Saturday, 14 April 2012

Asian Stocks

Asian stocks edged higher this week amid speculation central banks in China and Japan will add to monetary stimulus and as better-than-estimated earnings at global companies from Fast Retailing Co. to Alcoa Inc. helped shares rebound from the longest slide since August.

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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks closed their worst two-week slide since November with a selloff on Friday as disappointing China growth data sparked worries the global recovery was flagging.
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S&P

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid 17.31 points, or 1.25 percent, to 1,370.26.
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U.S.TREASURIES

In the bond market, benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury notes last traded up 18/32 in price with the yield at 1.99 percent, down 6 basis points from Thursday.
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FTSE

The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares closed down 16.46 points, or 1.6 percent, at 1,027.73. The index was down 2.3 percent for the week for a fourth consecutive weekly loss.
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DOLLAR

The dollar gained versus other major currencies. The dollar index .DXY rose 0.8 percent to 79.900, eking out a 0.1 percent gain on the week.
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EURO

The euro was down 0.8 percent against the dollar at $1.3073, knocking it into a 0.2 percent deficit against the greenback for the week.
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BRENT CRUDE

The more actively traded Brent crude for June delivery slipped 31 cents to settle at $121.21 a barrel.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. May crude fell 81 cents to settle at $102.83, posting a small, 48-cent loss for the week.
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OIL

Oil prices fell on Friday and posted a weekly loss after data showed that first-quarter economic growth in China, the world’s No. 2 oil consumer, was the weakest in nearly three years, reinforcing concerns about slowing demand for petroleum.
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SPOT PLATINUM

Spot platinum was down 0.96 percent at $1,582.74 an ounce.
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SILVER

Silver was down 2.69 percent at 31.45 an ounce.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

Investors are still questioning China’s ability to steer its economy into a “soft landing” and analysts have begun to question whether the copper market will remain as tight as it has been, with Shanghai copper inventories rising this year.
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LME COPPER

London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper fell to a session trough of $7,964.25 a tonne, its lowest level since Jan. 16, before ending the day down $230 at $7,990.
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COPPER

Copper finished the week down 4 percent after China, which accounts for 40 percent of the world’s copper demand, reported first-quarter growth of 8.1 percent, the weakest in almost three years and below market expectations for growth of 8.3 percent.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold futures for June delivery settled down 1.21 percent at $1,660.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold was down 1.22 percent at $1,654.54 an ounce at 2.55 p.m.
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GOLD

Gold prices fell almost 1.5 percent o n F riday as a stronger dollar sparked a wave of end-of-week selling amid mounting fears about the euro-zone debt crisis and after Chinese economic growth data disappointed investors.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE

U.S. stocks closed their worst two-week slide since November with a selloff on Friday as disappointing China growth data sparked worries the global recovery was flagging.
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 136.99 points, or 1.05 percent, to 12,849.59 at the close. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid 17.31 points, or 1.25 percent, to 1,370.26. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 44.22 points, or 1.45 percent, to 3,011.33.
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Friday, 13 April 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares pared early gains on Friday after China’s first-quarter growth was slower than expected, clouding the outlook for demand, but a better-than-expected outcome for Italy’s sovereign debt sale helped investors retain some risk appetite.
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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks scored a second day of solid gains on Thursday, led by materials and energy stocks, as investors set aside weak figures on the domestic labor market.
Rumors about strong growth figures due overnight from China helped wash away some of the worries that hit stocks during a five-day streak of losses that ended with Wednesday’s rebound.

