Today’s Markets?
In Asia, Japan?+1.2%?to 8807. Hong Kong?+1%?to 21417. China?+0.3%to 2106. India?+0.2%?to 18611.?
In Europe, at midday, London?+0.5%. Paris?+0.5%. Frankfurt?+0.2%.?
Futures at 7:00:?Dow?+0.1%. S&P?+0.1%. Nasdaq flat. Crude?+0.1%?to $92.17. Gold?+0.3%?to $1751.60.
Economic calendar
7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications
8:30 Housing Starts
10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories
Earnings
Bank of America,?American Express,?PepsiCo,?Bank of New York Mellon,?eBay,?Abbott Labs,?U.S. Bancorp, Northern Trust, Halliburton
Stories
Markets: Rage against the machine From Financial Times
Brokers count cost of faster US trades From Financial Times
It?s time to levy the risk takers From Financial Times
Mobile devices: Investment houses jump on the apps bandwagon From Financial Times
Equity Derivatives trading Volumes Move to Electronic Platforms ? Study From Advanced Trading
High-Speed Trading Executives Shut Firm From New York Times
Despite Its Problems, Dodd-Frank Is Better Than the Alternatives From New York Times
Stock futures juggle B. of A., IBM earnings From MarketWatch