WTI rises as job data from U.S. show improvement

Source: Bloomberg
West Texas Intermediate crude advanced on Friday traded close to the highest level in a three-week period after a government report showed that claims for jobless benefits in the world's largest economy advanced suggesting an economic recovery. WTI for delivery in January slipped 31 cents to $95.13 a barrel as of 2:15 p.m. on the NYMEX.

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:40:19 GMT

Emerging-market stocks rise led by financial and technology companies

Emerging-market equities increased on Friday with the area's benchmark index rising towards a weekly gain as financial and technology shares advanced, while the Thai stocks and the local currency dropped. The MSCI Emerging Market Index surged 0.3% to 1,006.70 as of 2:05 p.m. Hong Kong time and it has jumped 0.2% this week.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:12:05 GMT

Yen falls versus U.S. Dollar and Euro as risk appetite improves

The Japanese currency declined on Friday falling towards the lowest level in four months against the U.S. Dollar amid signs that risk appetite of investors improved and as the Federal Reserve signaled it may scale back sooner than expected. The Yen slipped to 136.54 per Euro, the lowest since October 2009, and it traded at 101.36 per U.S. Dollar.

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