The BNY Mellon index of leading American depositary receipts. The BNY Mellon index of leading European ADRs climbed 1.3 percent, while the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed up 0.5 percent. The BNY Mellon index of leading Asian ADRs advanced percent 0.9 percent.
BRUSSELS, April 27- Belgium- based insurer Ageas. Ageas, which shares ownership of the bad bank with the Belgian state, will receive 1.04 billion euros from the sale, it said in a statement. It will also sell its call option on shares in BNP Paribas.
CHICAGO, April 26- The outage at CBOE on Thursday caused a 12 percent decline in overall U.S. index options trading from the day before, while single-stock options activity had a busier session as traders sought alternative venues to execute their positions, data showed on Friday.
CHICAGO, April 26- The outage at CBOE on Thursday caused a 12 percent decline in overall U.S. index options trading from the day before, while single-stock options activity had a busier session as traders sought alternative venues to execute their positions, data showed on Friday.
The world's busiest options exchange has been closed all day, reports Fast Money trader Jon Najarian. No word yet when the exchange will reopen. "Guys are sitting there scratching their heads, talking with each other trying to figure out what's going on," said Brian Stutland, Stutland Volatility Group. Meanwhile, CNBC's Rick Santelli wonders if the trading systems have gotten too complex.
This options trade took advantage of the panic selling of gold on Friday.
CHICAGO/ SAO PAULO, April 11- An uptick in bullish options trading on the U.S.-listed shares of Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa SA may suggest that some investors are betting on additional gains in the stock by June amid speculation of a sale of a subsidiary.
April 8- Ron Johnson is out as chief executive of the department store chain J.C. Penney, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a source. The company did not return calls for comment. J.C. Penney shares rose 10.8 percent in after-hours trading after the CNBC report.