U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.22 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.15 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.23 percent at 3:33 a.m.
Asian stocks gained on Thursday, with Tokyo shares hitting their highest in three months, while the dollar edged away from recent peaks on weak U.S. housing data.
Asian stocks rose on Thursday led by gains in technology shares, while the U.S. dollar edged further away from recent peaks after an unexpected drop in U.S. home sales cooled optimism about the economic recovery.
Tata Teleservices [TATASL.UL], India's sixth-largest mobile operator, said it signed 3.3 million users in November, leading industry additions for the fourth straight month and taking its customer base to 54 million.
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World stocks rose for a third straight session on Wednesday and the dollar set a two-month peak against the yen after upbeat U.S. housing market data fanned expectations for a solid recovery in the U.S. economy.
Indian and Australian shares led Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday, while oil and gold came under pressure as the dollar held firm thanks to optimism about the U.S. economy.
Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday led by a spurt in Australian stocks to a three-week high, while the U.S. dollar came off highs as traders digested recent steep gains.
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T), the world's largest carmaker, said on Tuesday its global output rose 22 percent in November from a year earlier to 719,362 vehicles.
Japan's government will not offer guarantees on funding to Japan Airlines Corp (9205.T), Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said on Tuesday, eliminating one potential support for the carrier as it struggles for survival.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.28 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.27 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.51 percent at 3:40 a.m. EST.
The dollar held firm on Tuesday against major currencies, and hit a two-month high against the yen, while Asian shares edged up as technology stocks tracked a rally in their peers on Wall Street.
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Japan's Canon said on Monday the antitrust procedure in the United States had been completed for its intended acquisition of Dutch maker of photocopier and printing systems Oce NV.
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher opening on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.13 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.07 percent at 0845 GMT (3:45 a.m. EST).
Asian share markets struggled to hold early gains on Monday, with bank shares pressuring some lower even as tech stocks gained, while the dollar held steady on the yen and hovered near a three-month high on the euro.
Asian share markets rose broadly on Monday, with high-tech stocks following gains in U.S. rivals late last week, and the dollar held its ground near three-month highs against the euro and kept on a firmer footing against the yen.
Support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who faces key decisions on next year's budget and relocating a U.S. airbase, have sunk as low as 48 percent in surveys issued on Monday and at the weekend.
A U.N. climate meeting in Copenhagen committed on Saturday to try and complete its work on agreeing a new global pact by the end of 2010.
