Morning Market Report – 1 March 2012

Market Action

• US:  Dow Futures: 12975.00 (0.29%), S&P 500 Futures: 1367.50 (0.23%), NASDAQ Futures: 2634.00 (0.42%)
• Europe: CAC: 3484.03 (0.91%), DAX: 6914.49 (0.84%), FTSE: 5915.01 (0.74%).
• Asia-Pacific:Australia: 4255.50 (-1.00%),China: 2426.11 (-0.10%),Hong Kong: 21387.96 (-1.37%),India: 5339.75 (-0.84%),Japan: 9707.37 (-0.16%)
• Metals: Gold: 1707.50 (-0.22%), Silver: 34.63 (0.14%), Copper: 3.90 (0.66%)
• Energy: Crude Oil: 107.33 (0.24%), Natural Gas: 2.54 (-3.10%)
• Commodities: Corn: 6.54 (-0.49%), Soya Bean: 13.15 (-0.36%), Wheat: 6.63 (-0.64%)
• Currency: EUR/USD: 1.3309 (-0.1201%), GBP/USD: 1.5947 (0.1916%), USD/JPY: 81.2245 (0.0933%)
• 10 year US Treasury: 2.045% (0.073)

Market News Update

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