GSPTSE moved well off early lows after rising 2

DUBLIN, Ireland(Business Wire)Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of the "Russian Facts & Figures - Tissue section" reportto their offering. This report, published every year since 1996, gives a complete overview oftissue production in Russia, with total production of tissue since 1996 andforecast to 2015, capacity and production by mill since 1999, exports, importssince 1997 and by country for the last 2 years, consumption of tissue since 1996with forecasts to 2015, trends in production of toilet rolls since 1996 withcurrent market developments, by company since 1999, with investment strategies,production of napkins since 1995 and by company since 1995, trends in imports ofconverted tissue. Key Topics Covered: TISSUE TISSUE PRODUCTION Production of Tissue Tissue Producers Exports of Tissue Imports of Tissue Consumption of Tissue Consumption of Tissue Production of Tissue Products Toilet Rolls Napkins Exports Imports of Converted Tissue Toilet Rolls Towels & Facial Tissue Table StationeryCompanies Mentioned: All major Russian tissue producers including: Naberezhno-Chelninsky SCA Hygiene Syassky Syktyvkar KondrovoFor more information visit http:// Research and MarketsLaura WoodSenior Fax from USA: 646-607-1907Fax from rest of the world: 353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009. The deal was built from a partnership between the companiesthat created MasterCard inControl, a platform featuringauthorization, transaction routing and alert controls to assistfinancial institutions in payment offerings.

Orbiscom produces payment processing networks that allowfinancial institutions to interact with credit, debit andprepaid cardholders The company has about 50 employees in NewYork and Dublin. "It really opens our network up to innovation," WendyMurdock, chief product officer at MasterCard, said in aconference call with analysts and reporters. MasterCard shares were up 3.7 percent to $155.37 in morningtrading on the New York Stock Exchange. HgCapital, which manages 2.0 billion pounds ($2.95 billion)for institutional and private investors, invested in Orbiscomin 2001. The sale of Orbiscom ends a wave of asset sales by theprivate equity firm that began in 2005 and generated proceedsof 2.0 billion pounds, HgCapital said. (Reporting by Juan Lagorio, editing by Derek Caney and JohnWallace) Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions.

Canadian dollar strengthens vs greenback as oil higher Bond prices largely lower; stock markets sell off TORONTO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthenedagainst the U.S. currency on Monday morning, helped by a risein crude oil prices on tension in the Middle East. Bonds were lower across curve as Toronto's main stock index.GSPTSE moved well off early lows, after rising 2.7 percenton Friday Shortly after 10:30 a.m (1530 GMT), the Canadian dollarwas at C$1.2004 to the U.S dollar, or 83.30 U.S cents, upfrom Friday's close of C$1.2156 to the U.S dollar, or 82.26U.S cents. "(The Canadian dollar) traded a bit weaker overnight ongeneral strength on the greenback due to optimism about the(U.S.

President-elect Barack) Obama stimulus plan, although theloonie is receiving support from higher oil prices due toMideast tensions," said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMOCapital Markets. economic numbers, includingauto sales and construction spending data on Monday, couldsupport the Canadian currency. The market will focus on employment reports for December inboth Canada and the United States later this week, he said. BONDS LOWER Government bond prices turned lower after early strength asstock markets fought back from early lows.The two-year Canada bond fell 2 Canadian cents to C$102.98to yield 1.158 percent, while the 10-year bond fell 20 Canadiancents to C$111.45 to yield 2.852 percent.