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CITI ( US - CITIGROUP)
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Citigroup Inc. (branded
Citi), is a major American financial services company based in New York,
NY. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in
history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial
conglomerate Travelers Group on April 7, 1998. Citigroup Inc. has the
world's largest financial services network, spanning 140 countries with
approximately 16,000 offices worldwide and employs approximately 322,000
staff around the world.
It is the world's largest bank by total
customers & worldwide branch network as of 2009. It is a primary
dealer in US Treasury securities. Citigroup suffered huge losses during
the global financial crisis of 2008 and was rescued in November 2008 in a
massive bailout by the U.S. government.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 15:00 - 19:00
Reuters Code : C
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MICROSOFT (US)
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Microsoft Corporation
is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops,
manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products
for computing devices. Its most profitable products are the Microsoft
Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity
software.
The
company was founded to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the
Altair 8800. Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating
system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Windows
line of operating systems. Its products have all achieved near-ubiquity
in the desktop computer market.
When
the company debuted its IPO in March 13, 1986, the stock price was US
$21. By the end of the first trading day, the stock had closed at
$28.The stock price peaked in 1999 at around US $119.
In
the last few years, the price of Microsoft's stock largely remained
steady, with a rise in stock price around the release of Windows Vista
and a fall during the economic crisis of 2008.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 15:00 - 21:00
Reuters Code : MSFT.O
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APPLE (US)
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Apple Inc. is an American
multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer
electronics and computer software products. The company's best-known
hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod and the iPhone.
Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system, the iTunes media
browser, the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software, the
iWork suite of productivity software, Final Cut Studio, a suite of
professional audio and film-industry software products, and Logic
Studio, a suite of audio tools. The company operates more than 250
retail stores in nine countries and an online store where hardware and
software products are sold.
Trading Hours Mon - Fri 15:00 - 21:00
Reuters Code : AAPL.O
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NIKE (US)
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Nike,
Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based
in the United States. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic
shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with
revenue in excess of $18.6 billion USD in its fiscal year 2008 . As of
2008, it employed more than 30,000 people worldwide.
The company was
founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and
Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. in 1978. The company
takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη pronounced [níːkɛː]), the Greek
goddess of victory; it is also based on Egyptian usage of "strength",
"victory", nakht. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well
as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Skateboarding and
subsidiaries including Cole Haan, Hurley International, Umbro and
Converse. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the
company operates retail stores under the Niketown name.
Trading Hours Mon - Fri 15:00 - 21:00
Reuters Code : NKE
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GAZPROM (RUSSIA)
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Gazprom
(English: Open Joint Stock Company "Gazprom", Russian: Открытое
акционерное общество "Газпром" Otkrytoye aktsionernoye obshchestvo
"Gazprom") is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the
largest Russian company.
Gazprom
was created in 1989 when the Ministry of Gas Industry of the Soviet
Union transformed itself into a corporation, keeping all its assets
intact. The company was later privatized in part, but currently the
Russian government holds a controlling stake.
In
2008, the company produced 549.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas,
amounting to 17% of the worldwide gas production. In addition, the
company produced 32 million tons of oil and 10.9 million tons of gas.
Gazprom's activities accounted for 10% of Russia's gross domestic
product in 2008.
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 14:30
Reuters Code : GAZP.MM
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BP (BRITISH PETROLEUM)
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BP
plc is the third largest global energy company, the 5th largest company
in the world and UK's largest company, with headquarters in St
James's, City of Westminster, London. The company is among the largest
private sector energy corporation in the world, and one of the six
"supermajors" (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration,
natural gas, and petroleum product marketing companies). The Company is
listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:00
Reuters Code : BP.L
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GOOGLE (US)
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Google Inc. is an
American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to
its Internet search, e-mail, online mapping, office productivity,
social networking, etc. Google has also developed an open source web
browser and a mobile operating system.
As of March 31, 2009 (2009
-03-31), the company has 19,786 full-time employees. The company is
running millions of servers worldwide, which process hundreds of
millions of search requests each day.
Trading hours: Mon - Fri 15:00 - 21:00
Reuters Code: GOOG.O
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LUKOIL (RUSSIA)
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Lukoil
(RTS:LKOH LSE: LKOD NASDAQ: LUKOY) (Russian: Лукойл; pronounced
/lukɔɪl/) is Russia's largest oil company and its largest producer of
oil. In 2007, the company produced 96.645 million tons of oil; 1.953
million barrels per day.
Its
international upstream subsidiary is called Lukoil Overseas Holding.
Headquartered in Moscow, Lukoil is the second largest public company
(next to ExxonMobil) in terms of proven oil and gas reserves. In 2008,
the company had 19.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent per SPE
standards. This accounts to some 1.3% of global oil reserves. The
company has operations in more than 40 countries around the world.
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 14:30
Reuters Code : LKOH.MM
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SBERBANK (RUSSIA)
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Sberbank Rossii
(MICEX:SBER RTS:SBER) (Russian: Сбербанк России, a contraction of
"сберегательный банк"; English: "Savings Bank of the Russian
Federation") is the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe. The
company's headquarters are in Moscow and its history goes back to the
financial reform of 1841. In many regions, Sberbank is practically the
only bank capable of providing local administrations with complex
banking services and rendering significant financial support in
implementing investment and social programs.
