LIVE MARKET UPDATE

Monday, 1 April 2013

LME COPPER

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange  climbed by 0.14 percent to $7,618.75 a tonne by 0211 GMT, reversing a small decline from the previous session




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COPPER

London copper edged up on Thursday from a one-week low hit in the previous session as traders closed out short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, while prices were set to end the month and quarter down due to a lack of robust Chinese demand.




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U.S.CRUDE

U.S. May crude rose 24 cents to settle at $96.58 a barrel, having traded from $95.58 to $96.84, which was the highest intraday price in five weeks.




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BRENT CRUDE

Brent May crude rose 33 cents to settle at $109.69 a barrel, after reaching $109.98, testing resistance near its 200-day moving average of $109.90. The session low was $108.85




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GOLD

Gold rose 0.5 percent on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as renewed euro zone worries and hopes the Federal Reserve will continue its loose monetary policy triggered bullion buying.




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Friday, 15 March 2013

ASIAN STOCK

Asian shares shrugged off three days of losses on Friday as global risk sentiment was buoyed by new U.S. data overnight suggesting a steady recovery in the world’s largest economy.




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