Saturday 30 June 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian stocks capped the biggest weekly gain since January as euro-zone leaders agreed to relax conditions for recapitalizing lenders and amid speculation China will do more to shore up growth. The advance pared the regional benchmark index’s first quarterly loss since September.
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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks surged on Friday to close out a sour quarter on a high note a s investors cheered an agreement by European leaders to stabilize the region’s banks, a pact that helped remove some of the uncertainty that has plagued markets.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Friday as a deal to let euro zone rescue funds be used to stabilize debt markets and bolster banks damped demand for safe-haven U.S. government bonds. Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes traded 22/32 lower in price, with their yields rising to 1.66 percent from 1.55 percent late Thursday.
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DOLLAR

The value of the dollar’s net long position rose to $26.73 billion in the week ended.
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EURO

The euro surged against the U.S. dollar, climbing as high as $1.2692. It was last up at $1.2657, up 1.8 percent from Thursday, which was its biggest one-day percentage rise since October 2011.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei was down 10.7 percent this quarter, however, in its worst quarterly performance since last year’s July-September period, though it is still up 6.5 percent so far this year.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. crude rose $7.27 to settle at $84.96 a barrel, a gain of 9.36 percent – the biggest since March 2009. U.S. crude started the second-quarter at $103 a barrel.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude oil rose $6.44 to settle at $97.80 a barrel, a gain of 7.05 percent and the biggest one day rise since April 2009. Brent started the second-quarter at $122 a barrel.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active October copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 1.9 percent to 55,240 yuan ($8,700) per tonne, extending gains after rising 0.9 percent in the previous session.
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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.2 percent at $7,545 per tonne by 0723 GMT, its biggest daily rise since April 12.
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COPPER

Copper surged over 4 percent on Friday, its biggest one-day gain since November, as the latest euro zone rescue deal boosted a broad range of commodity and financial markets with investors scrambling to cover short positions.
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SILVER

Spot silver rose 4.6 percent to $27.54 an ounce.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold futures for August delivery settled up $53.80 an ounce at $1,604.20, with trading volume in line with its 30-day average for the first time in about a week.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold was up 3.2 percent at $1,599.66 an ounce by 3:15 p.m. EDT (1915 GMT), having hit a session high of $1,606.79 an ounce, the loftiest price since June 20.
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GOLD

Gold surged 3 percent to above $1,600 an ounce o n F riday, ending June with its first monthly gain in five months.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE

U.S. stocks surged on Friday to close out a sour quarter on a high note a s investors cheered an agreement by European leaders to stabilize the region’s banks, a pact that helped remove some of the uncertainty that has plagued markets.
  The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 277.83 points, or 2.20 percent, to 12,880.09 at the close. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 33.12 points, or 2.49 percent, to 1,362.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 85.56 points, or 3.00 percent, to 2,935.05.
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Friday 29 June 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian stocks climbed after European leaders meeting in Brussels agreed to ease repayment rules to Spanish banks and make it easier to recapitalize the region’s troubled lenders.
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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday but pared back sharp losses late in the session on talk of progress by European leaders in easing the region’s debt crisis.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Thursday, Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes traded 9/32  higher in price to yield 1.59 percent, down from 1.62 percent  late Wednesday.
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DOLLAR

The U.S. dollar fell 0.4 percent against the yen to around  79.39 yen largely due to month-end.
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EURO

The euro fell 0.3 percent against the dollar to $1.2408, its lowest since June 4.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei slipped 0.4 percent to 8,842.51, leaving it 12.3 percent down so far in the second quarter, which ends later on Friday, wiping out much of the first-quarter’s 19.3 percent surge, the biggest first quarter gain in 24 years.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. August crude fell to an eight-month low, closing at $77.69 a barrel, down $2.52.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude oil futures for August  settled $2.14 lower at $91.36 a barrel, after a session low of $90.88.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active October copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange edged down 0.1 percent to 54,150 yuan($8,500) per tonne, after gaining 0.9 percent in the previous session.
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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange  was up 0.4 percent at $7,413.25 per tonne by 0114 GMT, after losing 0.3 percent in the prior session. It is down over 12 percent on the quarter.
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COPPER

Copper rose on Friday, helped by a weaker dollar and assurances by Beijing that top metals consumer China will meet it GDP growth target for the year.
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SILVER

Silver fell 0.6 percent to $26.92 an ounce.
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