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10TH April 2014

PSI20: -0.90% DAX30: -0.55% FTSE100: +0.10% S&P500: -2.09% NIKKEI225: +0.00%
PSI20, the main index of the Lisbon market, ended the session on Thursday in negative territory, particularly penalized by the financial sector and the Zon Optimus. PSI-20 fell 0.90% to 7 427.45 points, with 15 stocks in negative territory. More >>

According to data released by INE on Thursday, prices fell 0.4% in March compared with the same month
last year, largely due to the more pronounced decline in the class of goods and services in the field of Transport. More >>

Spanish and Italian indexes led European shares lower on Thursday as investors cashed in on the star performers this year after some disappointing data and more jittery market conditions. The panEuropean FTSEurofirst 300 index fell 0.5 percent to 1,331.04 points. More >> Italian industrial production fell more-than-expected last month, official data showed on Thursday. In a report, Istat said that Italian Industrial Production fell to -0.5%, from 1.1% in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 1.0%. More >>

U.S. stocks were slammed on Thursday, with high-flying technology and biotech shares leading the declines that had the Nasdaq Composite posting its worst session in more than two years. More >> Initial claims filed for unemployment insurance fell to 300,000 in April 5, the lowest level since May 2007. Economists expected claims to edge down to 320,000 from the revised 332,000. More >> In a report, US Department of Labor said that U.S. import price index rose to a seasonally adjusted 0.6%, from 0.9% in the preceding month. Analysts had expected U.S. import price index to rise 0.2%. More >>

Asian stocks rose as brokerages trading in Hong Kong climbed after China announced plans to link the Hong Kong and Shanghai bourses, outweighing an unexpected fall in exports from China. More >> China's trade surplus was $US7.71 billion, a significant turnaround from the $US22.98bn deficit recorded in February, which authorities blamed on the lunar new year holiday season. More >> Australias unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in Marc h, sending the Aussie to a 4.5 month high as traders added to bets on an interest-rate increase. More >>

OIL (WTI $103.22/bl, -0.17%; BRENT $107.41/bl, -0.40%): Brent crude fell for the first time in three days on speculation that Libyan oil exports will increase next week. West Texas Intermediates discount to Brent shrank to the least in almost seven months. More >> NATURAL GAS ($4.635/MmBtu, +1.53%): Natural gas futures shot up on Thursday after weekly U.S. inventory data revealed heavier demand for the commodity thanks to a recent cool snap than markets were expecting. More >>

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