Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,505.60	+118.04	0.77%
S&P 500	1,683.65	+14.49	0.87%
Nasdaq	3,523.90	+21.77	0.62%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,505.60

+118.04

0.77%

S&P 500

1,683.65

+14.49

0.87%

Nasdaq

3,523.90

+21.77

0.62%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,836.78	+15.13	0.54%
FTSE 100	6,853.29	+49.42	0.73%
DAX	8,550.40	+78.20	0.92%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,836.78

+15.13

0.54%

FTSE 100

6,853.29

+49.42

0.73%

DAX

8,550.40

+78.20

0.92%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,627.30	+246.24	1.60%
Hang Seng	23,261.10	-105.29	-0.45%
S&P/ASX 200	5,165.37	-14.69	-0.28%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,627.30

+246.24

1.60%

Hang Seng

23,261.10

-105.29

-0.45%

S&P/ASX 200

5,165.37

-14.69

-0.28%

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By Zoltan Simon - 2011-12-21T17:12:55Z

Fitch Ratings has notified the Hungarian government of its intention to cut the country’s sovereign credit grade by two steps to junk, Origo news website reported, citing two “market sources independent of each other.”

Hungary is currently rated BBB-, the lowest investment grade, with a negative outlook at Fitch.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Zoltan Simon at zsimon@bloomberg.net

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