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---> 14-12-10 - Daily Market Review - Forex, Bonds, Commodities, Equities

12/14/2010
 
 
Weekly news Previous Actual Expected
Monday
13th of December
       
Tuesday
14th of December
US Retail Sales les autos - MoM 0.4%   0.7%
Federal Funds Rates 0-0.25%   0-0.25%
Wednesday
15th of December
US Industrial Production- MoM 0%   0.3%
Thursday
16th of December
US Jobless Claims 421k   420k
US Housing Starts 0.519m   0.550m
Friday
17th of December
US Leading Indicators 0.5%   1.2%

Equities

  • Asian stocks rose Tuesday, following an increase in commodity and energy prices
    • The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.6%  to 135.00 in Tokyo
    • Nikkei 225 gained 0.2 % to 10,316.77 while South Korea’s Kospi Index increased by 0.6% to 2,009.05
  • US stocks were little changed Monday, following US President tax-cut agreement ahead of the Fed meeting tomorrow
    • The S&P 500 rose 0.06% to 1,246.73 and DJIA advanced by 0.2%, to 11,428.56

Bonds

  • Treasuries rose Monday,  amid speculation that retail sales figures will be beat analysts’ estimates
    • Treasuries 10-year yields rose to 3.29% early morning in London
  • Monday, Spanish 10-year bonds fell as European Union leaders prepare to discuss a permanent recovery programme within the euro zone
    • The Spanish 10-year yield rose to 5.49% at 4:31 p.m. in London
    • Tuesday, German government bonds were little changed

Commodities

  • Monday, oil declined amid concerns that warmer than expected weather in the US will reduce energy fuel demand
    • January contract fell 0.5%  to $88.13 a barrel in New York
  • Tuesday, gold rose 0.6% to 1,402.32 an ounce in Singapore on renewed demand for value storing assets
    • February delivery contract advanced 0.3% to $1,402.70 in New York

Currencies

  • Tuesday, the dollar fell against the euro, ahead of Federal Reserve meeting and its decision on target interest rates
    • The dollar was little changed against  the yen and traded at 83.42 in Tokyo
    • The Dollar Index dropped 1% to 79.258 early morning in London while the euro gained 0.2% to $1.3412 early morning in London
  • Taiwan dollar rose on strengthening trade ties with China and increased confidence in region’s economy
    • According to Bloomberg data, Taiwan’s Q3 growth of 9.8% was the fastest among Asia’s 10 largest economies
Equities
America North
Index Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
S&P 500 INDEX 1240.46 0.00% 1.42% 3.44% 13.84% 11.34% -15.50%
DOW NONES 11428.56 0.16% 0.58% 2.11% 12.14% 8.83% -14.33%
RUSSELL 2000 772.1 -0.61% 1.48% 7.34% 18.37% 26.62% 2.41%
RUSSELL 1000 686.81 -0.03% 1.28% 3.62% 14.14% 12.52% -14.08%
NASDAQ 2624.91 -0.48% 1.16% 4.24% 16.98% 18.66% -0.41%
America South
Index Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
BRAZIL BOV 69126.32 1.15% -0.61% -1.76% 8.80% -0.32% 10.70%
MEXICO BOLSA 37894.34 0.57% 0.42% 5.09% 17.54% 18.38% 26.34%
Europe
Index Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 3M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret.
DAX INDEX 7029.39 0.33% 1.08% 4.38% 14.77% 21.15% -11.56%
FTSE 100 5860.75 0.82% 1.57% 1.10% 12.66% 10.26% -8.38%
STOXX 600 276.99 0.29% 2.07% 2.52% 9.69% 12.12% -24.58%
STOXX 50 2855.37 0.56% 3.08% 1.17% 6.41% -1.03% -34.88%
Asia
Index Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
SHANGHAI 2918.655 -0.15% 1.49% -2.24% 13.57% -11.63% -41.72%
BSE SENSEX 19800.91 0.55% -0.67% -1.77% 14.20% 15.81% -1.15%
NIKKEI 225 10316.77 0.22% 1.73% 6.09% 4.42% 2.09% -33.50%
MSCI ASIA PAC. EX. JAP. 468.88 0.59% -0.13% 0.09% 20.99% 14.48% -10.56%
S&P/ASX 200 4766.9 0.21% 0.85% 1.58% 5.80% 2.43% -26.57%
Commodities
Name Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
WTIC CRUDE FUTURE 88.48 -0.15% -0.24% 3.68% 11.18% 11.10% 3.06%
GOLD SPOT $/OZ 1404.08 0.71% 0.14% 2.58% 14.97% 24.62% 76.73%
SILVER SPOT $/OZ 29.8538 1.11% 4.12% 14.50% 63.81% 71.72% 115.78%
Currencies
Pair Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
AUD-USD X-RATE 0.9958 -0.04% 1.31% 1.07% 15.97% 8.63% 15.70%
EUR-CHF X-RATE 1.2979 0.13% -0.89% -2.98% -7.01% -14.16% -21.98%
EUR-GBP X-RATE 0.84529 0.12% 0.45% -0.13% 1.97% -5.92% 18.17%
EUR-JPY X-RATE 111.93 0.23% 1.09% -0.84% 0.01% -13.83% -31.52%
EUR-USD X-RATE 1.3412 0.16% 1.14% -1.29% 9.75% -8.49% -7.05%
GBP-CHF X-RATE 1.5355 0.01% -1.34% -2.85% -8.80% -8.75% -33.99%
GBP-JPY X-RATE 132.41 0.10% 0.63% -0.71% -1.92% -8.40% -42.06%
GBP-USD X-RATE 1.5866 0.03% 0.68% -1.16% 7.62% -2.73% -21.35%
Fixed Income
America North
Note/Bond Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
Treasury 1Y Yield 0.29 0.29 0.3 0.26 0.26 0.3 0.35
Treasury 2Y Yield 0.61 0.64 0.64 0.42 0.53 0.75 0.83
Treasury 5Y Yield 1.91 1.98 1.9 1.53 1.51 2.03 2.26
Treasury 10Y Yield 3.29 3.32 3.23 2.95 2.74 3.24 3.55
Treasury 30Y Yield 4.39 4.43 4.41 4.25 3.83 4.15 4.49
Europe
Note/Bond Last Price 1D Ret. 5D Ret. 1M Ret. 6M Ret. 1Y Ret. 3Y Ret.
German Gov. Bonds 2Y Yield 1.062 1.078 1.019 0.809 0.745 0.464 1.26
German Gov. Bonds 5Y Yield 2 1.986 1.961 1.751 1.385 1.456 2.27
German Gov. Bonds 10Y Yield 2.976 2.954 2.947 2.853 2.427 2.566 3.209
German Gov. Bonds 30Y Yield 3.427 3.374 3.378 3.332 3.024 3.285 3.988

Sources: Bloomberg, FT, WSJ


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