Friday 27 July 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares rose and the euro held steady on Friday after the European Central Bank signalled its resolve to defend the euro zone, raising expectations it will move quickly to tackle skyrocketing borrowing costs in countries like Spain.
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U.S.STOCK

The US markets closed sharply higher giving the indices their best day of the month. On the back of a pair of better-than-expected economic reports and after ECB president Mario Draghi said that the Central Bank would do whatever it takes to support the euro. The CBOE VIX, tumbled to finish below 18.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S. Treasuries yields rose notes traded 10/32 lower in price to yield 1.43 percent, up from a record low of 1.38 percent touched on Wednesday.
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FTSE

The FTSE 100 was up 74.84 points, or 1.4 percent, at 5,573.16, recovering from a one-month low of 5,498.32 points set the previous day.
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DOLLAR

The dollar held steady at 78.27 yen, above a seven-week low of 77.94 yen hit on Monday.
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EURO

The euro traded at $1.2276, down from a two-week high of $1.2330 hit overnight but well above a two-year low of $1.2042 marked on trading platform EBS earlier this week.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei rose 1.0 percent to 8,529.36, though it faces possible resistance at the bottom of the cloud on its daily Ichimoku chart at 8,609.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. crude up 0.1 percent at $89.49 a barrel.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude was up 21 cents at $105.44 per barrel at 0200 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) had risen 7 cents to $89.46 per barrel.
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OIL

Oil futures rose for a third straight day on Thursday after a pledge by the European Central Bank to protect the euro zone eased some worries about the region’s debt crisis.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-traded November copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 0.66 percent to 54,550 yuan ($8,500) a tonne.
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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $7,453 a tonne at 0103 GMT, down 0.22 percent and paring slight gains from the previous session.
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COPPER

Copper traded flat on Friday, buttressed by returning confidence in the euro after the European Central Bank’s chief reinforced a commitment to the single currency, while focus shifted to a key U.S. economic indicator later in the session.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold futures contract for August delivery edged down 0.1 percent to $1,613.50.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold was little changed at $1,614.16 an ounce by 0040 GMT, after rising to a three-week high of $1,621.41 an ounce on Thursday.
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GOLD

Gold traded steady on Friday, after gaining for a third straight day in the previous session when European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signalled the bank would do whatever was necessary to hold the euro zone together.
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U.S.MARKET UPDATE

The US markets close mixed in a choppy trading session as Apple weighed on the tech sector following its rare earnings miss. But the Dow finished higher, snapping a three-day losing streak.
     Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.47% or 58.73 points at 12676.05. Nasdaq Composite was down 0.31% or 8.75 points at 2854.24. Standard & Poor’s 500 was flat at 1337.89.
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Thursday 26 July 2012

ASIAN STOCK

The US markets close mixed in a choppy trading session as Apple weighed on the tech sector following its rare earnings miss. But the Dow finished higher, snapping a three-day losing streak.
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U.S.STOCK

The US markets close mixed in a choppy trading session as Apple weighed on the tech sector following its rare earnings miss. But the Dow finished higher, snapping a three-day losing streak.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S. Treasury debt prices eased marginally on Wednesday, Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes traded 3/32 lower in price to yield 1.41 percent, up from a record low of 1.39 percent reached on Tuesday.
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FTSE

The FTSE 100 index was broadly flat at 5,498.32 points, taking a breather after a three-session losing streak. Volume was once again weak, at two-thirds of its 90-day daily average.
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DOLLAR

The dollar held steady against the yen above 78 yen.
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EURO

The euro dipped 0.2 percent to $1.2137, pulling away from the previous day’s intraday high near $1.2170.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei rose 0.4 percent to 8,396.98, recovering from Wednesday’s seven-week low. The broader Topix index rose 0.2 percent to 707.82, having fallen for 13 of the past 14 sessions.
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