RP stocks up 0.4% on utilities play amid power crisis (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - (UPDATE) Local stocks sustained a slow but steady ascent on Wednesday led by utility stocks which sizzled on the back of a power play amid a looming power crisis in the country.

RP stocks up 0.4% on Lopez shares power play (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Local stocks sustained a slow but steady ascent on Wednesday led by Lopez-affiliated stocks which sizzled on the back of a power play amid a looming power crisis in the country.

German Stocks Gain; Commerzbank, Deutsche Post, Volkswagen Rise (Bloomberg) - March 12 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks advanced, set for a second weekly increase, as bank stocks were helped by speculation the European Union will offer Greece a bailout and Deutsche Post AG rose.

Fi$cally Fit Blog: Stocks to go higher (New Haven Register) - Paul Schatz of Heritage Capital LLC checks in with his weekly blog. He says the recent pullback by stocks may be setting the stage for the market to climb in the second quarter.

ASIA MARKETS: China Consumer Stocks May Be Spared Policy Pain (Fox News) - ASIA MARKETS: China Consumer Stocks May Be Spared Policy Pain

Asia Markets: China consumer stocks may be spared policy pain (Market Watch) - With many classes of Chinese equities suffering from fears of likely policy tightening by Beijing, some analysts say consumer stocks could prove to be attractive alternatives.

European Stocks to Watch: U.K. outperforms Continent as both currencies fall (Market Watch) - Both the British pound and the euro have taken a battering this year as traders fret about levels of national debt. One big difference, however, has emerged: U.K. stocks have benefited from currency depreciation, while Continental European equities have nonetheless suffered.

Weekend Investor: How to profit from seasonal patterns in stocks (Market Watch) - There’s ample evidence that the stock market’s performance is tied to the time of year and even the days of a month. Seasonal patterns persist not just in the U.S., but in other countries as well.

Stocks sustain rally (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Local stocks sustained a slow but steady climb Wednesday, led by utility stocks which sizzled on the back of a power play amid a looming power crisis in the country.

German Stocks Gain; Deutsche Post, Volkswagen Lead Advance (Bloomberg) - Deutsche Post advanced 3.4 percent as UniCredit Research advised investors to “buy” the stock, while preferred shares of Volkswagen AG rose 3.2 percent after the stock’s price estimate was raised at Nomura Holdings Inc.