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Technology stocks fell yesterday alongside the broader market, as investors await earnings reports from tech bellwethers Dell Inc.(DELL) and Hewlett Packard Co. (HPQ). A three day rally ended in a retreat as the cloudy economic...

Hong Kong opened lower after Tuesday's sharp rise and retreated further in the early afternoon in line with a drop in Asian and Mainland Chinese markets but gained back some losses before closing.

Chinese stocks traded lower, ending the week's nice run for investors. Profit-taking emerged when the Hang Seng approached the formidable 21,000 resistance level.

U.S. stocks retreated to one-month lows on the back of a surge in the U.S. dollar and some weakness in oil. DJIA was down 332.8 points or -1.8% at 17662.9. Asian stocks are trading mixed as markets awaited more data that could shed light on the state of China's economy. Nikkei 225 is trading up 92.4 points or 0.5% at 18757.6, while Hang Seng is trading down 69.5 points or -0.3% at 23827.5. Indian rupee weakened to close at 62.7800 against USD. Read More here- http://onlinetradingttips.blogspot.in/2015/03/stock-in-news-for-today-intraday-stocks.html

Expect volatility today and tomorrow as futures and options positions are squared. Economic news was so-so, European news OK. Could be a 120-point plus day.

Faiure of European finance ministers to tackle the region's debt crisis was one big factor, along with a rise in Hong Kong mortgage rates and a drop on Mainland markets.

Stocks seesaw as employment data comes in stronger than expected but Europe woes continue as investors worry about the debt contagion affecting the U.S.