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S&P

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 18.86 points, or 1.38 percent, to 1,387.57.
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FTSE

The FTSE 100 index to finish 75.72 points, or 1.3 percent, higher at 5,710.46 points, the highest close since April 5.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei  was up 154.15 points at 9,678.94, and the broader Topix  advanced 1 percent to 817.97.
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DOLLAR

The dollar inched up 0.2 percent against the yen at 81.05 yen.
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EURO

The euro eased 0.1 percent to $1.3175, after hitting a 1-week high of $1.3213 on Thursday.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude for May delivery, which is expiring on Friday, settled up $1.53 at $121.71 a barrel, after dropping  to an early low of $119.28.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. crude oil implied volatility fell on Thursday to its lowest level in a week as the crude oil market rallied into its daily settlement. Implied volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Oil Volatility Index, settled on its low for the day at 29.41 percent after opening at 30.52 percent, near its intraday high.
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OIL

Oil eased on Friday, reversing previous day’s gains made on the China speculation and a weaker dollar triggering buying of riskier assets. U.S. crude futures fell 0.2 percent to $103.42 a barrel while Brent crude fell 0.4 percent to $121.24 a barrel.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained 0.7 percent to 58,640 yuan  ($9,300) per tonne, tracking prior gains on London, after rising a modest 0.7 percent in the previous session.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold edged down 0.2 percent to $1,676.50.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold was flat at $1,675.06 an ounce by 0053 GMT, on course for 2.2-percent weekly rise, its biggest one-week gain since late February.
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GOLD

Gold in the domestic market on Thursday with nearly half per cent to Rs 28 739, while jumping 1.5 per cent from Rs 56 944 .
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U.S.MARKET UPDATE

U.S. stocks scored a second day of solid gains on Thursday, led by materials and energy stocks, as investors set aside weak figures on the domestic labor market.
Rumors about strong growth figures due overnight from China helped wash away some of the worries that hit stocks during a five-day streak of losses that ended with Wednesday’s rebound.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 181.19 points, or 1.41 percent, to 12,986.58 at the close. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 18.86 points, or 1.38 percent, to 1,387.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 39.09 points, or 1.30 percent, to 3,055.55.

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Commodity Market Outlook :13-04-2012

Copper rose over 2 percent on Thursday
Brent crude oil steadied around $120 per barrel on Thursday
Silver rose above 32.40 $
Gold moves up above 1675 $
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Thursday, 12 April 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares eased while the euro firmed, reflecting investor caution despite easing concerns about sovereign funding for troubled euro-zone economies Spain and Italy that helped U.S. and European equities rebound overnight.
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U.S.STOCK

An encouraging start to earnings season helped U.S. stocks rebound on Wednesday from five days of losses that pushed the S&P 500 below a key technical level.
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S&P

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 10.12 points, or 0.74 percent, to 1,368.71.
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U.S.TREASURIES

The benchmark 10-year note was last down 12/32 in price, yielding 2.03 percent. The 30-year bond was last off 1-3/32 in price and yielding 3.19 percent, up from 3.13 percent at Tuesday’s close.

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FTSE

The FTSE 100 index closed up 39.19 points, or 0.7 percent, reversing a downward spiral when the index surrendered almost all its remaining 2012 gains after it fell 2.2 percent on Tuesday, its second biggest percentage fall of the year.
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NIKKEI

The benchmark Nikkei was down 0.04 percent at 9,455.40 after a seven-session losing streak. The broader Topix index was down 0.1 percent at 804.82.
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DOLLAR

The dollar fetched 80.91 yen, up from a six-week low around 80.57.

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EURO

The euro rose to 106.15 from Wednesday’s low of 105.45.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude for May delivery traded in London was up 22 cents at $120.10 a barrel, after falling to
$119.05, the lowest since Feb. 17. On Tuesday, the contract fell 2.27 percent, front-month Brent’s biggest one-day percentage loss since Dec. 14.

