Asian shares rose on Friday amid an improving outlook for global
economies and reduced anxiety over the euro zone’s debt problems, while
the yen slid on renewed expectations for aggressive monetary easing in
Japan.
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Friday, 11 January 2013
U.S. STOCK
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday and the S&P 500 ended at a fresh
five-year high as stronger-than-expected exports from China spurred
optimism about global growth prospects.
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DOLLAR
The dollar rose to as high as 89.04 yen, its highest since July 2010 and
last stood at 88.90 yen, up 0.2 percent from late U.S. levels.
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EURO
The euro also climbed to 118.13 yen, a high last seen in May 2011,
before giving up some of its gains to stand at 117.90 yen, 0.2 percent
above late U.S. levels.
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U.S. TREASURY
Prices for U.S. Treasuries pared losses after 30-year government bonds
fetched a lower yield than the market expected in a debt sale on
Thursday.
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FTSE
The FTSE 100 index was up 2.86 points, or 0.1 percent, at 6,101,51,
having seen some late profit-taking erased in the closing auction, but
the gains seemed fragile to traders.
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