The Nikkei closed up 146.07 points at 9,384.17, just below the 9,400 level after trading above it earlier in the day.
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Saturday 18 February 2012
U.S. STOCK
U.S. equities rose but gains were limited ahead of the long holiday weekend and before Monday's euro zone meeting.
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ASIAN MARKET
Southeast Asian stock markets pushed higher on Friday as investors bought Philippine property, Indonesia consumer companies and banks in the region seeking growth picks as risk appetite improved.
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EURO
Against the yen, the euro rose 0.67 percent to 104.31 yen, down from an earlier high of 104.66 yen.
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DOLLAR
The dollar rose 0.6 percent to 79.32 yen,according to Reuters data, and hit its highest level since Oct.31
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U.S. TREASURIES
U.S. Treasuries fell on Friday as positive comments from German officials about Greece winning an elusive rescue package encouraged selling of safe-haven U.S. government debt.Prices of benchmark 10-year notes were down 9/32, their yields rising to 2.01 percent
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S&P
The S&P 500 hit a nine-month high on Thursday, fueled by strong U.S. economic data and increased hopes for a deal on a Greek bailout next week.
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PLATINUM
Platinum was the strongest performer of the precious metals complex so far on Friday, up 0.6 percent at $1,629.99 an ounce, boosted by supply worries.
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OIL
NYMEX March heating oil closed at $3.1889 a gallon, falling 2.08 cents, or 0.65 percent.
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BRENT CRUDE
In London, ICE Brent crude for April delivery settled at $119.58 a barrel, falling 53 cents, or 0.44 percent,after hitting a session high of $120.70, highest since June 15.
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U.S. CRUDE
U.S. crude ended up $4.57, or 4.6 percent. That marked its best performance since the week to Dec. 23, when front-month prices ended up $6.15, or 6.58 percent.
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SHANGHAI COPPER
The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 0.9 percent at 59,750 yuan a tonne.
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LME COPPER
London Metal Exchange (LME) benchmark copper fell $125, or 1.5 percent, to close at $8,175 a tonne. For the week,copper lost over 3.5 percent of its value.
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COPPER
Copper sustained its biggest weekly loss in nine weeks on Friday as slack physical demand from China, nervousness in front of a long-awaited .
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U.S.GOLD
U.S. gold futures for April delivery settled down $2.50 at $1,725.90 an ounce.
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SPOT GOLD
Spot gold was down 0.3 percent at $1,723.20 an ounce by 3:08 p.m. EST (2008 GMT).
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GOLD
Gold fell on Friday as investors took profits after an initial rally driven by growing confidence that Greece was edging closer toward winning a new rescue package.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE
U.S. Stocks hit a six-and-half-month peak and the euro rallied on Friday as hopes that Greece will seal a long-awaited bailout deal next week fuelled risk appetite.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 24.83 points, or 0.19%, at 12,928.91, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.15 points, or 0.16%, at 1,360.19. But the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3.47 points, or 0.12%, at 2,956.38.
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Friday 17 February 2012
U.S. STOCK
U.S. stocks ended up on Thursday and the S&P 500 hit a nine-month high, fueled by strong U.S. economic data and increased hopes for a deal on a Greek bailout next week.
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ASIAN MARKET
Asian shares rebounded on Friday, as sentiment turned positive on firmer signs euro zone officials would soon approve a long-awaited bailout for Greece to reduce the risk of a disorderly default, while solid U.S. economic data also lent support.
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U.S. TREASURIES
Benchmark 10-year notes were last down 19/32 in price to yield 2 percent, up from 1.93 percent late on Wednesday. The yields have traded within a range from around 2.05 pecent and 1.80 percent for the last two months.
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S&P
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 14.82 points, or 1.10 percent, to 1,358.05.
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FTSE
Britain's FTSE 100 closed off intraday lows on Thursday as upbeat U.S. economic data brought some cheer to an otherwise gloomy macro outlook, helping oil stocks pare losses,while banks and miners sagged as Greece's debt crisis rumbled on.
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NIKKEI
The benchmark Nikkei was up 1.9 percent to 9,416.02, breaching the 9,400 level for the first time since last August.
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DOLLAR
The dollar rose as far as 79.07 yen, its highest since Nov 1, with some traders looking at its Oct 31 high of 79.55 yen as a possible immediate target.
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EURO
The euro traded around $1.3135, above a three-week low on Thursday of $1.2974. Against the yen, it reached a two-month high above 104 yen.
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U.S. CRUDE
In the previous session U.S. crude closed at $102.31, gaining 51 cents, the highest settlement since the Jan. 4 settlement at $103.22. It hit a session high of $102.69, the highest since Jan. 12's peak of $102.98.
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BRENT CRUDE OIL
In London, ICE Brent April crude settled at $120.11 a barrel, gaining $1.18, or 0.99 percent, on Thursday – the highest settlement for front-month Brent since June 14.
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SPOT PLATINUM
Spot platinum gained 0.6 percent to $1,628.99, headed for a weekly decline of 1.5 percent, after six straight weeks of gains.
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SHANGHAI COPPER
The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained 1.5 percent to 60,100 yuan a tonne.
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LME COPPER
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange climbed 1.3 percent to $8,406.25 a tonne by 0124 GMT, after touching a three-week trough on Thursday.
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COPPER
The most-active copper for February delivery on the MCX last ended 0.15 percent lower at 414.85 rupees per kg.
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SPOT SILVER
Spot silver was flat at $33.47, recovering from a three-week low of $32.64 hit in the previous session.
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SPOT GOLD
Spot gold edged down 51 cents to $1,727.89 an ounce by 0030 GMT, on course for a 0.5-percent weekly rise after two weeks of straight losses.
GOLD
The most-active gold for April delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ended at 28,127 rupees per 10 grams, down 0.15 percent on Thursday.
U.S. MARKET UPDATE
The US markets rallied with the Dow and the Nasdaq hitting multi-year highs. Robust economic data and reports suggesting that the ECB would agree to exchange their Greek bonds for new ones boosted sentiment.
Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.96% or 123.13 points at 12904.08. Nasdaq Composite rose 1.51% or 44.02 points at 2959.85. Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 1.1% or 14.81 points at 1358.04.
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