CURRENCIES, STOCKS, COMMODITIES..

CURRENCIES
EUR/USD: The euro was slightly lower against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank may announce the quantitative easing programme at its Jan 22 meet.
--$1.1776 per euro today vs $1.1789 Wednesday; $1.1772 Tuesday
USD/JPY: The yen weakened against the dollar as gains in Japanese equity markets reduced demand for the safe-haven currency.
--117.79 yen per $1 today vs 117.32 Wednesday; 117.90 Tuesday

US TREASURIES
Yields fell to their lowest levels since May 1, 2013 after a disappointing retail sales data in the US increased safe-haven demand as also raised speculation the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates at a slower-than-expected pace.
--10-year bond yield: 1.85% Wednesday vs 1.89% Tuesday

STOCKS
* INDIA
--Nikkei 225: 16,970.05 today, up 174.09 points or 1.04% vs Wednesday
--S&P ASX 200: 5,318.50 today, down 35.10 points or 0.66% vs Wednesday
* Europe
--EURO STOXX: 3,089.67 Wednesday, down 44.19 points or 1.41% vs Tuesday
--FTSE 100: 6,388.46 Wednesday, down 153.74 points or 2.35% vs Tuesday
* US
--DJIA: 17,427.09 Wednesday, down 186.59 points or 1.06% vs Tuesday
--S&P 500: 2,011.27 Wednesday, down 11.76 points or 0.58% vs Tuesday

COMMODITIES
* CRUDE OIL: Prices gained Wednesday, reversing their three-day losing streak, even as weekly inventories in the US rose. This was the highest one-day gain in prices since June 2012.
--NYMEX Feb futures (a barrel): $48.48 Wednesday vs $45.89 Tuesday
* GOLD: Futures ended mostly unchanged amid global growth concerns and weak US retail sales data.
--COMEX Feb futures (a troy ounce): $1,234.50 Wednesday vs $1,234.40 Tuesday

view more