Asia/Pacific [04/23/2009]

Asia/Pacific [04/23/2009]
Asian shares make their first gains of the week. The Japanese beverage company Kirin’s bid for Australia’s second-largest brewer, Lion Nathan, helped to lift the mood on Asia-Pacific stock markets which rose for the first time this week.

^AORD	All Ordinaries	3,695.800 2:47AM ET	68.600 (1.89%)
^SSEC	Shanghai Composite	2,463.954 3:00AM ET	2.608 (0.11%)
^HSI	Hang Seng	15,214.46 5:59AM ET	336.01 (2.26%)
^BSESN	BSE 30	11,134.99 6:28AM ET	317.45 (2.93%)
^JKSE	Jakarta Composite	1,611.507 7:00AM ET	3.725 (0.23%)
^KLSE	KLSE Composite	978.64 5:31AM ET	10.06 (1.04%)
^N225	Nikkei 225	8,847.01 3:00AM ET	119.71 (1.37%)
^NZ50	NZSE 50	2,658.849 1:31AM ET	4.090 (0.15%)
^STI	Straits Times	1,859.98 5:10AM ET	16.57 (0.90%)
^KS11	Seoul Composite	1,368.8 5:04AM ET	12.78 (0.94%)
^TWII	Taiwan Weighted	5,875.24 1:46AM ET	10.87 (0.18%)

Europe [8:00am EST]
London rose on Thursday, with retailers cheered by signs of improving conditions on the UK high street. Credit Suisse stood out in European equities trading on Thursday after reporting quarterly profit significantly ahead of expectations.

^ATX	ATX	1,810.25 7:51AM ET	3.00 (0.17%)
^BFX	BEL-20	1,917.88 8:06AM ET	13.99 (0.73%)
^FCHI	CAC 40	3,047.44 8:06AM ET	22.20 (0.73%)
^GDAXI	DAX	4,592.66 7:51AM ET	1.76 (0.04%)
^AEX	AEX General	239.25 8:06AM ET	2.37 (1.00%)
^OSEAX	OSE All Share	284.00 7:51AM ET	1.02 (0.36%)
^MIBTEL	MIBTel	14,531.0000 8:06AM ET	162.0000 (1.13%)
^IXX	ISE National-100	N/A	0.00 (0.00%)
^SMSI	Madrid General	920.00 8:05AM ET	3.60 (0.39%)
^OMXSPI	Stockholm General	238.13 8:05AM ET	1.28 (0.54%)
^SSMI	Swiss Market	5,055.85 7:51AM ET	7.85 (0.16%)
^FTSE	FTSE 100	4,064.10 7:51AM ET	33.44 (0.83%)

Earnings of Note [04/23/2009] [CARA 100: (7)]

BUSINESS SERVICES
●   Air Transport
      US Airways - LCC [Q1 2009] [-$2.38] NTS
●   Transportation - Misc
      United Parcel Service, Inc. - UPS [Q1 2009] [$0.56] 7:45
CONSUMER GOODS
●   Tobacco
      Philip Morris International - PM [Q1 2009] [$0.69] BMO
CONSUMER SERVICES
●   Home Building
      Cavalier Homes - CAV [Q1 2009] [-$0.01] AMC
●   Online Retail
      Amazon.com, Inc. - AMZN [Q1 2009] [$0.31] NTS - CARA 100
ENERGY
●   Oil and Gas
      Suncor Energy - SU [Q1 2009] [$0.12] 2:30 - CARA 100
FINANCIAL SERVICES
●   Finance
      American Express Company - AXP [Q1 2009] [$0.12] AMC
      CIT Group - CIT [Q1 2009] [-$0.45] BMO
●   International Banks
      Credit Suisse Group - CS [Q1 2009] [EPS=n/a] 0:45
      Hdfc Bank Limited - HDB [Q4 2009] [EPS=n/a] NTS - CARA 100
●   Securities
      Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. - CME [Q1 2009] [$3.20] BMO
      Interactive Brokers Group Inc. - IBKR [Q1 2009] [$0.46] 16:00 - CARA 100
      TradeStation Group, Inc. - TRAD [Q1 2009] [$0.11] 7:40
HARDWARE
●   Computer Equipment
      EMC Corporation - EMC [Q1 2009] [$0.16] BMO
●   Wireless Equipment
      L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. - LLL [Q1 2009] [$1.63] BMO
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
●   Electric Equipment
      ABB - ABB [Q1 2009] [$0.25] NTS - CARA 100
      Black & Decker Corporation - BDK [Q1 2009] [$0.08] NTS - CARA 100
●   Mining (Nonferrous and Nonmetals)
      Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. - POT [Q1 2009] [$0.71] BMO - CARA 100
●   Steel and Iron
      Nucor - NUE [Q1 2009] [-$0.57] NTS - CARA 100
SOFTWARE
●   Business Applications
      Microsoft - MSFT [Q3 2009] [$0.39] AMC