London copper slipped on Tuesday from one-week highs hit the
session before, as traders showed caution ahead of expected major policy
announcements from top consumer China.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
U.S.GOLD
U.S. Comex gold futures for December settled down $3.50 at
$1,281.10 an ounce, with trading volume about 45 percent below its 250-day
average, preliminary Reuters data showed.
SPOT GOLD
Spot gold eased 0.1 percent to $1,281.56 an ounce by 0026
GMT. It has been trading below $1,300 since Friday and has fallen about 3
percent in the last four sessions.
GOLD
Gold was stuck below $1,300 on Tuesday, trading near a 3-1/2
week trough as investors fretted over the timing of the Fed's stimulus tapering
and as physical demand was not strong enough to provide a floor to prices.
U.S.STOCK MARKET UPDATE
US stocks edged up on Monday, lifting the Dow to another record closing high in light volume on Veterans Day while investors turned their focus to how soon the Federal Reserve may begin reducing stimulus.
The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 21.32 points, or 0.14 percent, to 15,783.10, a record closing high. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added just 1.28 points, or 0.07 percent, to finish at 1,771.89. The Nasdaq Composite Index inched up only 0.56 of a point, or 0.01 percent, to close at 3,919.79.
Monday, 11 November 2013
ASIAN STOCKS
Asian
shares edged away from a four-week low on Monday, and the dollar rose against
the euro and yen as a surprise surge in U.S. jobs growth signalled the world's
largest economy was on a firmer footing.
U.S.STOCKS
U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding from the previous
session's selloff, after an unexpectedly strong payrolls report lent weight to
views the world's largest economy is stronger than previously thought.
U.S.TREASURIES
Ten-year benchmark US10YT=RR note prices slid 1-10/32 while yields
shot up to 2.75 percent from 2.60 percent on the outlook that the Fed could
trim bond purchases sooner than March 2014.
FTSE
With Friday's advance, The Dow and S&P 500 recorded
their fifth straight week of gains. For the week, the Dow rose 0.9 percent and
the S&P 500 index rose 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq fell 0.1 percent for the
week.
NIKKEI
Japan's Nikkei share average jumped 1.3 percent on Monday
morning, rebounding from the previous session's selloff after an unexpectedly
strong U.S. jobs report put to bed any lingering concerns about the pace of
economic recovery.
DOLLAR
The dollar index last traded at 81.289, holding on to most
of Friday's 0.6 percent gains after a closely watched report showed employers
added 204,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month, soundly beating forecasts
for 125,000 jobs.
U.S.CRUDE
U.S. crude for December delivery was 12 cents higher at
$94.72 per barrel at 0028 GMT. The contract had closed 40 cents higher on
Friday.
BRENT CRUDE
Brent was up 45 cents at $105.59 per barrel, after settling
$1.66 per barrel higher on Friday.
LME COPPER
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 edged up
0.3 percent to $7,184 a tonne by 0121 GMT, extending small gains from the
previous session.
COPPER
Copper steadied on Monday after last week logging its
biggest weekly fall in two months, as a revival in U.S. jobs growth burnished
hopes for recovery in the world's top economy and brightened the outlook for
demand.
SPOT GOLD
Spot gold XAU= fell 0.2 percent to $1,286.19 an ounce by 0020
GMT. It lost 1.7 percent on Friday - the metal's biggest one-day drop in more
than a month.
GOLD
Gold eased on Monday to trade near three-week lows after an
unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report reignited fears the Federal Reserve could
begin scaling back its support for the economy soon.
U.S.MARKET UPDATE
U.S. stocks rose on Friday, rebounding from the previous
session's selloff, after an unexpectedly strong payrolls report lent weight to
views the world's largest economy is stronger than previously thought.
With Friday's advance, The Dow and S&P 500 recorded
their fifth straight week of gains. For the week, the Dow rose 0.9 percent and
the S&P 500 index rose 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq fell 0.1 percent for the
week.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
ASIAN STOCKS
Asian markets suffered a glancing blow on Thursday after the
U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy outlook was deemed less dovish than some
had wagered on, lifting both bond yields and the dollar.
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