S&P 500 little changed before home construction data

Source: Bloomberg
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Future contracts on U.S. stocks were stable before today's building permits data release and the start of Fed's meeting, which will be followed by Bernanke's press conference on Wednesday. The rise in S&P 500 index futures was smaller than 0.1%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures increased 0.1%. The future indexes are currently trading at 1,634.8 and 15,131 respectively.
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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:29:10 GMT

U.S. Dollar higher against Japan's Yen ahead of Bernanke comments

The U.S. Dollar remained higher for the second day against the Japan's Yen on bets the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide more signals on when U.S. officials will begin to scale back bond purchases. The greenback appreciated 0.1% to 95.42 versus the Yen and was at $1.3387 against the common currency.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:25 GMT

Ruble falls amid dropping oil prices

The Russian Ruble depreciated 1.1% today against dollar-euro basket of the central bank, the biggest drop since April 17. The currency also dropped 0.8% against the U.S. Dollar and is currently trading at 31.3997. Decreasing oil prices and the Finance Ministry's support for a weaker currency and talks about intervention were responsible factors for the Ruble's debasement.

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