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...The US currency was off 0.2 per cent against the yen at ¥110.98, while sterling was up 0.4 per cent at $1.3193....
...Topix up +2.98 (+0.21%) at 1,403 Hang Seng up +98.98 (+0.45%) at 22,321 US markets S&P 500 down -0.25 (-0.01%) at 2,164 DJIA up +21.03 (+0.11%) at 18,869 Nasdaq down -18.72 (-0.36%) at 5,218 European...
...SAB closed 3.1 per cent lower at £29.46 and Diageo drifted 0.9 per cent to £16.98, which valued the drinks makers at £48bn and £43bn respectively....
...Lorillard shares fell 1.98 per cent to $62.27, Reynolds American declined 1.36 per cent to $60.94 and Altria dipped 0.80 per cent to $42.35....
...98.16 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +2.60 at 1,375...
...(-3.07%) at 1,166 Hang Seng down -279.36 (-1.28%) at 21,477 ASX 200 down -83.21 (-1.54%) at 5,329 US markets S&P 500 down -21.86 (-1.17%) at 1,846 DJIA down -231.19 (-1.41%) at 16,109 Nasdaq down -62.91...
...(101.83) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.21 at 107.60 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.46 at 98.66 100 Oz Gold (Comex) down -1.10 at 1,371...
...) at 1,266 FTSE100 up +22.48 (+0.34%) at 6,572 CAC 40 down -12.30 (-0.29%) at 4,244 Dax up +41.56 (+0.47%) at 8,846 Currencies €/$ 1.35 (1.35) $/¥ 98.60 (98.76) £/$ 1.60 (1.59) Commodities ($) Brent Crude...
...Warsaw Wig up +0.43% at 46,862 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.16% at 1,208 Americas DJIA down -0.01% at 15,521 S&P 500 up +0.04% at 1,686 Bovespa down -1.32% at 48,562 Asia Nikkei 225 down -1.45% at 13,668 Topix...
...of 98 cents....
...Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 342.95 10-year government bond yields (%) US 1.98 UK 2.04 Germany 1.90 CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +6.41bps at 366.93bp Markit iTraxx Europe...
...11,644 Nasdaq up +47.61 (+1.82%) at 2,668 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +9.15 (+0.95%) at 975.52 FTSE100 up +62.98 (+1.17%) at 5,466 CAC 40 up +30.95 (+0.97%) at 3,218 Dax up +52.36 (+0.89%) at 5,967...
...up +12.30 at 1,668 Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 314.00 10-year government bond yields (%) US 1.75 UK 2.35 Germany 1.81 Japan 1.00 CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +1.42bps at...
...+1.71 at 84.69 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +33.00 at 1,668...
...down -0.98% at 2,534 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -4.03% at 485.54 S&P CNX Nifty Index down -1.99% at 4,846 Currencies €/$ 1.43 (1.43) $/¥ 76.40 (76.49) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.84 at 106.15 Light...
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -1.93% at 1,121 Europe FTSE down -1.40% at 5,846 RTF down -0.98% at 1,900 Wig Index down -1.15% at 47,371 FTSE 300 Eurotop down -1.45% at 1,082 Americas...
...Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index up +0.11% at 1,110 Americas DJIA up +0.50% at 12,044 S&P 500 up +0.71% at 1,304 Bovespa up +0.98% at 66,685 Asia Nikkei 225 down -6.32% at 9,606 Topix down...
...unchanged 0.00% at 12,044 S&P 500 up +0.71% at 1,304 Bovespa up +0.98% at 66,685 Asia Nikkei 225 down -6.18% at 9,620 Topix down -7.49% at 846.96 Hang Seng up +0.41% at 23,346 Shanghai Composite up +0.13%...
...Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +3.50 (+0.04%) at 9,695 Topix up +0.76 (+0.09%) at 845.26 Hang Seng down -33.99 (-0.15%) at 22,846 US markets S&P 500 down -0.78 (-0.07%) at 1,160 DJIA up +22.93 (+0.21%) at...
...UK gilts were star performers, with 10-year benchmark yields plunging 14bps to 2.98% as dovish Bank of England minutes prompted talk of further stimulus....
...up +0.10% at 880.08 Hang Seng up +0.56% at 23,451 Shanghai Composite up +0.11% at 2,846 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +0.64% at 558.93 S&P CNX Nifty Index down -0.31% at 5,993 Currencies €/$ 1.33 (1.34) $/¥ 82.87...
...In Tokyo the Nikkei climbed 1.2 per cent to 10,846.98 to hit an eight-week closing high . Nissan closed up 2.5 per cent to Y774 on speculation of an equity tie-up with Daimler....
...Currencies 03:10 BST €/$ 1.3249 ( 1.3387) $/¥ 98.15 (98.77) £/$ 1.5008 (1.5001) Commodities 03:05 BST Brent Crude (ICE) down $0.12 at $54.00 Light Crude (Nymex) down $0.18 at $53.66 100 Oz Gold (Comex...
...down 16.25 (-1.83%) at 871.63 European markets (Mon) FTSE100 down 37.77 (-0.88%) at 4,249.16 Eurofirst 300 down 13.59 (-1.65%) at 809.78 Currencies 04:28GMT €/$ 1.4005 (1.3974) $/¥ 90.23 (89.98) £/$...
...US markets (Tues) DJIA up 889.35 at 9,065.12 Nasdaq up 143.57 at 1,649.47 S&P500 up 91.59 at 940.51 Asian markets (Wed) 4:29am BST Nikkei up 224.12 at 7,846.04 Topix up 21.80 at 804.37 Hang Seng up 144.98...
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