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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. May crude settled at $102.70 a barrel, gaining $1.68, narrowing Brent’s premium to U.S. crude CL-LCO1=R to $17.40, from $18.86 on Tuesday. On Tuesday, U.S. May crude had settled down $1.44 at $101.02, an eight-week low.
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OIL

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, reversing two days of losses, after U.S. government data showed domestic fuel stocks fell much more than expected last week, which overshadowed an increase in crude inventories.
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PLATINUM

Platinum down 1.0 percent at $1,576.30 an ounce.
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SILVER

Silver fell 0.8 percent to $31.51 an ounce, pushing the number of ounces of the white metal needed to buy one ounce of gold up to 52.5 from 50 just one week ago, reflecting gold’s relative out performance.
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LME COPPER

London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper fell as low as $8,018.00 a tonne, its cheapest since Jan. 16, before recovering to end the day up $4 at $8,040.
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COPPER

Copper steadied near $8,000 a tonne on Wednesday after the previous session’s 4-percent plunge, but traders said the twin concerns of slowing U.S. and Chinese growth could soon prompt another bout of selling.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold was little changed at $1,660.80.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold inched up 0.1 percent to $1,659.49 an ounce by 0000 GMT, standing above the 20-day moving average at $1,655.58.
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GOLD

Gold inched up on Thursday, tracking modest gains in the euro as worries about Spain’s debt restructuring eased after a European Central Bank official signalled the bank was ready to intervene in debt markets.
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U.S.MARKET UPDATE

An encouraging start to earnings season helped U.S. stocks rebound on Wednesday from five days of losses that pushed the S&P 500 below a key technical level.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 89.46 points, or 0.70 percent, to 12,805.39 at the close. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 10.12 points, or 0.74 percent, to 1,368.71. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 25.24 points, or 0.84 percent, to 3,016.46.

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Commodity Market Outlook :12-04-2012

Gold pauses after rally, focus on euro zone
Euro rose on Wednesday
Silver fell 0.3 percent to $31.69 an ounce
LME copper stocks fall, latest data shows
Copper steadies near $8,000 on growth worries

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Wednesday, 11 April 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares fell for a third straight day on Wednesday as uncertainty over global growth prospects, and resurfacing worries about debt restructuring in the euro zone, prompted investors to continue trimming their risk exposures.
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U.S.STOCK

The selloff in U.S. stocks accelerated on Tuesday, as the Dow and S&P 500 dropped for a fifth day, with the pullback coming on the cusp of earnings season.
The losses, in terms of both points and percentage declines, were the worst this year for each of the three major U.S. stock indexes.

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S&P

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index  tumbled 23.61 points, or 1.71 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,358.59.
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U.S.TREASURIES

The Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose 18/32 in price to yield 1.984 percent, marking the lowest since March 8 and down from 2.05 percent late Monday.
Thirty-year bonds gained 1-8/32 in price to yield 3.13 percent, down from 3.20 percent late Monday.

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FTSE

The FTSE 100 index closed down 128.12 points, or 2.2 percent, at 5,595.55, its second biggest percentage fall of the year after dropping 2.3 percent last Thursday.
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NIKKEI

The benchmark Nikkei lost 135.58 points to 9,401.95 after hitting 9,395.24, its lowest intraday level since Feb. 17.
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YEN

A stronger yen, with the dollar last trading at 80.77 yen , also sapped investor appetite for Tokyo stocks, with major exporters sold heavily in the morning session.
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DOLLAR

Traders said talk of strong bids at 80.50/55 should provide initial support for the dollar, followed by 79.50/55, the October high reached after Japan intervened to weaken its currency.
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EURO

The euro inched down 0.1 percent to $1.3073 while the dollar fell to a five-week low of 80.60 yen.

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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude fell $2.79 to settle at $119.88 a barrel, the weakest close since Feb. 17, having dropped below the 50-day moving average of $121.84. The 2.27 percent slide was the biggest one-day percentage loss since Dec. 14.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. crude dropped $1.44 to settle at $101.02 a barrel, the lowest close since Feb. 14, having pushed below the 100-day moving average of $101.65.
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OIL

Oil suffered its biggest one-day percentage loss of the year o n T uesday, hitting a seven-week low as concerns about a potential slowdown in the economy of No. 2 crude consumer China added to worries about global demand.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-traded July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell to as low as 57,900 yuan a tonne, its weakest since Jan. 16. It stood at 58,140 yuan by 0114 GMT, down 2.1 percent.
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