*US DEC. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 89.1; EST. 91.0

*S&P 500 CLOSES UP 0.4%, NASDAQ RISES 0.6%

*US MBA’S MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS INDEX FELL 5% LAST WEEK

*US JOBLESS CLAIMS 214K IN DEC. 20 WEEK; EST. 224K
*US CONTINUING CLAIMS 1.923M IN DEC. 13 WEEK; EST. 1.900M

*S&P 500, NASDAQ OPEN LITTLE CHANGED

*S&P 500 CLOSES UP 0.3%, NASDAQ UP 0.2%

*TOKYO DEC. OVERALL CONSUMER PRICES RISE 2% Y/Y; PREV. 2.7%
*TOKYO DEC. CORE CONSUMER PRICES RISE 2.3% Y/Y; EST. +2.5%

*JAPAN NOV. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 2.6%; EST. 2.6%
*JAPAN NOV. JOBS VS. APPLICATIONS RATIO 1.18; EST. 1.18

*JAPAN NOV. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 2.6% M/M; EST. -2.0%

*JAPAN NOV. RETAIL SALES RISE 1% Y/Y; EST. +0.9%

*S&P 500, NASDAQ OPEN UP 0.1%

*S&P 500 CLOSES LITTLE CHANGED, NASDAQ FALLS 0.1%

*S&P 500 OPENS DOWN 0.4%, NASDAQ FALLS 0.8%

*US NOV. PENDING HOME SALES RISE 3.3% M/M; EST. 1.0%

*S&P 500 CLOSES 0.4% LOWER, NASDAQ DECLINES 0.5%

*SOUTH KOREA NOV. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES 0.6% M/M; EST. +2.2%
*SOUTH KOREA NOV. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT FALLS 1.4% Y/Y; EST. +3.0%

*SWISS DEC. KOF LEADING INDICATOR RISES TO 103.4; EST. 101.4

*SPAIN PRELIM DEC. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 2.9% Y/Y; EST. +2.8%
*SPAIN PRELIM DEC. HARMONIZED CPI RISES 3% Y/Y; EST. +3.0%

*SPAIN PRELIM DEC. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.3%

*SPAIN PRELIM DEC. HARMONIZED CPI RISES 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.3%

*US OCT. S&P CORELOGIC CS 20-CITY INDEX RISES 1.3% Y/Y