Thursday, 27 December 2012
GOLD
Gold inched down on Thursday, giving up overnight gains in thin post-Christmas trade, with investors keeping a close eye on talks between the White House and Congress to prevent the U.S. economy from plunging into recession next year.
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BRENT CRUDE
Brent crude held most of those gains by mid-morning, up $1.76 or 1.6
percent at $110.56 a barrel by 1530 GMT, on track for its biggest
one-day rise since mid-November. Volume was about one-sixth the average.www.marketmagnify.com
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COPPER
London copper rose to a one-week high on Thursday as the market reopened
after the Christmas break, with Shanghai copper extending gains on data
showing strong corporate profits in the world’s top copper consumer
China..www.marketmagnify.com
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LME COPPER
LME copper could fall to $7,757 during the day as a weak rebound from
last Thursday’s low of $7,735 seems to have ended, Reuters market
analyst Wang Tao said.www.marketmagnify.com
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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.www.marketmagnify.com
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EURO
The euro traded at $1.3233, up 0.1 percent from late U.S. trade, but still below an 8-month high of $1.33085 hit last week.www.marketmagnify.com
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DOLLAR
The dollar rose to as high as 85.84 yen on trading platform EBS, its
highest level since September 2010. The greenback last stood at about
85.79 yen, up 0.2 percent from late U.S. trade on Wednesday.www.marketmagnify.com
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U.S. STOCK
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ASIAN STOCK
Asian shares rose on Thursday amid caution about the chances of
U.S. lawmakers striking a deal to avoid a fiscal crunch by December 31,
while the yen hit a 21-month low against the dollar on the prospect of
drastic monetary easing and massive state spending.
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