Dow Jones Industrial Average index ends 0.2% up

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Dow Jones Industrial Average index climbed on Tuesday finishing above 13,000 points for the first time since 2008. Blue chip index gained 0.18% or 23.61 points and settled at 13,005.12 with six out of nine sectors posting gains. Intel Corp. advanced 1.3% on news Micron Technology will buy it stake. The main winner was Microsoft Corp. which added 1.7%. On the downside American Express an McDonald's Corp. gave up 0.8% and 0.6% respectively. 

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Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:32:22 GMT

Euro Zone banks borrowed a record amount of 3-year loans from ECB

Euro Area lenders tapped the ECB for a record high amount of three-year debt supposed to stimulate stock and bond markets. ECB announced it will provide 800 lenders with EUR 529.5 billion (USD 712.2 billion) loan for 3 years. Economists expected an allotment of EUR 470 billion. A high number of small banks applied for the cheap cash, therefore it

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:34:59 GMT

EUR/JPY advanced before the ECB refinancing operation

The Euro appreciated against the Yen ahead of the ECB's LTRO that will inject liquidity into the Euro Zone's economy by offering 500 billion Euros of cheap loans. Moreover, the Yen was pressured by the easing measures implemented by Bank of Japan. The pair EUR/JPY approached 108.45 during the Asian session, moving up by 0.15%.

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