Friday 1 February 2013

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares recovered but were capped on Friday ahead of Chinese manufacturing and U.S. nonfarm payrolls reports due later in the session that will offer more clues about the health of global economies, while the yen hit new lows.


 

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U.S. STOCK

U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors were cautious after a mixed bag of economic data, while stellar earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm helped the Nasdaq index to edge higher.




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DOLLAR

The dollar bought 91.75 yen, having risen as high as 91.82, a level not seen since June 2010.


 

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EURO

The euro touched 124.65 bringing in view the April 2010 peaks near 128.00.




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U.S. TREASURY

Prices for U.S. Treasuries were little changed in choppy trading on Thursday after data painted a mixed picture of the U.S. economy, with uncertainty about growth in coming quarters keeping yields within recent ranges.




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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold traded little changed at $1,662.15 an ounce by 0037 GMT, on course for a weekly rise of 0.2 percent, paring some losses from the previous week’s 1.5-percent slide.


 

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