Tuesday, 3 July 2012
GOLD
Gold edged higher on Tuesday, after weak manufacturing data across the globe rekindled hopes for more easing from central banks to support recovery.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE
U.S. stocks edged higher on Monday, shaking off a surprise contraction in U.S. manufacturing, which some investors took as a signal the Federal Reserve will take more forceful actions to boost the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 8.70 points, or 0.07 percent, at 12,871.39. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 3.35 points, or 0.25 percent, at 1,365.51. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 16.18 points, or 0.55 percent, at 2,951.23.
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Monday, 2 July 2012
ASIAN STOCK
Asian stocks headed for their longest winning streak since March and credit risk fell as manufacturing indicators in Japan and China beat forecasts and European leaders agreed on measures to ease the debt crisis. The euro weakened and oil declined after rallying last week.
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U.S.STOCK
U.S. stocks surged on Friday to close out a sour quarter on a high note as investors cheered an agreement by European leaders to stabilize the region’s banks.
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U.S.TREASURY
U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Friday, 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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FTSE
The FTSE 100 index closed up 78.09 points, or 1.4 percent, at 5,571.15 points, but well below its intra day peak of 5,619.65.
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DOLLAR
The dollar eased 0.1 percent to 79.79, after a closely watched Bank of Japan survey on Monday.
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EURO
The euro fell 0.3 percent to $1.2621, down from a one-week high of $1.2693 hit on trading platform EBS on Friday.
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NIKKEI
The Nikkei rose 0.3 percent to 9,033.36 and a 50 percent retracement of its fall from March 27 to June 4 would take it to 9,243.
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