Blue Chips Seen Higher After Retail Data
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U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday,  pointing to a firm market open, after a government report  showed U.S. September retail sales rose higher-than-expected.
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U.S. blue chips edged higher on Monday  helped by gains in economically sensitive stocks such as United  Technologies Corp. UTX.N and 3M co. MMM.N as oil prices  fell more than $1 a barrel.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged up on Monday after an unexpectedly strong sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , while tech stocks fell on doubts that Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system could reinvigorate the share price.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  lifted by a government report that showed U.S. September retail  sales rose higher-than-expected.
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British blue chips closed higher, supported by a positive morning on Wall Street, as weaker-than-expected US consumer price index data eased inflationary concerns, dealers said.
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Futures on the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index rose after a government report showed retail sales rose more than forecast last month.
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European equity markets were expected to open higher on Wednesday after blue chips in the US posted their biggest daily gains in four months, however, caution is expected as oil prices turned higher.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Thursday  as better-than-expected economic data and healthy company  earnings lifted the mood on Wall Street, but higher oil prices  limited the gains.
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UK blue-chips closed higher, but off peaks with resource stocks dominating the leader board amid some selective positioning by investors ahead of tomorrow&#39;s US non-farm payrolls data.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose slightly on  Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in  August for durable goods other than transportation equipment,  but climbing oil prices limited gains.
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U.S. stock futures edged higher on   Wednesday, with data on durable goods and new home sales on tap   and the Dow Jones industrial average poised to break above its   all-time high.
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U.S. stocks are set for a higher opening on Thursday, according to index futures, after any fears of a rate rise receded, and amid a raft of earnings reports and economic data.
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Tokyo's Nikkei closed over one percent  higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data eased  concerns about demand in Japan's main export market and spurred  buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp.
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U.S. blue chips rose on Thursday, led  by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure  by a warning from Applied Materials Inc., the world's biggest  semiconductor-equipment maker.
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Leading British blue chips extended gains in late trade to close markedly higher, taking heart from strong gains across US markets led by gains in telecoms on positive earnings news and mergers and acquisition speculation, dealers said.
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U.S. blue chips looked to open higher  on Wednesday, building off momentum from Tuesday's rally as oil  prices eased ahead of crude inventory data.
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U.S. blue chips recovered to end  higher on Friday as a drop in oil prices offset a profit  warning from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  AA.N, while a rise in  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O fueled a rally in technology stocks.