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06thnovember 2013
PSI20: +1.40% DAX30: +0.35% FTSE100: -0.08% S&P500: +0,43% NIKKEI225: +0.79%
Portuguese main index rose 1.4% to 6409.12 points, closing at maximum since August 2011, in a session that was driven by the banking sector; BES (+3.14%), BCP (+3.54%) and BPI (+2.17%). More>> Portuguese 10-year bonds yields dropped to their lowest level in five months, falling 22 basis points to 5.870%. Portuguese 5-year yields are on 4.844%. More>> Portuguese Retail Sales suffered a decline of 6.2%, when analysts had expected it to fall 2.74%. This was the worst performance in the Euro Zone Area. More>> European equities closed higher on Wednesday as investors reacted to earnings news and awaited monetary policy decisions from central banks in the U.K. and Europe. More>> Year-over-year, retail sales in the euro zone rose at an annualized rate of 0.3% in September from a year earlier, below expectations for a 0.7% gain, after falling 0.2% in August. More>> Euro Zone Services PMI rose to 51.6, from 50.9 in the preceding quarter, when analysts had expected it to remain unchanged at 50.9 in the last quarter. More>> U.S. stocks mostly climbed, with the DJIA notching another record close, as investors bought into optimism that the Fed would continue its stimulus longer than thought. More >> Microsoft paced blue-chip gains, with the software company hitting a 12-year high and on pace for its largest yearly gain since 2009. More >> Fed officials have reiterated this year that their target interest rate would stay close to zero so long as unemployment surpasses 6.5% and as long as projected inflation is not above 2.5%.

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Japan's benchmark index outperformed on Wednesday while the rest of Asian equities were subdued as investors awaited further direction from global central banks. More>> Indonesias GDP fell less-than-expected last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.62%, from 5.81% in the preceding month. Analysts had expected Indonesian GDP to fall to 5.60%.More>> Australias trade balance rose more-than-expected last month to a seasonally adjusted -0.28B, from 0.69B in the preceding month. Analysts had expected Australias trade balance to rise to -0.45B. More>>

OIL (WTI 94.88$/bl; +1.23%; Brent 104.91$/bl; -0.71%): Crude prices shot up and Brent prices declined on Wednesday after official data revealed that U.S. inventories rose less than expected last week. More >> GOLD (1317.80$/oz t; +0.40%): Gold prices rose on Wednesday after European data pushed up the euro and weakened the greenback, which tends to boost demand for the yellow metal. More >> COFFEE (101.17$/lb; -2.10%): Coffee fell to the lowest level since December 2008 on speculation bigger crops in Brazil, the worlds largest grower, will compound a global glut. More >>

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