Monday, 12 March 2012

S & P

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 4.96 points, or 0.36 percent, to 1,370.87.



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NIKKEI

The Nikkei was up 0.2 percent at 9,948.07, after climbing as high as 10,021.51, its highest since early August, before succumbing to profit-taking.



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EURO

The euro fall back to $1.3054, the 50 percent retracement of the $1.2623-$1.3486 rally.



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BRENT CRUDE

London Brent crude for April delivery was down 32 cents at $125.66 a barrel, after settling up $0.54 on Friday. Last week, the contract rose $2.33.



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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained 0.4 percent to 60,740 yuan a tonne.



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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange edged down 0.1 percent to $8,480 a tonne by 0101 GMT, after three sessions of consecutive rise.



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COPPER

The most-active copper for April delivery on the MCX last ended steady at 426.50 rupees per kg.



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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold added $2.02 an ounce to $1,710.05 an ounce by 0036 GMT, after rising nearly 1 percent on Friday on higher crude oil and U.S. equities. Bullion struck a record around $1,920 an ounce last September.



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GOLD

The most-traded gold for April delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) last ended flat at 27,982 rupees per 10 grams.



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U.S. MARKET UPDATE

Asian shares rose on Friday, with Tokyo hitting a seven-month high, on signs Greece had successfully closed its bond swap offer for private creditors, although caution ahead of the release of U.S. employment data could check momentum.



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