Friday 11 January 2013

ASIAN STOCK

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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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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