Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,294.50	-12.67	-0.08%
S&P 500	1,650.51	-4.84	-0.29%
Nasdaq	3,459.42	-3.88	-0.11%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,294.50

-12.67

-0.08%

S&P 500

1,650.51

-4.84

-0.29%

Nasdaq

3,459.42

-3.88

-0.11%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,787.05	+10.27	0.37%
FTSE 100	6,709.84	+13.05	0.19%
DAX	8,383.39	+31.41	0.38%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,787.05

+10.27

0.37%

FTSE 100

6,709.84

+13.05

0.19%

DAX

8,383.39

+31.41

0.38%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	14,612.50	+128.47	0.89%
Hang Seng	22,643.80	-25.90	-0.11%
S&P/ASX 200	4,983.50	-78.95	-1.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

14,612.50

+128.47

0.89%

Hang Seng

22,643.80

-25.90

-0.11%

S&P/ASX 200

4,983.50

-78.95

-1.56%

News Corp. Raises Stake in Alwaleed Media Company, National Says

By Arif Sharif - 2012-05-17T04:37:09Z

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. (NWSA) has raised its stake in Rotana, the media company controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, to 18.97 percent from 14.53 percent, The National reported, citing an unidentified spokeswoman.

News Corp. increased its stake in Rotana, which runs several television and radio stations, by exercising the remaining half of an option to buy new shares issued by Rotana for $35 million, the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper said, citing the Rotana spokeswoman.

To contact the reporter on this story: Arif Sharif in Dubai at asharif2@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Claudia Maedler at cmaedler@bloomberg.net

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