London copper on
Wednesday hovered near one-week highs hit the day before as tensions in Ukraine
appeared to ease a touch, with investor focus shifting to major economic events
this week in China and the United States.
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
U.S.GOLD
U.S. COMEX gold futures for April delivery settled down
$12.40 an ounce at $1,337.90. Trading volume is about 10 percent below its
30-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed
SPOT GOLD
Spot gold had edged
up slightly to $1,337.51 an ounce by 0335 GMT, after dropping 1.2 percent on
Tuesday on Putin's comments
GOLD
Gold was little
changed on Wednesday following sharp overnight losses as safe-haven buying
cooled on easing fears of imminent military action by Russia in Ukraine.
U.S.MARKET UPDATE
US stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record as concerns about a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine eased, and the market recovered more than all of the previous session’s hefty losses.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 227.85 points or 1.41 percent, to end at 16,395.88. The S&P 500 gained 28.18 points or 1.53 percent, to finish at 1,873.91. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC climbed 74.67 points or 1.75 percent, to close at 4,351.97.
Monday, 3 March 2014
ASIAN STOCKS
Asian stocks were
steady on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve
Chair Janet Yellen's comments reiterated her confidence in the U.S. economy.
U.S.TREASURIES
U.S. Treasury debt
prices pared most of their losses on month-end buying on Friday, as investors
balanced their portfolios, traders said.
S&P
The S&P 500
closed at a record on Thursday and ended in positive territory for the year
after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said harsh weather seems to be to
behind recent U.S. economic softness.
FTSE
Britain's top share
index edged up on Thursday, lifted by positive U.S. data and assurances from
Fed chair Janet Yellen, despite a sharp sell-off in Royal Bank of Scotland and
increasing tension over Ukraine.
DOLLAR
The dollar held
steady against the yen and the euro on Friday, after a surge in U.S. equities
confirmed investor appetite for risk and helped the currency recoup some of the
losses suffered earlier on geopolitical concerns.
NIKKEI
The Nikkei was down
2.4 percent at 14,478.87 in midmorning trade, its lowest since Feb. 20. The
index extended losses into a fourth day.
U.S.CRUDE
U.S. crude futures
jumped as much as $2.06 to $104.65 a barrel, the highest since Sept. 23. They
were later up $1.19 at $103.78.
BRENT CRUDE
Brent crude hit a
session peak of $111.24 per barrel, its highest since Jan. 2, and was up $1.56
at $110.63 by 0415 GMT.
LME COPPER
Three-month copper
on the London Metal Exchange edged up by 0.18 percent to $7,017.50 a tonne by
0133 GMT, extending small gains from the previous session.
COPPER
London copper
steadied on Friday after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen soothed
jitters over U.S. growth prospects, but was set to close the month flat on
lingering worries over a slowdown in China.;
SPOT GOLD
Spot gold was little
changed at $1,330.78 an ounce by 0023 GMT, down from a four-month high of
$1,345.35 struck on Wednesday.
GOLD
Gold hardly moved on
Friday but still was on track for its fourth week of gains after investors
chased prices higher on concerns about the pace of the U.S. economy and unrest
in Ukraine.
U.S.MARKET UPDATE
U.S. equity futures dipped at the open of electronic trading on Sunday, with concerns about Russia’s aggression in the Ukraine weighing on sentiment.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 E-mini futures, the most popularly traded equity futures contract, fell 15 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1842.50 in early trading.
Friday, 28 February 2014
ASIAN STOCKS
Asian stocks were
steady on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after U.S. Federal Reserve
Chair Janet Yellen's comments reiterated her confidence in the U.S. economy.
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