Saturday 2 June 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian stocks fell for a fifth week, the regional index’s longest streak of weekly losses in a year, as Spain’s borrowing costs soared and amid further signs that China’s economic slowdown is deepening, dimming the outlook for companies dependent on global demand.
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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks tumbled, falling for the fourth time in five weeks and erasing the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 2012 gain, amid concern the global economy is slowing and Europe’s debt crisis is worsening.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S.Treasuries yields fell to a historic low of 1.5326 percent, according to Tradeweb. The previous low was in November 1945 when yields ended that month at 1.55 percent.
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DOLLAR

The dollar fell 0.27 percent to 78.14 yen, after hitting as low as 77.65 on Reuters data, the weakest since mid-February.
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EURO

The euro traded up 0.40 percent to $1.2406, rebounding from a session low of $1.2286, the weakest since July 1, 2010. It had climbed as high as $1.2456.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei slipped 0.7 percent to 8,479.12.
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NICKEL

LME nickel ended off $130 at $16,100 a tonne, having hit its lowest level since December 2009 earlier in the session.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange ticked down 0.4 percent to close at 54,330 yuan ($8,500) a tonne.
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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) fell to its lowest since Dec. 20 at $7,301 a tonne earlier in the day before ending down $64 at $7,361.
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COPPER

Copper was down for a fifth straight week, losing close to 4 percent of its value in the past five days, and nearing bear market territory for the year .
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SPOT SILVER

spot silver rose 2.4 percent at $28.44 an ounce.
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U.S.GOLD

U.S. gold futures for August delivery settled up $57.90 at $1,620.50, with trading volume about 50 percent above its 30-day average.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold hit a near two-week high of $1,629.41 an ounce and was up 3.9 percent at $1,624.20, its largest one-day rally since January 2009.
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GOLD

Gold surged 4 percent on Friday, its biggest one-day rise in more than three years, as a surprisingly weak, Gold rose 3.5 percent this week.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE

U.S. stocks tumbled, falling for the fourth time in five weeks and erasing the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 2012 gain, amid concern the global economy is slowing and Europe’s debt crisis is worsening.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 204.23 points, or 1.65 percent, to 12,189.22. The S&P 500 Index dropped 24.18 points, or 1.85 percent, to 1,286.15. The Nasdaq Composite fell 56.24 points, or 1.99 percent, to 2,771.10.
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Friday 1 June 2012

ASIAN STOCK

Asian stocks fell, extending the steepest monthly slide since 2008, U.S. equity futures sank and oil slumped after Chinese manufacturing slowed before U.S. payrolls data today. The Dollar Index climbed to its highest level since 2010.
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U.S.STOCK

U.S. stocks fell modestly on Thursday to close out the worst month since September as investor sentiment sank on Europe’s deepening credit problems.
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U.S.TREASURY

U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields fell as low as 1.53 percent – the lowest on record going back more than two centuries, according to Reuters data. They last traded at 1.56 percent, down nearly 6 basis points on the day.
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DOLLAR

The dollar edged up 0.4 percent to 78.60 yen, up from Thursday’s low of 78.21 yen, the dollar’s lowest level against the yen since mid-February.
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EURO

The euro slipped 0.2 percent to $1.2337. It fell to as low as $1.2324 on trading platform EBS at one point, its lowest level since July 2010.
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FTSE

The FTSE 100 index gave up most of the strong gains it had recorded earlier in the day in late trading as a raft of U.S. numbers raised concerns the pace of economic recovery in the world’s largest economy was faltering.
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NIKKEI

The Nikkei dropped 0.7 percent to 8,483.65 after shedding 1.1 percent on Thursday to log its worst monthly fall in two years.
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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. oil slipped 38 cents to $86.15 a barrel, after losing more than 17 percent last month.
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BRENT CRUDE

Brent crude fell 41 cents to $101.46 per barrel by 0131 GMT. Brent hit a session low of $101.27 on Thursday, its weakest since October and fell 14.7 percent in May.
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SHANGHAI COPPER

The most-active September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lifted 20 yuan to 54,550 yuan ($8,600) a metric ton after hitting a fresh 2012 low of 54,210 yuan earlier in the session. It fell 1.4 percent on Thursday.
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LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange lifted 0.6 percent to $7,466.75 a metric ton (1.1023 tons) by 9.46 a.m. EDT, after sinking to its lowest level price of $7,403 in 2012 in the prior session.
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COPPER

London copper rose on Friday, supported by short covering after prices hit the lowest level of the year in the prior session and as investors had priced in disappointing Chinese manufacturing data in the world’s biggest consumer of the metal.
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U.S.GOLD

The most-active U.S. gold futures contract for August delivery edged down 0.4 percent to $1,556.50.
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SPOT GOLD

Spot gold lost half a percent to $1,554.84 an ounce by 0052 GMT, after finishing May with a 6.3 percent decline, the steepest monthly fall since December and close to bear-market territory.

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GOLD

Gold slipped on Friday, on course for the second straight week of losses, as concerns about the eur zone debt crisis continued to pressure the euro and gold.

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