Monday, December 21, 2009
U.S. stocks follow health-care sector higher
U.S. STOCKS FOLLOW HEALTH-CARE SECTOR HIGHER
Investors push up all sectors, led by health care, as analyst upgrades
and merger activity boosted sentiment.
U.S. STOCK INVESTORS FLOCK TO BIG HEALTH INSURERS
Investors Monday embrace the health care sector, with large U.S.
insurance companies rallying as the Senate moves towards passage of an
historic bill to overhaul the nation's health care system.
MONDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS
Aetna, Alcoa, Chattem, Terex, Treehouse Foods are among the companies
whose shares were making notable moves in Monday's stock market.
OIL PLAYS HELP EUROPE FINISH WITH STRONG GAINS
Stocks in Europe climbed on Monday, helped as the cold weather on both
sides of the Atlantic drew investors to energy plays, with merger
activity also a feature.
HONG KONG SHARES SLIP AS OIL SHARES LIFT JAPAN
Asian markets finish Monday on a mixed note, with major indexes
posting modest moves in pre-holiday trade, as concern about further
property-market-cooling measures weighed on Hong Kong but strength in
oil shares supported the Japanese market.
