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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Futures Exchanges - News - 12-14-2011

Stock futures rise as calm returns to markets
The Associated Press
Dow futures are up 0.5 percent at 12005, while the broader Standard &
Poor's 500 futures are up 0.6 percent at 1237. Investors will assess US
retail sales figures for November to be released by the government before
the markets open. ...
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US Stock Futures Advance Before November Retail Sales Report
BusinessWeek
Alcoa Inc. gained in early New York trading as aluminum advanced on the
London Metal Exchange. Merck & Co. dropped after signing a drug development
and marketing deal with Japan's Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Standard &
Poor's 500 Index futures expiring ...
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Maize futures edge up on soft rand/US$
BusinessLIVE
Soybean futures were the strongest of the major crops, bouncing after
setting a new 14-month low in early trading. The market's initial slide
followed a more than 2% drop in value on Friday, after the US Department of
Agriculture reported a level of ...
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European Stock-Index Futures Fall; BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, EON May Move
Bloomberg
The Federal Open Market Committee will release a statement at about 2:15 pm
Washington time. Moody's Investors Service said yesterday that it will
review the ratings of European Union nations because Dec. 9's summit accord
produced few new measures to ...
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MF Global Failure Won't Alter Exchange Evolution
TheStreet.com
For example, the New York Mercantile Exchange and Comex lost their leading
trader when MF Global filed the eighth largest bankruptcy in US history on
Halloween, while the Chicago Mercantile Exchange(ICE), Australia's Sydney
Futures Exchange and London ...
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US Stock Futures: HOT STOCKS TO WATCH
Wall Street Journal
The Philadelphia-based retailer provided the fourth-quarter update in a
regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares of
Urban Outfitters rose 9.6% to $29 in recent after-hours trading as the
percent growth was above what ...
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European Stocks Advance on German Confidence, Spanish Debt Sale
BusinessWeek
US index futures rose, while Asian shares fell. Lagardere SCA climbed 3.2
percent after Deutsche Bank AG recommended the shares of France's largest
publisher. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Volkswagen AG led gains in
carmakers, advancing more than 1.5 ...
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Indian rupee boosts DGCX volumes
Financial News
Trading volumes on the Dubai gold and commodity exchange have risen by over
100% since it became the only exchange outside India to offer futures
contracts tied to the country's currency. The six-year-old exchange began
trading the Indian rupee futures ...
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Europe Stocks Rise on German Confidence as U.S. Futures Gain
San Francisco Chronicle
Crude oil for January delivery gained 0.8 percent to $98.52 a barrel on the
New York Mercantile Exchange, while gasoline advanced 1.2 percent to
$2.5942 a gallon. Copper for delivery in three months added 0.3 percent and
aluminum 0.5 percent. ...
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One Year Later: The Other Precious Metals ETF (WITE )
ETF Database
Physically-backed products, like WITE, are designed to move in unison with
the spot price of the underlying metals, while futures-based ETPs may
deviate from changes in spot prices depending on the state of futures
markets or yields available on excess ...
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Weaker gold to test, but not crack ETF holder nerve
Reuters
"The futures boys will turn on a sixpence if the market looks weak .What I
find surprising is gold ETF holders tend not to be spooked by those bigger
moves and I think it tends to reflect that long-term horizon," Norman said.
The ETF industry is mainly ...
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