Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	12,557.80	+102.93	0.83%
S&P 500	1,329.21	+11.39	0.86%
Nasdaq	2,863.95	+26.42	0.93%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

12,557.80

+102.93

0.83%

S&P 500

1,329.21

+11.39

0.86%

Nasdaq

2,863.95

+26.42

0.93%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,160.31	+12.39	0.58%
FTSE 100	5,391.14	+34.80	0.65%
DAX	6,396.84	+73.65	1.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,160.31

+12.39

0.58%

FTSE 100

5,391.14

+34.80

0.65%

DAX

6,396.84

+73.65

1.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	8,657.08	+63.93	0.74%
TOPIX	727.03	+5.92	0.82%
Hang Seng	19,055.50	+254.47	1.35%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

8,657.08

+63.93

0.74%

TOPIX

727.03

+5.92

0.82%

Hang Seng

19,055.50

+254.47

1.35%

German State Minister Opposes Transaction Tax, Handelsblatt Says

By Allison Connolly - 2012-01-30T06:44:52Z

German State Minister Volker Bouffier is opposed to a transaction tax because it would mean job losses, Handelsblatt quoted him as saying.

A stock transfer tax is reasonable if necessary, the newspaper reported.

To contact the reporter on this story: Allison Connolly in Frankfurt at aconnolly4@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Phil Serafino at pserafino@bloomberg.net.