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 14:30
Reuters Code : SBER03.MM
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COCA COLA (US)
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Coca-Cola is a carbonated
soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines
internationally. The Coca-Cola Company claims that the beverage is sold
in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in
Atlanta, Georgia, and is often simply referred to as Coke or Cola.
Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the
late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by
businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its
dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.
Coca Cola like the famous brand McDonald is considered a symbol of US
capitalism and culture.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 15:00 - 21:00
Reuters Code : KO
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HSBC HOLDINGS (LONDON)
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HSBC Holdings plc is a public
limited company incorporated in England and Wales in 1990, and
headquartered in London since 1993.As of 2009, it is both the world's
largest banking group and the world's 6th largest company according to a
composite measure by Forbes magazine. The group was founded from The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation based in Hong Kong, the
acronym of which led to the current name. Today, whilst no single
geographical area dominates the group's earnings, Hong Kong still
continues to be a significant source of its income. Recent acquisitions
and expansion in China are returning HSBC to part of its roots.HSBC has
an enormous operational base in Asia and significant lending,
investment, and insurance activities around the world. The company has a
global reach and financial fundamentals matched by few other banking or
financial multinationals.
HSBC is listed on the London, New York,
Hong Kong, Paris and Bermuda Stock Exchanges, and is a constituent of
the FTSE 100 Index and the Hang Seng Index.
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:00
Reuters Code : HSBA.L
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ROLLS ROYCE (LONDON)
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Rolls-Royce plc (LSE:
RR.) is a British aircraft engine maker, and the second-largest in the
world, behind GE Aviation. The company has related businesses in the
defense aerospace, marine and energy markets.
Rolls-Royce
was nationalized in 1971, by which time aircraft engines had long been
the most significant part of the business. The automobile company was
separated in 1973 and the present Rolls-Royce plc was re-privatized in
1987. Rolls-Royce is, through its defense aerospace division, the
world's 16th largest defense contractor. Defense aerospace sales
accounted for 21% of group sales in 2005, civil aerospace 53%, marine
17% and energy 8%. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a
constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:00
Reuters Code : RR.L
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BAE SYSTEMS (LONDON)
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BAE
Systems plc is a British defense, security and aerospace company
headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, that has global
interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE
Systems Inc. BAE is the world's second-largest defense contractor and
the largest in Europe. It was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7
billion merger of two British companies, Marconi Electronic Systems
(MES), the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the
General Electric Company plc (GEC), and the aircraft, munitions and
naval systems manufacturer British Aerospace (BAE).
Trading Hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:00
Reuters Code : BAES.L
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REUTERS (US THOMSON REUTERS)
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Reuters Group Limited
is a UK-based, Canadian company. This news company provides information
about financial markets from around the world to newspapers and
broadcasters. Its main focus is on supplying the financial markets with
information and trading products. This includes market data, such as
share prices and currency rates, research and analysis, as well as
trading systems that allow dealers to buy and sell such assets as
currencies and shares on a computer screen instead of by telephone or on
a trading floor like that of the New York Stock Exchange. Competitors
include Bloomberg L.P. and Dow Jones Newswires. It is now a part of
Thomson Reuters.
Trading Hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:00
Reuters Code : BAES.L
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TATA MOTORS (INDIA)
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Tata
Motors Limited (NSE: TATAMOTORS, BSE: 500570, NYSE: TTM), is a
multinational corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the
Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and
Locomotive Company). Tata Motors has a consolidated revenue of USD 16
billion after the acquisition of British automotive brands Jaguar and
Landrover in 2008.
It
is India's largest company in the automobile and commercial vehicle
sector with upwards of 70% cumulative Market share in the Domestic
Commercial vehicle segment, and a midsized player on the world market
with 0.81% market share in 2007 according to OICA data. The OICA ranked
it as the 19th largest automaker, based on figures for 2007.
Tata
Motors is a dual-listed company traded on both the Bombay Stock
Exchange, as well as on the New York Stock Exchange. Tata Motors in
2005, was ranked among the top 10 corporations in India with an annual
revenue exceeding INR 320 billion.
Trading Hours Mon - Fri 4:30 - 10:00
Reuters Code : TAMO.BO
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TURKCELL (TURKEY)
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Turkcell (NYSE: TKC) is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey,
based in Istanbul. The company has 36.3 million subscribers by the end
of September 2008, making it the third biggest in Europe. Turkcell is
traded both at the Turkish Stock Exchange and the NYSE.
TradeRush enables trading on the Turkcell stock both in the Turkish Exchange and in the NYSE.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri from 12:00 - 13:50
Reuters Code : TKC
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AMAZON
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a US-based multinational electronic
commerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is the
largest online retailer in the United States, with nearly three times
the Internet sales revenue of the runner up, Staples, Inc., as of
January 2010.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri from 14:30 - 20:00
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BARCLAYS
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Barclays is a global financial services company headquartered in London,
United Kingdom. As of 2010, it is the world's 10th-largest banking and
financial services group and 21st-largest company according to a
composite measure by Forbes magazine.[3] It has operations in over 50
countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and
South America and around 48 million customers.[4] As of 30 June 2010 it
had total assets of €1.94 trillion, the third-largest of any bank
worldwide (after BNP Paribas and HSBC).
Trading Hours: Mon - Fri from 12:00 - 13:50
Reuters Code: BARC
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