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U.S shares continue raise to close in green
U.S. stocks inclined throughout the day; opening and midday sessions, to accordingly close in green after China and G-8 countries vowed to spur growth in their countries ahead of German-Franco finance ministers meeting later on the day.
Keeping in mind that leaders of the Group of eight nations aligned to keep Greece in the euro and committed to spur growth in their countries, raising growth prospects of the global economy and easing Greece`s debt concerns.
In China, Premier Wen Jiabao vowed to keep an eye on boosting growth in the world`s second-largest economy. In Berlin, German Finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will for the first time discuss the euro with his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 135.10 points or 1.09% to close at ...
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Major pairs currently narrow trading
Today on a daily scale we watched on one hand the yen plunging in front of most of its conterparts after that it was speculated that the Bank of Japan will add stimulus this week to support the country`s growth while that on the other hand the euro gained prior losses against the dollar as the German Finance Minister announced that "everything necessary" will be done by France and Germany to keep Greece in the Union.
Yet so far some technical movements are taking place throughout the currencies market within the U.S session to accordingly watch the major pairs and currencies narrow trade and therefore the dollar index, which measures the dollar performance against a basket of currencies including the Euro, the Pound, and the Yen is actually consolidating on the four-hour and one-hour ...
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Copper up but Greek contagion fears weigh
(Reuters) - Copper extended gains on Monday, rising from four-month lows hit last week despite investors' concern about the risk of contagion if Greece defaults on its debt and leaves the euro.
Leaders of G8 major industrialized nations meeting at the weekend vowed to take steps to combat financial turmoil and revitalize a global economy threatened by Europe's debt crisis, but they offered no specific prescription for debt-crippled Greece which is to hold elections on June 17.
Recent opinion polls show Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, offering potential salvation for European leaders.
But deepening banking sector instability in Spain heightened concerns about contagion from Greece's political turmoil, meaning investors will likely stay ...
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LME copper gains on soft dollar; Europe eyed
(Reuters) - London copper rose on Monday after last week's steep losses, as a weak dollar, technical buying and a pickup in Chinese spot demand supported prices, although worries about the euro zone debt crisis capped gains.
Hopes for stimulus from top consumer China after the country's premier called for additional efforts to support growth on Sunday proved to be a bright spot for copper, which has shed about 9 percent in London over the last three weeks.
But market participants warned the upward momentum may be short-lived, given the chaos in Europe, where political problems threaten to drive Greece out of the euro zone and indebted Spanish banks keep their country's borrowing costs high.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.2 percent to $7,742 a tonne by 0713 GMT, ...
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Euro gets respite, but stays under pressure
(Reuters) - The euro traded firm above recent four-month low on Monday as some investors who had bet on the currency falling booked profits, but deep-seated concerns about financial turmoil in Greece and Spain will keep it under pressure.
The common currency earned respite from this month's relentless bout of selling, as speculators who had piled up a record amount of bets against it cut some of those positions.
The euro was steady at $1.2781, well above Friday's four-month low of $1.2642 struck on trading platform EBS. The euro has managed to stay above its 2012 low of $1.2624, a major support, a break of which would take the single currency back down to levels not seen since August 2010.
Traders cited sell-side stops above $1.2835 with plenty of offers ahead of that level, all of ...
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Euro Rebounds But Still Under Pressure
The euro (EUR) edged higher to 1.2812 rebounding from a four-month low at 1.2641 against the US dollar. The single currency tumbled on Friday on concerns over Greece’s political uncertainty as well as growing instability in the Spanish banking sector. European leaders of G8 met during the weekend to discuss steps needed to fight Europe’s debt crisis and reaffirmed the importance that Greece remains in the eurozone. G8 leaders also focused on ways to stimulate eurozone growth but no detailed plans on how to resolve the problems were announced. But the single currency remains under pressure as investors are worried about a messy Greek default and exit from the euro ahead of a repeat election in June 17.
The US dollar (USD) stumbles against a basket of currencies as sentiment in the market ...
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Euro bounces off 4-month low, but remains under pressure
(Reuters) - The euro extended its rebound from last week's four-month low on Monday but investors remained concerned over financial turmoil in Greece and Spain, drawing little comfort from a broad G8 pledge to take steps to fight the euro zone's debt crisis.
The common currency rose on short-covering after speculators piled up a record amount of bets against it, according to data from a U.S. financial watchdog released late last week.
"We are entering a consolidation phase with regard to the euro. It will not be known for a while whether Greece will stay in the euro or not with a Greek election a few weeks away," said Minori Uchida, chief analyst at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.
"The market may show some minor reaction to Greek opinion polls... but it is hard to sell the euro in ...
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Crude down, hits biggest 3-week loss since Aug '11
(Reuters) - Crude oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Friday, down for the sixth straight session, as worsening problems in Greece and Spain raised worries of contagion in the euro zone.
Oil futures fell on the drumbeat from global stock markets, which erased the year's gains as investors pared holdings for safe-haven assets such as gold, on growing concerns about the euro zone debt crisis.
On Wall Street, equities dipped after a messy opening-day trade for social networking darling Facebook (FB.O) failed to lift the spirits of investors. .N
U.S. gasoline futures bucked the day's trend in energy markets, gaining slightly after six days of losses and climbing above its 200-day moving average after falling below that level on Thursday for the first time since February.
Oil investors ...
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Gold gains on steady euro; Europe concerns stay
(Reuters) - Gold inched up on Monday to extend last week's rise, tracking a steady euro after world leaders pledged to combat financial turmoil, although worries about Greece and the euro zone debt crisis continued to feed caution in the financial markets.
A pledge by the world's leaders to keep Greece in the euro zone offered some relief to the euro, which rose to its highest level in nearly a week against the dollar, while the greenback slipped against a basket of currencies .DXY, lending support to dollar-priced commodities.
But investors remained skittish as the summit for G8 leaders offered no specific prescription for debt-crippled Greece which is headed for fresh elections next month.
"We suspect that any early gains will eventually be rolled back, as the markets refocus their ...
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