Market Morning Update – 27 February 2012

Market Action

* US: Dow Futures: 12909.00 (-0.40), S&P 500 Futures: 1357.30 (-0.44%), NASDAQ Futures: 2591.00 (-0.40%)

* Europe: CAC: 3426.49 (-1.18%), DAX: 6779.19 (-1.26%), FTSE: 5883.30 (-0.88%).

* Asia: China: 2447.06 (0.30%), Hong Kong: 21217.66 (-0.89%), India: 5281.20 (-2.73%), Japan: 9633.93 (-0.14%)

* Metals: Gold: 1769.00 (-0.42%), Silver: 35.26 (-0.22%), Copper: 3.83 (-0.74%)

* Energy: Crude Oil: 108.80 (-0.88%), Natural Gas: 2.53 (-0.63%)

* Commodities: Corn: 6.35 (-0.90%), Soya Bean: 12.79 (-0.04%), Wheat: 6.36 (-0.86%)

* Currency: EUR/USD: 1.3384 (-0.48%), GBP/USD: 1.5848 (-0.19%), USD/JPY: 80.5500 (-0.79%)

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