US MARKET BREAKING NEWS, 6 OCT 2011

1. Bank of England Increases Bond-Buying by 75 Billion Pounds; Holds Rate.
2. European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged at 1.5 Percent.
3. Jobless Claims Rise Less than Expected, Up 6,000 to 401,000.
4. Trichet: ECB Buying EUR40B in Covered Bonds to Improve Bank Funding, Sees Intensified Downside Risks.
5. Stocks opened to the downside Thursday following ECB's President Jean-Claude Trichet's grim economic outlook at a news conference after the bank's Governing Council left its benchmark interest rate unchanged.
6. Overseas Trading in Dexia Shares Suspended at Belgian Regulator's Request.
7. Stocks remained higher in volatile trading Thursday, led by materials, after the ECB announced new liquidity measures to support banks in the euro zone and as investors were encouraged by a jobless claims report.

BofA jumped, while ExxonMobil slipped.

8.  Stocks finished at session highs Thursday, logging a three-day rally led by financials, after the ECB announced new liquidity measures to support banks in the euro zone and as investors waited for the crucial monthly non-farm payrolls report at the end of the week.