Meanings of drove shares in English

Signs of a rebound also drove shares in the other two main ICD manufacturers higher.

Its gains drove shares in rival Nokia NOKIA.HE up 2.4 percent.

Hilton's comments on China at a post-earnings call also drove shares of larger rival Marriott International Inc higher by more than 4 percent.

French speciality chemicals group Rhodia continued to bask in the spotlight as a further bout of merger speculation drove shares another 10 per cent higher.

The results, which were also hit by the strong dollar, drove shares of the Web search company down 6 per cent in late trading Thursday.

Still, the Nikkei is expected to be supported as technical trends have brightened after the Bank of Japan's policy easing this week drove shares higher.

The Friday warning drove shares of Viacom down nearly 20 percent and raised more concerns about the media industry's ability to weather the economic turmoil.

The results drove shares down by as much as 9 percent to $69.10, their lowest level since March.

Expectations that the company will beat analysts' fiscal third-quarter forecasts drove shares to a record high of $378.65 on Tuesday.

A promising outlook from Zalando drove shares in Europe's biggest online-only fashion retailer to the top of the STOXX 600, up close to 24 percent.

Improving sentiment also drove shares of investment bank Macquarie Group up 1%, despite halving its final dividend and reporting an 8% drop in annual profit.