U.S. Stocks Lifted By Global Central Bank Easing

July 5, 2012 7:30 AM EDT
U.S. stocks moved higher following easing news from both the Bank of England and the People's Bank of China.

The Bank of England's left rates unchanged at 0.5%, but boosted their asset purchase plan by by 50 billion pounds.

The People's Bank of China cut one-year benchmark deposit rates by 0.25 percentage points, and the benchmark lending interest rate by 0.31 percentage points.

S&P 500 futures last traded up 3 points to 1371.


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