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Standard & Poor's 500 Index Futures Advance on Citigroup Sale Speculation The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was poised to rally from its lowest level in 11 years as investors speculated Citigroup Inc. may sell part or all of itself, the biggest mortgage-finance companies said they will suspend foreclosures and Dell Inc.'s profit topped analysts' estimates.

Autodesk, Celanese, Dell, Novellus, Salesforce.com: U.S. Equity Preview The following companies may have unusual price changes in U.S. trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of 5:20 p.m. in New York, unless otherwise specified.

Banco do Brasil, Telemar, Vale, Vapores: Latin American Equity Preview The following companies may have unusual price changes today in Latin America trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices reflect the previous close.

Mosaid, Pizza Pizza and Oilexco May Move: Canadian Equity Market Preview The following companies may have unusual price changes in Canadian trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close in Toronto.

S&P 500's Worst-Ever Year Leaves 63 Industries, 482 Companies With Losses The worst annual decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has dragged down every industry in the benchmark gauge and 97 percent of its stocks.

Europe

Stocks Advance in Europe, Asia, Led by Banks; U.S. Index Futures Rally Stocks in Europe and Asia and U.S. index futures rose as speculation Citigroup Inc. may be up for sale and the cheapest commodity shares on record spurred rallies in banks and raw-material producers.

DAX Index Snaps Two-Day Decline; Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Infineon Gain German stocks rose for the first time in three days as investors speculated Citigroup Inc. may be up for sale, pushing up demand for banks.

U.K. Stocks Advance, Led By Miners, Trimming Weekly Loss on FTSE 100 to 7% U.K. stocks climbed, trimming this week's decline on the benchmark FTSE 100 Index to more than 7 percent, as commodity stocks rallied and the measure traded at the cheapest relative to earnings in at least 15 years.

European Stocks to Extend Slump Into Second-Half of 2009, Exane BNP Says European stocks may fall further and only rebound in the second half of next year as investors favor high-yielding bonds in the face of a prolonged contraction in corporate earnings, Exane BNP Paribas said.

Asia

Asian Stocks Rise, Snapping 4-Day Decline; HSBC Holdings, Fortescue Gain Asian stocks and U.S. futures advanced on speculation governments will step up efforts to revive economies and after the Wall Street Journal reported Citigroup Inc. may be sold.

Japan Stocks Rally, Pare Weekly Loss, on Valuations, Citigroup Speculation Japan stocks rose, reversing a morning drop and paring a weekly decline, after investors pounced on shares trading near the lowest in almost three decades and a newspaper reported Citigroup Inc. may be sold.

China Stocks Retreat, Erasing Earlier Gains; Jiangxi Copper, Haitong Drop China stocks fell, sending the benchmark CSI 300 Index to a weekly loss, on concern a deepening global recession will stifle profits.

Hong Kong Stocks Advance, Halting Four-Day Drop; Construction Bank Gains Hong Kong stocks rose for the first time in five days after the city’s monetary authority said China branches of the city’s lenders can receive liquidity from the mainland’s central bank.

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