| Dow 7487 |  | +90.88 | (+1.23%) |
| Nasdaq 1491 | | +29.11 | (+1.99%) |
| S&P 794 | | +16.23 | (+2.09%) |
Europe
| FTSE 100 3805 |  | -52.11 | (-1.35%) |
| CAC 40 2760 | | -6.94 | (-0.25%) |
| DAX 30 3996 | | +8.55 | (+0.21%) |
Asia at 9 30 AM
| Nikkei 225 7958 | | -14.46 | (-0.18%) |
| Hang Seng 13060 | | -57.26 | (-0.44%) |
Commodities
| Light Crude (NYM) | 48.14 | (-1.02) |
| Gold (CMX) | 889.10 | (-27.70) |
Market Data
Nifty resistance at 2867 , support at 2754 ,2700.
SGX Nifty 2800 +21.5 pts
| FII | DII | |||||
| Trade Date | Buy | Sales | Net | Buy | Sales | Net |
| 18/3/09 | 1,719.90 | 1,497.76 | 222.14 | 1,189.44 | 663.10 | 526.34 |
News Today
* The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would buy $300 billion of long-term Treasurys over the next six months in order to try and get credit flowing more freely again.
* The Fed also announced plans to buy an additional $750 billion in mortgage-backed securities, a move designed to lower mortgage rates.
*Troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae planned to pay four top executives retention bonuses ranging from $470,000 to $611,000, according to a February SEC filing. full story
*The number of people unemployed in the United Kingdom has topped 2 million for the first time in more than a decade, Britain's Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.
