Asian shares struggled on Monday, with materials and technology stocks losing ground.
0731-6618000
Saturday, 31 March 2012
U.S.STOCK
U.S. stocks closed their strongest quarter in more than two years on a positive note, led by recently underperforming sectors, including energy and health care.
0731-6618000
S&P
The S&P consumer staples sector index rose 0.7 percent and the S&P consumer discretionary sector index added 0.4 percent.
0731-6618000
U.S.TREASURIES
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell 15/32 in price to yield 2.21 percent. The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond was down 40/32, yielding 3.34 percent.
0731-6618000
FTSE
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed up 0.9 percent at 1,069.03, its best first quarter in six years.
0731-6618000
NIKKEI
The Nikkei share average was up 0.36 percent on Monday, while the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan gained 0.27 percent, finding some support after losing ground last week on fears of the impact of an economic slowdown in China.
0731-6618000
DOLLAR
The dollar fell to its lowest in a month against a basket of currencies on Friday, extending falls on expectations of more U.S. monetary stimulus. The retreat in the dollar helped push oil prices up 70 cents a barrel.
0731-6618000
EURO
The euro rose 0.3 percent against the dollar to $1.3334 and gained 0.8 percent to 110.48 yen.
0731-6618000
BRENT CRUDE
Front-month Brent crude futures settled up 49 cents at $122.88 a barrel, recovering from their sharpest daily fall in more than three weeks.
0731-6618000
U.S.CRUDE
U.S. crude futures settled up 24 cents at $103.02 a barrel after their biggest 2-day slide since mid-December.
0731-6618000
NYMEX CRUDE
Expiring NYMEX April heating oil rose 0.95 cent to settle at $3.1684 a gallon and for the quarter gained 23.34 cents, or 7.95 percent. For the month it fell 1.96 cents, or 0.61 percent. For the week, heating oil fell 4.17 cents, or 1.30 percent.
0731-6618000
OIL
Oil prices plunged nearly $2 per barrel and global stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Thursday, as shrinking manufacturing in China and in the two largest economies of the euro zone fueled worries about global growth.
0731-6618000
PLATINUM
Platinum was set to rise almost 17 percent while silver was headed for a 16 percent gain in the quarter.
0731-6618000
SPOT PLATINUM
Spot platinum was up 0.77 percent at $1,635.49 an ounce, on track for its biggest quarterly rise in three years, up 17.6 percent.
0731-6618000
SHANGHAI COPPER
After a 2-1/2 month run up, copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange have also started to decline in the past two weeks.
0731-6618000
LME COPPER
London Metal Exchange (LME) benchmark copper closed up $95 at $8,445 a tonne.
0731-6618000
COPPER
Copper prices in London and New York peaked in the first quarter at $8,765 and nearly $4, but have lost some steam since. Prices have been locked in a $8,100-$8,800 a tonne ($3.70-$4/lb) range for the better part of the quarter as uncertainties about China’s ability to steer its economy toward a soft landing weighed.
0731-6618000
U.S.GOLD
U.S. gold futures for June delivery raced higher than spot prices, rising 0.92 percent to $1,670.1 an ounce. They settled at $1,671,9, up from $1,654.9 on Thursday.
0731-6618000
SPOT GOLD
Spot gold rose 0.47 percent to $1,668.77 an ounce at 2:50 p.m. EDT (1815 GMT), trading in an unusually narrow $10 range ahead of the end of the first quarter.
0731-6618000
GOLD
Gold has been stuck in range of roughly $1,630 to $1,700 in recent weeks, as investors try to digest mixed signals from policymakers. Sluggish physical demand has dampened the mood in gold.
0731-6618000
U.S.MARKET UPDATE
U.S. stocks closed their strongest quarter in more than two years on a positive note on Friday, led by recently underperforming sectors, including energy and health care.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 66.22 points, or 0.50 percent, to 13,212.04 at the close. The S&P 500 Index gained 5.19 points, or 0.37 percent, to 1,408.47. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 3.79 points, or 0.12 percent, to 3,091.57.
0731-6618000
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)