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14TH January 2014

PSI20: -1.09% DAX30: +0.32% FTSE100: +0.14% S&P500: +1.08% NIKKEI225: -3.08%
PSI-20, the main Portuguese index, lost today 1.09% to 7065.15 points, correcting the 'rally' that had since the beginning of the year, during which registered nine sessions of gains. More >> BES announced the sale of over 700 thousand shares by directors of the bank in the last 15 days, fulfilling the duty of disclosure of transactions by persons with access to inside information. More >> According to data released by Eurostat, Portuguese Industrial Production grew 1.5% in November, after falling in September and stay unchanged in October. More >> European shares edged higher on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in major pharmaceutical stocks and by a rebound in U.S. equities after U.S. December retail sales rose above forecasts. More >> In a report, Eurostat, the European statistics agency said industrial production increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.8% in November, beating expectations for a 1.4% gain. More >> The rate of consumer price in the U.K. accelerated at a seasonally adjusted 2% last month, down from 2.1% in November. Analysts had expected it to hold steady at 2.1% last month. More >> U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rebounding from its largest decline in two months, after upbeat retail-sales data for December. More >> JP Morgan Chase reported a 7.3 percent decline in quarterly profit after the largest U.S. bank by assets paid penalties for not reporting suspicions of fraud by Bernie Madoff. More >> U.S. overall import prices were basically flat in December after months of declines, a sign of slow overseas growth restraining inflation at home. More >>

Asian equities were mostly lower with Japan's benchmark index as the region's top loser following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Chinese equity rebounded from the previous session's five-month low to break a five-day losing streak thanks to strong gains in home appliance stocks. More >> Japans economy watchers current index rose more-than-expected in December to a seasonally adjusted 55.7, from 53.5 in the preceding month. Analysts had expected Japans Economy Watchers Current Index to rise to 54.2. More >>

GOLD ($1242.90/oz t; -0.85%): Gold prices fell during Asian trading hours after U.S. retail sales figures beat expectations for December and bolstered expectations for the Federal Reserves. More >> OIL (WTI $92.77/bl; +0.94.% / Brent $105.30/bl; -0.35%): Oil prices swung between gains and losses as U.S. crude inventories declined and retail sales increased more than forecast last month in t he worlds biggest oil consumer. More >> NATURAL GAS ($4.346/MmBtu; +1.15%): Natural prices rose on forecasts which showed a return to below-normal temperatures that would erode U.S. inventories. More >>

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