Loonie weakens on US jobs data

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Canadian currency fell against its US counterpart for a second straight day as the number of unemployment claims declined less than expected, harming willingness to purchase assets linked to growth. Canada's Dollar depreciated 0.5% versus greenback to CAD 0.9957 on Thursday. Currently USD/CAD is trading at 0.9945. 
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:19:16 GMT

Asian shares close the week down

Asian markets traded mixed on Friday as losses from disappointing US data were partly offset with signals of monetary easing. Japanese Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.3%, South Korea's Kospi sank 1.3% while Australian S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.1% and Shanghai Composite advanced 0.1%.

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:58:17 GMT

US shares drop on disappointing macro-data

US stocks traded lower on Thursday as data showed jobless claims fell several times less than predicted, while manufacturing activity in Philadelphia slowed and existing home sales declined. S&P 500 index lost 0.59% or 8.22 points and finished at 1,376.92, Dow Jones Industrial Average index shed 0.53% or 68.65 points to 12,964.10. Nasdaq Composite gave up 0.79% or 23.89 points

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