In overnight news, Asian stocks rallied on the renewed hopes for a U.S. monetary stimulus package.
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The Euro currency and European and U.S. stock markets rallied on the Greek news.
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Yum Brands rallied on increased demand from China, where its KFC stores are immensely popular.
Over in Japan, export-focused companies rallied on the dollar's continued strength against the yen.
The dollar rallied on the changing Fed sentiment and as investors bet on looser monetary policy abroad.
The U.S. dollar index traded lower Thursday as the Euro currency rallied on the EU debt news.
Outside the NATO meeting, protesters marched and rallied on Monday, a day after violent clashes with police.
Nymex crude oil futures prices rallied on the FOMC news Wednesday, on short covering and bargain hunting.
That turned out not to be the case as the data was lower-than-expected, and gold prices rallied on Friday.
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The GDP report had been released an hour earlier and the futures had had actually rallied on the news.
For example, stocks rallied on Monday without the benefit of any obvious catalyst.
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At the same time the U.S. dollar index rallied on news that weekly U.S. jobless claims fell by 5, 000.
The announcement led to a 17-month low on Japanese corporate bond risk, and Japanese stocks rallied on the news.
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The raw commodity sector in general rallied on the news as it hints of further monetary policy easing around the world.
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Stocks and U.S. Treasury bonds rallied on the news, with the Dow Jones industrial average up 155 points on the day.
While the markets rallied on the increased liquidity measures, the structural problems of the European Union have not just gone away.
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Zoetis, the world's largest animal-medicine company by revenue, rallied on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Reporting its first quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, the stock initially rallied on another earnings beat and above consensus guidance.
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Gold prices rallied on hopes for another quantitative easing after the Fed meeting minutes suggested again that the Fed stands ready to act.
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Certainly, some folks thought so briefly yesterday, when the stock rallied on the earnings report even though profits marked a decline from year-earlier levels.
In Asia, the Japanese stock market fell as the yen rallied on safe-haven investor demand due to the resurfacing of the EU debt crisis.
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Even though oil accounts for 2% of electricity production in this country--a negligible amount--the high-flying solar sector rallied on the back of black-gold's gains.
The financial markets rallied on these events, but we remain cautious on Europe since no firm solution to the over-indebtedness problem has been put forward.
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In overnight news, Asian stocks rallied on news that Chinese government officials have said they want to stimulate their economy by implementing more construction projects.
And Qualcomm (QCOM) shares rallied on positive comments from Morgan Stanley.
Shares in Petrobras rallied on Monday as investors digested the news.
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The U.S. dollar index was trading slightly lower early Thursday morning, but then immediately rallied on the fresh, downbeat news coming out of the European Union.
The U.S. dollar index traded solidly lower Wednesday as the greenback bulls are fading again, as the Euro currency rallied on the affirmative Greek parliament vote.
Stock markets, which rallied on Tuesday, rose in the aftermath of the decision, while the rate on 10-year Treasuries slid to 1.65% and gold inched up.
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Markets across the board rallied on Friday initially, optimistic that some sort of deal can be reached with Greece so the country can get its second bailout.
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