Friday 28 December 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares were capped by worries the United States may run out of time to avoid a fiscal crunch.


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U.S. STOCK

U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, dragged lower by retail stocks after a report showed consumers spent less in the holiday shopping season than last year.


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DOLLAR

The dollar rose as high as 86.64 yen on trading platform EBS, its highest level since August 2010. It last stood at 86.42 yen, up about 0.4 percent from late U.S. trade on Thursday..


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EURO

The euro traded at $1.3246, up about 0.1 percent from late U.S. trade, though shy of an 8-month high of $1.33085 hit last week, as investors awaited the latest developments on the U.S. fiscal stalemate.


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U.S. TREASURY

U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday in light post-Christmas volume as disappointing holiday sales and the lack of progress toward a budget deal in Washington stoked safety bids for bonds.


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LME COPPER

London Metal Exchange closed at $7,915 a tonne, up more than 1 percent from its $7,801 official price in the final ring trade of a holiday-shortened session on Monday.


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