Stocks turned mixed Friday after better than expected economic data lifted some sectors but didn't alleviate Wall Street's concerns about the financial sector. A surge in profits at Juniper Networks Inc. gave a boost to technology stocks.

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks fell, concluding their worst monthly slide in a decade, as commodity and finance companies dropped on lower oil and gold prices and concern that a recession will hurt profits.

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks climbed for a second day, led by banks and consumer companies, after lawmakers agreed on a plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and oil extended a weeklong retreat.

JEDDAH/LONDON: Global stock markets staged spectacular gains yesterday as governments pumped billions of dollars into banks crippled by the credit crunch, coaxing newly confident investors into buying shares. The stocks soared in their biggest one-day adv

SHARES on Karachi Stock Exchange are expected to rise in coming weeks following the entry of National Investment Trust (NIT) as a market stabiliser after the launch of Rs20 billion Equity Market Fund (EMF).