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BMW reporting a 5.2% gain in profit last year on higher vehicle deliveries

as the world's largest maker of luxury cars pushes to stay ahead of Mercedes-Benz.

Stock traders are putting declines in Asia behind them as European markets rise with US stock

index futures and commodities. Government bonds are falling, gold sliding, the euro weakening.

We check the markets every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on Bloomberg.

S&P E-Many futures up 10 points, now E-Many futures of 79, and NASDAQ E many Futures up 21.

Dax and Germany is up 1.2 percent.

Ten-year Treasury down 13.30 seconds, the yield 1.87 percent.

Yield on the two-year, 0.89 percent.

Nimex Grid Oil up 1.9 percent or 68 cents at 3718 a barrel.

Comex gold is down 4.10 percent or $5.50.

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