The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ended the trading day with losses yesterday: The blue-chip Tel Aviv-25 index was off 0.2% to close at 1,120 points, and the broader Tel Aviv-100 index lost 0.5% to end the day at 1,032 points.

New York, 28 July 2010 - US gold futures crept higher on Wednesday as bargain hunters were drawn to the yellow metal after it hit its lowest point in three months.

Superfund, which oversees $1.2 billion in managed futures funds, aims to raise $100 million within a year for a new hedge fund targeting Japanese retail investors. The Superfund Blue Japan, which invests in global equities using a computer-driven model, began its public offering Wednesday, said Johann Peter Santer, president of Superfund Securities Japan Co.

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market opened slightly lower Wednesday after more worrisome economic data out of the U.S. put downward pressure on oil prices.

Most Asian stock markets climbed Wednesday as optimism from strong corporate earnings in the region and elsewhere outweighed fading U.S. consumer confidence.