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ETF Securities (ETFS) has released four ETCs offering exposure to cocoa, lead, tin and platinum on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Dow Jones and Company will sell its stake in Stoxx indices to Deutsche Boerse and Six Group for €206.1m.

US equities finished higher in another round of fairly quiet trading on Wednesday, underpinned by upbeat economic data out of China and Japan overnight.

US equities finished higher in fairly quiet trading on Monday, with the S&P 500 closing up (+2.2%) for a sixth straight session.

BMO Financial Group has released nine ETFs on the Toronto Stock Exchange, offering exposure to fixed income, financials, equities and basic resources.

Dow Jones Indexes has licensed its GCC Titans 50 Total Return index to the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), to underlie the first ETF in the United Arab Emirates market.

The Dow Jones raced to a near 75-point lead in early trading on Thursday thanks in part to strong gains from aluminium giant Alcoa.

The FTSE opened buoyantly, up more than 49 points to 5,158.28, on the back of strong performance from mining companies, due to higher metal prices because of the weak dollar.

The Dow Jones has climbed sharply in early trading this morning on anticipation of a positive start to the US reporting season. At 10.40am, the index was 112.07 points (1.17%) higher to 9711.82.

The FTSE 100 is up 32.83 points(0.65%) at 5057.15 following some volatility in early trading, as Australia's decision to raise interest rates surprises the global markets.