven by biotech stocks. The Composite getting closer to the 5,000 mark. But stocks mostly ended in the red zone amid uncertainty over the prospects Feb 20, 2015
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BSE closes points 142.01 up on Feb 19

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 142.01 points up to stand at 29,462.27. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 26.20 points up to stand at 8,895.30. JINDAL STEEL and FSL were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 28.59% and 8.04% along with HIND COPPER and ADANI POWER with an increase of 8.00% and 7.98% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include SUZLON and WELCORP with a decrease of 6.72% and 5.79% along with SKF INDIA and AURO PHARMA with a decrease of 4.98% and 4.58% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 6.70 points at 19,855.74 while the banking sector is down 110.30 points at 21,978.47 and the reality sector is up at 17.09 points at 1,748.04. The Indian currency is up 0.03% at Rs 62.34 per dollar. Feb 19, 2015
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Stocks shave Tuesday's gains after Fed minutes

The Dow and S&P 500 ticked slightly lower Wednesday - investors trying to sort out the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting which highlighted policymakers' desire to keep interest rates lower Feb 19, 2015
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S&P chalks up yet another record

You'd think the collapse of the Greek debt talks would deter investors from buying stocks. But it didn't. The S&P 500 rose to another all-time high as the Dow neared its record high. U.S. Bank senior Feb 18, 2015