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Glencore International Plc, the largest listed commodities trader, said first-half profit jumped 57 percent on higher prices and Chief Executive Officer Ivan Glasenberg forecast “very strong” Asian demand.
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U.K. stocks climbed for a fourth day as earnings at Glencore International Plc and Diageo Plc reassured investors that some companies are weathering the slowdown in global economic growth.
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The dollar weakened against the euro and the yen slid versus most of its major counterparts amid speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will tomorrow announce further stimulus for the U.S. economy.
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China’s stocks rose the most in more than 10 months after Bank of China Ltd. reported record profit and investors speculated the Chinese government is increasing fiscal spending to bolster the world’s second-biggest economy.
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EQUITY INDEXES
Dow |
11,320.70 | +143.95 | +1.29% |
S&P; 500 |
1,177.60 | +15.25 | +1.31% |
FTSE 100 |
5,227.06 | +21.21 | +0.41% |
DAX |
5,732.51 | +51.43 | +0.91% |
Nikkei |
8,772.36 | +132.75 | +1.54% |
Hang Seng |
19,752.50 | +285.69 | +1.47% |
EURO |
1.4472 | +0.0057 | +0.40% |
JAPANESE YEN |
77.0660 | +0.0855 | +0.11% |
COMMODITIES
HEATING OIL |
298.27 | +2.20 | +0.74% |
Gold |
1,740.70 | -16.60 | -0.94% |
CORN |
738.75 | -4.25 | -0.57% |
BONDS
U.S. 3-month |
-0.005% | +0.005 |
U.S. 2-year |
0.223% | -0.004 |
U.S. 10-year |
2.287% | -0.012 |
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