Saturday, 9 June 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian stocks rose this week, ending a five-week streak of declines, as global policy makers in the U.S., Europe and China signaled they would take steps to stimulate growth. Shares pared gains yesterday amid concern China’s economy is slowing.
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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks rallied, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its best weekly gain since December, amid speculation European and American central banks will join China in trying to spur economic growth.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S. Treasury bonds rose in Asia on Friday, as stocks tumbled and investors sought the safety of fixed-income assets after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke refrained from explicit pledges of more easing ahead.
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DOLLAR

The U.S. dollar dropped 0.2 percent to 79.47 yen, after hitting a two-week peak of 79.798.
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EURO

The euro fell 0.25 percent to $1.2526, retreating from a two-week high of $1.2626 hit on Thursday in the wake of Chinese rate cut.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei sagged 2.1 percent to 8,459.26 , but managed to eke out its first weekly gain for nine weeks.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. July crude was down $1.23 at $83.59, after falling as low as $82 and needing a close above last Friday’s $83.23 settlement to avoid a sixth consecutive weekly loss.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent July crude fell $1.30 to $98.63 a barrel by 1:05 p.m. EDT (1705 GMT), off its low of $97.19. A close above $98.43 is needed to avoid a sixth straight weekly loss.
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OIL

Oil prices fell on Friday in choppy trading as Spain’s banking crisis, weak European economic data and diminished hopes for monetary stimulus reinforced concerns about petroleum demand.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lost 1.1 percent to close at 53,030 yuan ($8,300) a tonne. Shanghai copper fell 2.6 percent on week.
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LME COPPER

London Metal Exchange three-month copper hit an early trough at $7,233.25 a tonne, its lowest since Dec. 19, before ending off $200 at $7,295.
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COPPER

Copper is on track to extend its losing streak to a sixth week, its longest such run in two years, as China’s surprise interest rate cut reflected the gravity of the slowdown in the world’s No. 2 economy that may be confirmed by a raft of data due this weekend.
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SPOT PLATINUM

Spot platinum eased 0.3 percent to $1,429.74 an ounce.
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SPOT SILVER

spot silver fell about 0.1 percent to $28.55 an ounce.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold futures for August delivery settled up $3.40 at $1,591.40 an ounce, with trading volume at about 30 percent below its 30-day average.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,592.44 an ounce by 3:10 p.m. EDT (1910 GMT), rebounding sharply from a one-week low of $1,561.44 earlier in the session.
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GOLD

Gold rose on Friday, reversing sharp initial losses as uncertainty over an upcoming rescue plan for Spain’s troubled banks encouraged some safe-haven buying and prompted investors to cover their bearish bets ahead of the weekend.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE

U.S. stocks rallied, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its best weekly gain since December, amid speculation European and American central banks will join China in trying to spur economic growth.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 93.24 points, or 0.75 percent, to 12,554.20 at the close. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 10.67 points, or 0.81 percent, to 1,325.66. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 27.40 points, or 0.97 percent, to close at 2,858.42.
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Friday, 8 June 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian stocks fell, paring their first weekly advance since April, the euro weakened and oil headed for the longest losing streak in 13 years as comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke overshadowed China’s first interest-rate cut since 2008.
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U.S.STOCK

The US markets lost steam in the final hour of trading to finish mixed, after the Federal Reserve announced new capital rules for financials and following Bernanke’s comments that offered little hope for further central bank intervention.
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U.S.TREASURY

Prices on the 30-year government bond ended down 11/32 at 105-1/32 for a yield of 2.75 percent, up 1.6 basis points on the day. The 30-year yield has risen 24 basis points since touching a record low of 2.51 percent last Friday.
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EURO

The euro last stood at $1.2570, retreating from a two-week high of $1.2626, while the Australian dollar slid to $0.9902 from a peak of $1.0003.
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FTSE

The FTSE 100 lost some shine in late trading But it was still up 63.68 points, or 1.2 percent, at 5,447.79 points, helped by China’s move to cut interest rates by 25 basis points.
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NIKKEI

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei average fell 2.00 percent to 8,467.30 on Friday, while the broader Topix shed 1.80 percent to 717.62.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. crude prices fell $1.90 to $82.90 a barrel and touched a low of $82.59.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude for July traded $1.48 lower at $98.45 a barrel by 0246 GMT, after sliding as low as $98.26.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 0.5 percent to 53,400 yuan($8,400) a tonne, after dropping 0.3 percent the session before. It looks set to end the week 2 percent lower.
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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange  dipped 1.6 percent to $7,376 a tonne by 0105 GMT, after rising 1.1 percent in the prior session. It remains on track to gain 0.2 percent on the week

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