Stock Markets Gain on I.B.M.
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Wall Street advanced sharply Monday after a rout on Friday following solid preliminary results from I.B.M.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher, while interest rate decisions by both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank went as expected.
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Stocks climbed on Friday, with gains on all three major indexes topping 1 percent, as strong results from Research in Motion lifted the technology sector while a report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank boosted financial stocks.
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sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher yesterday.
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The Nasdaq led the market's gains on Tuesday after strong profit at Apple Inc  and a Chinese distribution deal for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion  showed tech stocks may still have room to grow.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by gains in energy and semi-conductor shares.
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Stock prices are gaining some ground in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 23 points in today&#39;s early going.
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BOSTON -- Already on a tear lately, shares of International Business Machines Corp. got another bounce after the technology company reported a 12 percent jump in quarterly earnings and improved its outlook for the rest of the year.
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Stocks gained on Monday,  buoyed by  relief that Iraq's historic election went off without major  disruptions, but that was not enough to prevent a lower finish  for the month of January.
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Japanese stocks rose Thursday, led by gains in communication and Internet-related stocks. Softbank and mobile carrier KDDI were among the gainers.
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Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in technology shares after positive research reports on Apple Inc.  and Yahoo Inc .
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Stock indexes gained on Monday as deal news and pharmaceutical sector profits renewed optimism about the equities market after Friday's sell-off.
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Investors responded by bidding I.B.M. shares above $106 in after-hours trading.
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Stocks gained on Tuesday, led by advances in technology shares after positive broker comments on Apple Inc  and Yahoo Inc  and data pointing to strength in the economy.
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Stock prices are shooting higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today&#39;s early going. Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 4-3 lead over decliners.
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MUMBAI: Japanese stocks gained after a Government report showed industrial production rose for the first month in three, providing evidence that growth in the worlds second-largest economy will be sustained.
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European stocks gained, paced by banks. HBOS Plc and Deutsche Bank AG rose. The Dow Jones Stoxx 50 Index rose 0.3 percent to 2694.