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24 May 2005 06:39 AM
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German ZEW Indicator unexpectedly fell to 13.9 in May:
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German ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment unexpectedly fell to 13.9 points in May
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24 May 2005 03:02 AM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: JAPANESE EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Nikkei 225 fell 25 points, or 0.22% to 11,133.65.
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23 May 2005 04:03 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Dow Jones Industrial rose 53.43 points, or 0.51%, to 10,525.34. The Nasdaq Composite rose 9.63 points, or 0.47%, to 2,056.05. The S&P500 was up 4.74 points, or 0.40%, to 1,194.02.
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23 May 2005 04:00 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: COMMODITIES:
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July crude oil futures rose $0.51 to $49.16 a barrel.
June gold futures rose $0.40 to $417.3 an ounce.
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23 May 2005 02:57 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN EQUITIES:
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The Dax Index rose 46.27 points, or 1.06% to 4406.95, the FTSE 100 Index was up 18 points, or 0.36% to 4989.80, the CAC 40 Index added 22.19 points, or 0.54% to 4118.37.
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23 May 2005 10:40 AM
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Oil prices down on rising US inventories and French refineries resuming production:
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Crude futures edged down Monday on rise in US stockpiles, OPEC statements and resumption of production at French refineries.
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23 May 2005 08:15 AM
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High-yield market in bad shape, issuers wait and see:
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Junk bond market is heading to a standstill as not a single an company in Europe has sold bonds of at least 10 million euros since May 4, after the downgrade of GM’s and Ford’s credit ratings by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. Some of the companies including South Africa-based Cell C Ltd. and Blagden Packaging Group NV delayed their issues until the market regains its shape.
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23 May 2005 03:13 AM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: JAPANESE EQUITIES, FOREX:
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Advantest rallied 1.02% to 7940 yen, Canon rose 0.70% to 5790 yen. NEC was up 1.88% to 596 yen. Sony rocketed 2.23% to 4120 yen.
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20 May 2005 04:28 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Dow Jones Industrial declined 21.28 points, or 0.20%, to 10,471.91. The Nasdaq Composite rose 3.84 points, or 0.19%, to 2,046.42. The S&P500 fell 1.80 points, or 0.15%, to 1,189.28.
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20 May 2005 03:53 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: COMMODITIES:
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June crude oil futures declined $0.04 to $48.70 a barrel. For the week oil fell 2.9%.
June gold futures tumbled $3.20 to $417.6 an ounce.
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20 May 2005 03:50 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN EQUITIES:
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The Dax Index rose 0.26 points, or 0.01% to 4360.68, the FTSE 100 Index was up 9.10 points, or 0.18% to 4971.80, the CAC 40 Index added 10.20 points, or 0.25% to 4096.68.
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20 May 2005 10:55 AM
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No forex intervention, Bank of Korea says:
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On Thursday, the Bank of Korea backtracked on its comments of further intervention in the foreign exchange markets on a sharp fall of the US dollar overnight, according to the Financial Times.
“I believe that we now have sufficient reserves to secure our sovereign credibility, so I do not anticipate increasing
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20 May 2005 05:33 AM
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French GDP rose 0.2% in the first quarter:
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French GDP rose 0.2% in the first quarter. Economists were expecting 0.5%. The fourth-quarter 2004 GDP was revised to 0.7% from 0.9%.
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19 May 2005 04:06 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: COMMODITIES, U.S. EQUITIES, FOREX:
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The Dow Jones Industrial advanced 28.45 points, or 0.27%, to 10,492.90. The Nasdaq Composite rose 11.93 points, or 0.59%, to 2,042.58. The S&P500 added 5.48 points, or 0.46%, to 1,191.04.
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19 May 2005 03:03 PM
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Energy Department: gas supplies rose to 1.599 trillion cubic feet:
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The Energy Department reported today that gas supplies rose by 90 billion cubic feet to 1.599 trillion cubic feet, in the week ended May 13.
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