AFP - London's leading stock market climbed on Monday as traders returned to their desks for the first trading day of 2010.

AFP - Global stock markets began the New Year on a positive note as investors counted on a strong recovery from the worst economic slump since the 1930s to extend substantial gains made in 2009, dealers said.

Reuters - U.S. stocks climbed in a commodities-fueled rally on Monday after data showed the manufacturing sector expanded for a fifth straight month, lifting confidence in a global economic recovery.

AP - The stock market jumped on the first trading day of 2010 following reports of stronger manufacturing activity around the world and a rise in oil prices.

AP - The Tokyo Stock Exchange will launch a new high-speed trading system Monday, scrapping an antiquated, glitch-prone platform for one that aims to compete with major global rivals.

AFP - The Tokyo Stock Exchange, plagued by a series of technical problems, introduced a new faster trading system on Monday, stepping up its efforts to stay ahead of rival Asian bourses.

Reuters - The Tokyo Stock Exchange launched its $140 million "Arrowhead" system on Monday, as Asia's biggest bourse targets a dramatic increase in speed to revive its business and reputation.

AP - Most Asian markets started off 2010 with moderate gains Monday as investors weighed mixed signs from the region's economies.

Reuters - The Tokyo Stock Exchange successfully launched a high-speed trading system on Monday to better compete with major global rivals in the growing field of automated trading.

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday for the first session of the year, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.7 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.6 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 1 percent at 4.15 a.m. ET.

AP - The Tokyo Stock Exchange will launch a new high-speed trading system Monday, scrapping an antiquated, glitch-prone platform for one that aims to compete with major global rivals.

Reuters - U.S. stocks closed out 2009 with the best performance in six years, but monthly employment figures in the first week of the new year will keep investors focused on what is likely to be 2010's reality -- the economy's struggle to recover.