Japan's Nikkei Stock Average depreciated on Tuesday pressed lower by renewed worries over Spain and growing pessimism ahead of summit. Moreover, Cyprus officially requested bailout. Nikkei 225 index faded 0.81% or 70.63 points settling at 8,663.99. Car manufacturers declined after China signalled it will not add more stimulus to support car market. Honda fell 1.5% and Toyota Motors lost 1.1%.
S&P 500 index fell on Monday amid concerns that due to Germany's opposition European officials won't be able to come up with a valid solution for region's debt turmoil during upcoming EU summit. US benchmark dropped 1.6% or 21.30 points and closed at 1,313.72. World's biggest wine producer Constellation rallied 13% on news about acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Sprint Nextel
European stocks traded notable lower on Monday as investors hopes for positive outcome in upcoming EU summit faded. Moreover Spanish bond yields again moved closer to 7% after Moody's downgrade. Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.5%, German DAX lost 2.1% and Athens General index plunged 6.8%. Italian FTSE MIB index shed 4% and British FTSE 100 dropped 1.1%. Spanish IBEX 35
US equity markets experienced downward path on Monday weighed down by negative news from Europe as Moody's downgraded Spanish banks and Merkel's speech raised concerns EU summit will not bring any particular solution to debt woe. Better than expected new home sales sent building shares higher but did not manage to break overall negative trend. S&P 500 index fell 1.6%
Sales of new homes in US surged in May attaining a 2-year record high to annual 369,000, Commerce Department said on Monday. Economists questioned by Marketwatch predicted a slower improvement to 348,000. The median home price declined by 0.6% to USD 234,500 in previous month. Despite sharp increase US new home sales are still well below the normal level.
Canadian currency depreciated versus its US peer on Monday on growing anxiety EU officials will not manage to arrive at joint action to tackle region's debt crisis. Loonie fell 0.5% against the Dollar to CAD 1.0292 on Toronto trade. Government bonds declined. Currently USD/CAD is trading at 1.0287.
The 17-nation currency traded 0.3% from a 2-week record low versus Dollar after Merkel expressed resistance to Euroarea debt sharing and Moody's downgraded 28 Spain's lenders. Euro traded at USD 1.2506 during Asian trade. Currently EUR/USD is trading at 1.2499.
Cyprus has become the latest member of EU, that official has required a financial aid from union. The aim of decision is to tackle risks of country's economy, claimed Cypriot government on Monday. Cyprus is the fifth member of Eurozone that will require bailout from region's counterparts. Euro remained lower versus Dollar at USD 1.2500.
Chancellor Merkel strengthened her opposition to Eurozone debt sharing, moving Germany on battle course against its allies ahead of upcoming EU summit in Brussels this week. Yesterday Merkel claimed in her speech Euro deposit insurance, Euro bonds and Euro bills to be counter-productive and economically wrong. Moreover should the usage of such instruments is against German constitution.
Moody's Investors Agency downgraded Spanish biggest banks including Banco Santander SA,Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) and 26 other country's lenders citing surging national debt and climbing real estate mortgages. At least twelve banks were cut to junk grade Moody's reported yesterday. Banco Santander was downgraded from A3 to Baa2 while BBVA was cut from A3 to Baa3.
UK FTSE 100 traded down on Monday led by pharmacy company Shire Plc. Investors remained cautious awaiting for the outcome of the upcoming EU summit in Brussels due this week. Shire plunged 13% after its rival's hyperactivity drug Adderall XR was approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retailer Wm Morrison Supermarkets lost 1.7% on news its Finance Director R.
German DAX index began the week notably lower as investors stayed careful ahead of EU summit. Moreover George Soros alerted that in case European leaders fail to agree on decisive actions during upcoming Brussels summit, the common currency may be threatened. 29 of out of 30 stocks moved down. Financials and other growth linked shares posted the biggest loss. ThyssenKrupp
Farm commodities were mixed on Friday as hot weather in the US supported grains while global economic uncertainty weighted down on coffee and sugar futures.Wheat rallied on speculation that hot and dry weather in the US, Russia and Ukraine will curb essentially global stockpiles.Corn advanced as forecast for fry, hot weather in the key growing regions in the US spurred
Energy markets posted slight gains on Friday after recent slump. Expected storm in the Gulf of Mexico supported the commodity pack.Crude oil surged by 2% on unfavorable weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico. However, persistent surplus in the market as OPEC continues to pump more oil than its initial target restricted the upward trend.Brent oil rose as potential storm
Industry metals except for nickel depreciated on Friday as slowing manufacturing activity all over the world continued to dominate market sentiment.Aluminum remained weak despite significant fall in output in the recent months as producers are closing down smelting facilities as a response to low prices.Copper balanced between pessimistic manufacturing data and positive news from the Eurozone as four largest economies
Precious metals were mixed on Friday as risk-aversion eased after the ECB announced it would relax collateral rules for banks to facilitate borrowing.Gold managed to climb by almost 0.4% as Germany, France, Italy and Spain have agreed on a 130 billion Euros package to boost growth. However, the upside was capped as Fed said that it is not going implement
Gold prices moved higher in European morning session on Monday on bargain buying after a decline last week. Investors also turned to the yellow metal ahead of EU summit that may result in closed fiscal ties among its members. Meanwhile, gold futures for delivery in August traded at 1,573.75 US Dollars per troy ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange,
Crude oil prices dropped below 80 US Dollars per barrel in European morning trading on Monday as worries over the Eurozone financial instability rose. Traders also are cautious ahead of EU summit due to start later in the week. Light, sweet crude oil futures for August delivery traded at 79.28 US Dollars per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange,
Moody's Investors Service is set to cut ratings of many Spanish banks later in the day, probably after the US stock market will be closed at 21:00 GMT, according to Expansion. Most banks that will be downgraded are likely to fall into ‘junk' status. However, the largest banks as Banco Santander SA, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA and CaixaBank SA
Fitch Ratings downgraded Cyprus from BBB- to BB+ and maintained negative outlook. The agency attributed its decision to high probability that banks will need essential fund injections as many financial institutions are exposed to Greek debts. Fitch expects that about 4 million euros will be necessary for the country's banks in addition to 1.8 million Euros needed to recapitalize Cyprus
Spain formally applied for a bailout package from the Eurozone members to stabilize its banking system. The Eurozone agreed to lend about 100 billion Euros to Spain; however, no specific data were provided. Independent audits showed that banks need 62 billion Euros for recapitalization. Spain announced that the results of audit should be only a starting point and 100 billion
The summer Olympics 2012 which will take place in London are likely to be cost almost two times more than initially was estimated, Said Business School reported on Monday. The expenses may outperform the over-budget games in Atlanta in 1996 where costs turned out to be 147% of expected amount. UK government has increased its first budget already to GBP
The New Zealand and Australian Dollars depreciated ahead of Italian and Spanish bond auctions due tomorrow on worries European debt crisis continues to deepen, weighing on demand for higher yielding assets. Aussie gave up 0.3% versus greenback to USD 1.0035 and Kiwi lost 0.4% to USD 0.7878. Currently AUD/USD is trading at 1.0025 and NZD/USD is trading at 0.7875.
Hong Kong stocks faced a choppy session on Monday as weaker commodities and anxiety over debt trouble across Europe kept weighing on the investor sentiment. Hang Seng index gave up 0.51% or 98.68 points and finished at 18,897.45. Declining commodity shares reflected disappointing manufacturing data released last week. Aluminum Corp shed 3% and China Coal Energy fell 2.6%. The losses