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Stock index futures pointed to a sharp rally at the open Monday, thanks to developments in the financial sector and China's announcing of a near-$600 billion economic stimulus plan over the weekend.
Insurer American International Group [AIG
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But the company also confirmed it has restructured its bailout package, with the government taking a $40 billion capital stake in the company.
AIG shares soared 19 percent in premarket trading on the morning's developments.
Also in the financial sector, Citigroup [C
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Citi shares gained 2.5 percent premarket.
Commodities stocks rallied across Asia on anticipation of the plan boosting raw materials demand. Tokyo finished 5.8 percent higher. European markets were also higher, with mining shares leading London more than 3 percent higher.
Wall Street could be set to cut 70,000 jobs as it prepares its budget for the next year, the Financial Times reported.
And HSBC [HBC
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But while the bank said its US earnings were in line with expectations, it projected a downturn for the near- and mid-term, sending shares lower by 2 percent.
Automarkers also continued to come under pressure, with General Motors shares tumbling more than 10 percent premarket after Deutsche Bank cut its opinion on the company from hold to sell and set a price target of $0. Deutsche said GM [GM
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Elsewhere, Circuit City, the No.2 consumer electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection a week after it said it would close 185 stores and eliminated 17 percent of its workforce. Circuit City [CC
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