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9TH January 2014

PSI20: +0.31% DAX30: -0.80% FTSE100: -0.45% S&P500: +0.03% NIKKEI225: -1.50%
As been happening in the previous days, PSI-20 contradicted the European trend, closing again positive for the 13rd time. It has already accumulated more than 8% since the beginning of the year. More >> According to Bloomberg data, the Portuguese Government sold 3.25 billion euros in 5-year bonds last Thursday with a rate of 4,657%. More >> According to the Portuguese National Institute (INE), Portuguese exportations grew 7.2% in November, comparing to the same month in the previous year. More >> European equities closed lower on Thursday after both the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England kept their interest rates at record lows. More >> The European Central Bank held its benchmark interest rate at a record low in January, in a bid to safeguard the faltering economic recovery in the region. More >> In a report, Destatis, Germanys federal statistical office said industrial production climbed by a seasonally adjusted 1.9% in November, beating expectations for a 1.5% gain. More >> U.S. stocks closed little changed, with investors unwilling to place large bets ahead of Friday's employment report, as corporate earnings and thoughts of accelerated tapering by the Fed. More >> Alcoa Inc. (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts estimates because of a glut of product for the aerospace industry. More >> U.S. stock -index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, after jobless claims came in just under under expectations, with the data coming a day before Friday's all-important non-farm payrolls. More >>

Asian equity markets were mostly lower after China's annual consumer inflation hit a seven-month low in December. More >> China's consumer inflation slowed by more than expected to a seven-month low of 2.5 percent in December from a year ago. More >> Australian retail sales rose for the seventh month in a row, indicating consumers are responding to eight interest-rate cuts aimed at spurring the resource-rich nation's nonmining economy. More >>

GOLD ($1228.60/oz t; +0.25%): Gold rose for the first time this week on speculation that demand for bars, coins and jewelry increased and as investors awaited a U.S. jobs report on Friday. More >> OIL (WTI $92.25/bl; -0.31% / Brent $106.47/bl; -0.80%): Oil prices fell due to surging output, ample supply and reduced fuel use in the U.S., the worlds biggest oil-consuming country. More >> NATURAL GAS ($4.002/MMBtu; -4.40%): Natural gas futures in New York tumbled the most in eight months as meteorologists predicted a period of warmer weather after this weeks arctic chill. More >>

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