Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	12,454.80	-74.92	-0.60%
S&P 500	1,317.82	-2.86	-0.22%
Nasdaq	2,837.53	-1.85	-0.07%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

12,454.80

-74.92

-0.60%

S&P 500

1,317.82

-2.86

-0.22%

Nasdaq

2,837.53

-1.85

-0.07%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,161.87	+5.35	0.25%
FTSE 100	5,351.53	+1.48	0.03%
DAX	6,339.94	+24.05	0.38%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,161.87

+5.35

0.25%

FTSE 100

5,351.53

+1.48

0.03%

DAX

6,339.94

+24.05

0.38%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	8,580.39	+17.01	0.20%
TOPIX	722.11	-0.14	-0.02%
Hang Seng	18,713.40	+47.01	0.25%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

8,580.39

+17.01

0.20%

TOPIX

722.11

-0.14

-0.02%

Hang Seng

18,713.40

+47.01

0.25%

Venezuela’s Jaua Says Won’t Hold Presidency in Chavez’s Absence

By Daniel Cancel - 2012-02-23T02:11:33Z

Venezuelan Vice President Elias Jaua said that he won’t occupy the presidency during Hugo Chavez’s absence when he travels to Cuba to undergo a third surgery related to cancer.

Jaua, speaking today on state television, said that Chavez will request approval from the National Assembly tomorrow to travel to Cuba for the operation. Chavez, who said yesterday that medical tests on Feb. 18 revealed a lesion that may be malignant, will be able to continue governing from the Caribbean island, Jaua said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Daniel Cancel in Caracas at dcancel@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Joshua Goodman at jgoodman19@bloomberg.net