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Stock Markets News FT.com - Asian stock markets enjoyed strong gains Tuesday as investors took heart from a recent wave of global merger and acquisition activity. More Info...  

FT.com - Asian stock markets enjoyed strong gains Tuesday as investors took heart from a recent wave of global merger and acquisition activity. More Info...  

AP - Stocks surged Tuesday on signs of resilience in the housing market and the U.S. consumer, with falling oil prices giving investors an extra reason to rally. The Dow Jones industrials gained more than 120 points to reach a five-week high.

Reuters - U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Tuesday as a drop in oil prices calmed worries about inflation and news of an unexpected rise in home sales raised hopes the housing market is stabilizing.

AP - NYSE Group Inc. will take its biggest step Wednesday toward becoming a truly global financial player when it closes a deal to create the first trans-Atlantic stock market.

FT.com - Wall Street stocks marched higher on Tuesday as lower oil prices coupled with evidence that the housing market might be consolidating boosted sentiment. More Info...  

FT.com - ICI was back in the speculative spotlight Tuesday. Late rumours of a 620p a share bid approach from Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) triggered a wave of buying that pushed shares in the speciality chemicals company to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street stocks made a solid start on Tuesday, as oil prices slid amid hopes that a diplomatic solution would resolve tension between Iran and the UK. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were set for a solid start on Tuesday, as oil prices slid amid hopes that a diplomatic solution would resolve tension between Iran and the UK. More Info...  

FT.com - European equities were higher on Tuesday as the long-running battle to take over Endesa (NYSE:ELE)ended with Eon coming to an agreement with Enel and Acciona to carve up the Spanish utility between them. More Info...  

FT.com - Takeover speculation in the utilities sector helped the FTSE 100 higher on Tuesday amid talk of a possible bid for Scottish & Southern Energy. More Info...  

FT.com - Japanese stocks moved higher on Tuesday, making up for Monday's losses. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.3 per cent to 17,244.05. The broader Topix index also ended 1.3 per cent higher, at 1,704.32. More Info...  

Stock Markets News FT.com - Seoul shares rose on Tuesday as automakers such as Hyundai Motor and auto parts makers gained on hopes for more sales both at home and abroad after South Korea clinched a major trade deal with the world's largest economy. More Info...  

FT.com - Seoul shares rose on Tuesday as automakers such as Hyundai Motor and auto parts makers gained on hopes for more sales both at home and abroad after South Korea clinched a major trade deal with the world's largest economy. More Info...  

Reuters - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as takeovers led by a $26 billion buyout bid for First Data Corp. fueled optimism about valuations, countering worries about weak factory activity and turmoil in the housing market.

AP - Wall Street managed a moderate advance Monday as a spate of takeover deals gave investors enough confidence to buy into the market despite a report showing that U.S. manufacturing is more sluggish than expected.

FT.com - A fresh wave of merger-and-acquisition activity helped Wall Street stocks ride out uncertainty about interest rates and the outlook for US economic growth on Monday. More Info...  

FT.com - Europe, if you are a stock investor, is now bigger than the US. The landmark, passed last week, has been achieved despite the retirement of a net EU107.1bn (£72.4bn) in European equity over the past two years, according to Citigroup (NYSE:C). Its import goes far beyond the noise over the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance rules. More Info...  

FT.com - Wall Street was mixed in mid-afternoon trade on Monday, as a flurry of deal activity was offset by concerns about the economy ahead of the first-quarter earnings season this month. More Info...  

FT.com - Fresh uncertainty about the outlook for US economic growth and interest rates kept Wall Street stocks in check Monday as a weak set of manufacturing data offset a fresh wave of merger and acquisition activity. More Info...