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Initial jobless claims fell to their lowest point in three years last week, prompting a modest rally for stocks on Wall Street, indicating a sign of strength for the economy.

The start of 2012 has seen a rise in most areas of the financial markets, but as economic concerns re-emerge, investors will need to decide which assets have staying power for growth.

Hong Kong opened higher on the strength of a global market rally and increased its gains as Mainland markets rose. China announced favorable policies for the agricultural technology sector.

The frenzy around the upcoming Facebook IPO and the nice run bulls have had on Wall Street in the early goings this year may be setting the table for a rally in Chinese internet stocks.

Wall Street was sagging lower today, but a late rally in the day helped stocks to close in the green as investors keep a close eye on Europe's financial crisis.

Hong Kong blue chips opened higher on speculation there would be progress in Greek debt negotiations and broke through the 21,000 resistance level in the afternoon following a rally in Shanghai.

Hong Kong plunged at mid-morning on profit-taking after the recent rally, but climbed back into positive territory in the afternoon as Mainland markets posted gains.

Master Limited Partnerships continue to rank among the leaders of the market rally, but can higher gas and oil prices put a squeeze on this group?

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Trade4Target : Daily Updates 8/10/2014 Mkt may fall 5% further; IT still attractive - Trade4Target The current market fall is likely to fall anything between 3 to 5 percent and may find a floor at those levels, says C Jayaram, joint managing director, Kotak Mahindra Bank. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Jayaram says the market has run up a lot post the general elections and is cooling off now. But for any rally now, the market will need some robust global or economic triggers. www.trade4target.com

The market remained strong in morning trade with the Sensex surging 281.73 points or 1.07 percent to 26528.52 and the Nifty climbing 84.10 points or 1.07 percent to 7926.80 supported by broadbased buying. Market expert Ambareesh Baliga sees 7,800-7,750 as good support level for the Nifty. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, he said Nifty is unlikely to go much beyond 8,000 levels. He remains positive on cyclicals and expects them to become more attractive post any market correction. According to Baliga, the next leg of market rally will be led by cyclicals. The broader markets outperformed benchmarks with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices rising 1.4 percent each. Advancing shares outnumbered declining ones by a ratio of 1544 to 380 on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The BSE Capital Goods, Realty, Metal, Banks, Healthcare, Power and Oil & Gas indices gained 1-1.7 percent. Hindalco and BHEL kept their top positions in the buying list, up 4.8 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively. Dr Reddy's Labs, Cipla, HDFC, Bank of Baroda, Ambuja Cements and PNB surged 2-2.6 percent. However, NTPC and Bajaj Auto were only losers in the Sensex 30 stocks.

Crude oil futures prices ascended after the biggest one-day rally climb in six years the day before, that drove by the news of diminished crude oil supplies.

Over 4,000 farmers on Tuesday held a rally in Maharashtra's Yavatmal town against the "failure" of the state government's package for debt-ridden agriculturists in the Vidarbha region who committed suicide and demanded a CBI probe.

Traffic snarls are expected in the New Delhi and central Delhi areas Wednesday due to the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) rally against price rise. The traffic police has asked the public commuting in these areas to use the metro to avoid traffic jams.

Stocks rallied back from yesterday's decline but mixed earnings and uneasiness in Europe could mean additional drops. Apple surprised Wall Street with an uncharacteristic miss in Q4.

Investors flooded precious metals and manufacturing equipment makers in trading after Caterpillar's impressive earnings report and guidance painted a rosy picture for 2012.

Factors from the strong recent earnings report to the potential resolution of the protracted Greek crisis helped shares of major oil and gas companies to push higher today. Midcap options were largely ignored as mammoth mergers threaten to impact their strategies.

Investors in search of safe and high-paying dividend stocks should tread carefully, lest they risk overpaying for yields. Sam Stovall talks more about overpriced safety plays.

It's Friday after a hectic week and a sharp two-day rally. Some profit taking likely with weekend uncertainty looming. Bulls have a slight edge.