World markets are focusing on three key factors Friday.
World markets are focusing on three key factors Friday; the current drop in the oil price with Brent below $50 and WTI heading towards $40; Greece, as a meeting of the European finance ministers will decide whether to ratify the latest bailout agreement; and China with markets stabilising as the People’s Bank gave reassurance that devaluation will not be a free-fall.
| Latest | 1 month ago | 1 year ago | |
| North America (previous session) |
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| US Dow Jones | 17,408.25 (+0.03 per cent) | -3.57 per cent | +4.16 per cent |
| TSX Composite | 14,238.40 (-0.71 per cent) | -2.47 per cent | -6.88 per cent |
| Europe (at 6.20am ET) |
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| UK FTSE | 6,572.75 (+0.07 per cent) | -2.68 per cent | -1.68 per cent |
| German DAX | 11,013.25 (-0.01 per cent) | -4.37 per cent | +19.38 per cent |
| Asia (at close) |
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| China CSI | 4,073.54 (-0.05 per cent) | -0.94 per cent | +74.39 per cent |
| Japan Nikkei | 20,519.45 (-0.37 per cent) | +0.66 per cent | +33.99 per cent |
| Other Data (at 6.20am ET) |
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| Oil (Brent) | Oil (WTI) | Gold | Can. Dollar |
| 49.15 (-0.14 per cent) |
41.94 (-0.69 per cent) |
1117.60 (+0.18 per cent) |
U$0.7649 |
| Aus. Dollar |
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| U$0.7380 | |||
