SINGAPORE, May 24- London copper futures edged higher on Friday after falling the most in three weeks the session before on signs that growth had stalled in top consumer China. *The most-traded September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was little changed at 52,680 yuan a tonne.
*MSCI ex- Japan edges up. SYDNEY, May 24- Asian shares opened cautiously higher on Friday with Tokyo's Nikkei steadying from its biggest one-day drop in two years as investors breathed a sigh of relief when Wall Street cut losses on an upbeat outlook from Hewlett-Packard.
Apple Inc. rose$. 79 or. 2 percent, to $442.14. Dell Inc. fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $13.35. Hewlett Packard Co. rose $3.63 or 17.1 percent, to $24.86.
NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.
*Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone. U.S. shares ended mildly lower after a volatile session, bucking the trend of overseas indexes, which fell sharply as weak data in Europe and China underlined the uncertain growth outlook.
NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stocks edged down on Thursday but rebounded sharply from their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.
*Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone. Overseas shares ended sharply lower, closing before U.S. equities staged a late-day recovery, pressured as weak data in Europe and China underlined the uncertain growth outlook.
NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stocks mostly edged lower on Thursday but were sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus.
*Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone. NEW YORK, May 23- Stock markets around the world fell on Thursday, extending the previous day's steep decline on concerns over the pace of global economic growth and when the U.S.
Apple Inc. rose $1.68 or. 4 percent, to $443.03. Dell Inc. rose$. 01 or. 1 percent, to $13.38. Hewlett Packard Co. rose $2.85 or 13.4 percent, to $24.08.
NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.:. Heico Corp. rose 9.8 percent to $50.42. Heico Corp. class A rose 6.7 percent to $37.50.
NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 1.3 percent to $4.01 with 23,755,300 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. fell. 3 percent to $13.27 with 122,899,600 shares traded.
*Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone. European shares ended down 2 percent while Japan plummeted 7.2 percent on weak data from China and Europe.
NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday, recovering from session lows as encouraging domestic economic data and a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset concerns about the timing of any reduction in the Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus.
NEW YORK, May 23- U.S. stocks pared their losses on Thursday, with the Dow turning positive on strength in Hewlett-Packard Co and Boeing Co. HP soared 14.1 percent to $24.22 a day after raising its profit outlook, while Boeing gained 1.9 percent to $99.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 1.01 points, or 0.03 percent, at 3,462.29.