And the Swiss National Bank also unexpectedly cut rates by 50 basis points, to 2.00%, on Thursday afternoon.
The BJP also claims it has done unexpectedly well in UP, while Congress has fared badly in its main earner, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
Also in Australia, retail sales unexpectedly fell in March following two months of strong gains.
New data from Germany's ZEW survey out Tuesday also showed that German investor sentiment unexpectedly worsened in May.
The latest figures also showed that after-tax corporate profits unexpectedly rose by 1.1%.
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Edwards' supporters also saw a potential opening as Clinton's unexpectedly strong showing slowed some of Obama's momentum.
They were also supported by a high-tech data operation that raised unexpectedly large amounts of money.
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And although economic reports included that construction spending fell again in May, that Consumer Confidence fell again in June (to a 7-month low), that weekly unemployment claims remained high at 428, 000 last week, there was also the report that manufacturing activity, which has been declining for several months, unexpectedly picked up some in June, with the ISM Mfg Index rising to 55.3 from 53.5 in May.
Also helping propel markets was a report showing the U.S. trade deficit narrowing unexpectedly in December, the biggest contraction in nearly four years, as petroleum imports fell to the lowest level in more than a decade.
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