Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,444.80	+57.23	0.37%
S&P 500	1,678.40	+9.24	0.55%
Nasdaq	3,505.56	+3.44	0.10%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,444.80

+57.23

0.37%

S&P 500

1,678.40

+9.24

0.55%

Nasdaq

3,505.56

+3.44

0.10%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,835.01	+13.36	0.47%
FTSE 100	6,840.27	+36.40	0.53%
DAX	8,530.89	+58.69	0.69%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,835.01

+13.36

0.47%

FTSE 100

6,840.27

+36.40

0.53%

DAX

8,530.89

+58.69

0.69%

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%

Noble Energy’s Cyprus Drilling Beat Expectations, Politis Says

By Stelios Orphanides - 2011-12-21T10:54:33Z

The results of Noble Energy Inc. (NBL)’s exploratory drilling for oil and gas in Cyprus’s Block 12, which began in September, exceeded expectations, Politis reported today, without saying where it got the information.

The hydrocarbon reserves in Block 12 are comparable to those of Israel’s Leviathan site or larger, the Nicosia-based newspaper said on its website.

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To contact the reporter on this story: Stelios Orphanides in Nicosia at

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Craig Stirling at cstirling1@bloomberg.net

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