US shares lifted by positive employment data

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Source: Marketwatch
US stock markets recovered on Thursday as Americans last week filled the lowest number of jobless claims since 2008. S&P 500 index jumped 1.1% or 14.81 points and finished at 1,358.04, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index added 0.96% or 123.13 points and closed at 12,904.08, while Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.51% or 44.02 points to 2,959.85 lifted by Apple and Microsoft. 
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Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:20:37 GMT

Loonie strengthens on US jobs data

Canadian Dollar appreciated on Thursday as US Labor department reported record low number of unemployment claims received in the week ended February 11. Loonie climbed 0.3% against US Dollar to CAD 0.9966 after a sharp depreciation in previous trading sessions. Currently USD/CAD is trading at CAD 0.9965.

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:40:02 GMT

US jobless claims dropped to record low last week

Americans filled the lowest number of unemployment claims last week since 2008, indicating recovering US labour market may support nation's economic growth. Jobless applications fell by 13 000 during the week ended February 11 to 348 000, outperforming even the most optimistic forecasts of analysts. The median forecast totalled 364 000 claims. 

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