Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	12,604.60	+149.74	1.20%
S&P 500	1,334.33	+16.51	1.25%
Nasdaq	2,877.88	+40.35	1.42%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

12,604.60

+149.74

1.20%

S&P 500

1,334.33

+16.51

1.25%

Nasdaq

2,877.88

+40.35

1.42%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,171.12	+23.20	1.08%
FTSE 100	5,397.20	+40.86	0.76%
DAX	6,436.32	+113.13	1.79%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,171.12

+23.20

1.08%

FTSE 100

5,397.20

+40.86

0.76%

DAX

6,436.32

+113.13

1.79%

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%

S. Africa to Complete Fracking Study in March, Business Day Says

By Jana Marais - 2012-02-01T06:26:15Z

A task team set up by South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources to investigate hydraulic fracturing will submit its report to Cabinet on March 31, Business Day reported, citing court documents filed on behalf of Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu.

It was impossible to say when the report would be released to the public as the department has no control over the Cabinet process, the Johannesburg-based paper said, citing Shabangu. Exploration for shale gas by so-called fracking has been halted in South Africa until the end of February.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jana Marais in Johannesburg at jmarais@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: John Viljoen at jviljoen@bloomberg.net