Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,354.40	+121.18	0.80%
S&P 500	1,667.47	+17.00	1.03%
Nasdaq	3,498.97	+33.72	0.97%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,354.40

+121.18

0.80%

S&P 500

1,667.47

+17.00

1.03%

Nasdaq

3,498.97

+33.72

0.97%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,817.99	+11.29	0.40%
FTSE 100	6,723.06	+35.26	0.53%
DAX	8,398.00	+28.13	0.34%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,817.99

+11.29

0.40%

FTSE 100

6,723.06

+35.26

0.53%

DAX

8,398.00

+28.13

0.34%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,346.60	+208.52	1.38%
Hang Seng	23,474.00	+391.35	1.70%
S&P/ASX 200	5,224.30	+43.53	0.84%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,346.60

+208.52

1.38%

Hang Seng

23,474.00

+391.35

1.70%

S&P/ASX 200

5,224.30

+43.53

0.84%

Chinese Tax on Sulphur Dioxide, Sewage Awaits Cabinet Approval, Daily Says

By Bloomberg News - 2010-12-07T01:07:08Z

China’s environmental tax plan is awaiting approval by the State Council after being passed by the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Economic Information Daily reported today, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation.

The tax will first be imposed on sulfur dioxide and sewage water, the report said, citing Ma Zhong, head of the Renmin University of China’s school of environment and natural resources.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bloomberg News at jliu42@bloomberg.net

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