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UK Market Snapshot UK markets finished higher yesterday, following positive US consumer spending and initial jobless claims data. WPP rallied 4.5%, after a broker placed the stock in its most preferred u2 us tour dates list . John Wood Group climbed 3.1%, after indicating that it would deliver substantial growth in the first half and its annual performance would be in line with market expectations. Melrose Industries jumped 2.7%, amid reports that the company s Chairman invested 6.6 million in the company during this week through an investment company. Carillion advanced 4.8%, after the company secured a 130 million contract for designing a luxury u2 us tour dates hotel in Abu Dhabi. On the flipside, International Consolidated Airlines u2 us tour dates Group edged down 0.2%, after the Spanish firm, Bankia sold its stake in the company for $879 million. The FTSE 100 advanced 1.3%, to close at 6,243.4, while the FTSE 250 rose 1.4%, to settle at 13,802.6. US Market Snapshot US markets closed higher yesterday, following positive US macroeconomic data and after the Federal Bank of New York President, William Dudley indicated that the Federal Reserve might postpone tapering the asset purchase program if the situations demand. ConAgra Foods soared 5.1%, after the company s fourth quarter earnings data came ahead of market expectations. Time Warner Cable rallied 4.4%, following reports that Charter Communication is exploring various options to acquire the company. News Corp. rose 1.7%, after the company u2 us tour dates won a $139 million approval for its phone-hacking u2 us tour dates scandal. Bucking the trend, Apple fell 1.1%, after a broker trimmed its price target on the stock. Paychex declined 3.7%, after the company s fourth quarter results missed market expectations. The DJIA rose 0.8%, to settle at 15,024.5, while the NASDAQ advanced 0.8%, to close at 3,401.9. u2 us tour dates The S P 500 gained 0.6%, to settle at 1,613.2. Europe Market Snapshot Other European markets finished higher yesterday, after German unemployment declined unexpectedly in June and following robust US macroeconomic data. Adidas jumped 3.3%, following a broker upgrade to Overweight from Equal weight . Allianz advanced 1.8%, after a broker upgraded the stock to Conviction Buy from Buy . Energy stocks, Repsol and Total gained 1.7% and 1.5%, respectively, tracking gains in oil prices. Banking stocks, Credit u2 us tour dates Agricole and BNP Paribas rose 1.5% and 0.3%, respectively, amid increased risk appetite among investors. On the flipside, Subsea 7 plunged 13.5%, after the company lowered its full year operating profit guidance. Lanxess and BASF fell 3.3% and 2.0%, respectively, following broker downgrades. The FTSEurofirst 300 index gained 0.7%, to close at 1,157.4. Among other European markets, the German DAX Xetra 30 rose 0.6%, to close at 7,990.8, u2 us tour dates while the French CAC-40 advanced 1.0%, to settle at 3,762.2. Asia Market Snapshot Markets in Asia are trading higher this morning, taking cues from the overnight rally in the US equity markets and after encouraging Japanese industrial output and retail sales data. In Japan, exporters, Mazda Motor, Sony Corp, Toyota Motor are trading 4.6%, 2.5% and 2.2% higher, respectively, as the Yen weakened against the dollar. Renesas Electronics is trading 4.2% higher, amid reports that the company would shut down its loss-making mobile operations. In Hong Kong, Sands China is trading 2.4% higher, after indicating that its income from high-stake gamblers has not declined. In South Korea, Celltrion is trading 6.0% higher, amid speculations that the company s new drug, Remsima, u2 us tour dates might get approval from European regulatory authorities. The Nikkei 225 index is trading 3.3% higher, at 13,648.8. Hang Seng index is trading 1.1% up, at 20,669.9, while the Kospi index is trading 1.3% higher, at 1,859.3. Commodity, Currency and Fixed Income Snapshots Crude Oil At 0330GMT today, Brent Crude Oil one month futures contract is trading 0.03% or $0.03 lower at $102.79 per barrel. Yesterday, the contract advanced 1.14% or $1.16, to settle at $102.82 per barrel, after better than expected US macroeconomic data lifted the demand prospects for crude oil. Gold At 0330GMT today, gold futures contract is trading 1.3% or $15.7 lower at $1195.9 per ounce. Yesterday, the contract fell 1.48% or $18.2, to settle at $1211.6 per ounce, as the greenback strengthened after encouraging US macroeconomic data. Currency u2 us tour dates At 0330GMT today, the EUR is trading at $1.3069 u2 us tour dates against the USD, gaining 0.25%, ahead of German consumer prices and retail sales data to be released later today. Yesterday, the EUR strengthened 0.15% versus the USD, to close at $1.3036, following an unexpected decline in Germany s unemployment data. At 0330GMT u2 us tour dates today, the GBP strengthened against the USD, slightly gaining 0.09%, to trade at $1.527, after the UK s Gfk consumer confidence data came in line market expectations in June. Yesterday, the GBP weakened against the USD by 0.41%, to close at $1.5256, after the UK s gross domestic product grew less than preliminary estimations during the first quarter. Fixed Income In the US, long term treasury prices rose, pushing the yields lower, after the US Federal Reserve s officials calmed down the fears of the immediate scaling u2 us tour dates back of the bond buying program. Yesterday, yield on 10-year notes fell 6 basis points to 2.49%, while yield on 2-year notes lost 3 basis points to 0.36%. Meanwhile, 30-year bond yield decreased 4 basis points to 3.54%. Key Economic News UK s business investments declined in 1Q FY2013 On a quarterly basis, total business investment in the UK fell 1.9% in 1Q FY2013, following a 0.4% decrease reported in the previous month. On a yearly basis, total business investment u2 us tour dates dropped 16.5% in 1Q FY2013, compared to a 0.7% growth recorded in the previous quarter. UK s Lloyds Business Barometer declined in June The Lloyds Business Barometer in the UK dropped to a reading of 36.0 in June, compared to a reading of 39.0 recorded in the previous month. UK disposable income declined the most since 1987 in 1Q FY2013 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported u2 us tour dates that, the real disposable income in the UK dropped 1.7% in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q FY2013), marking its biggest drop since 1987 and following u2 us tour dates a 0.1% rise recorded in 4Q FY2012. UK consumer confidence u2 us tour dates improved in June, indicates GfK The GfK NOP research firm reported u2 us tour dates that, Consumer Confidence Index in the UK edged up to a reading of -21 in June, marking its highest level since October 2010 and compared to reading of -22 recorded in May. Market had expected the index to remain unchanged at -22.0 in June. UK economy expanded in 1Q FY2013, u2 us tour dates in line with the initial estimates u2 us tour dates The final data from the Office for National u2 us tour dates Statistics indicated u2 us tour dates that on a quarterly basis, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the UK expanded 0.3% in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q FY2013), in line with the preliminary estimates and compared to a 0.2% contraction u2 us tour dates reported in the previous quarter. On an annual basis, the UK GDP grew 0.3% in 1Q FY2013, lower than the initial estimates. UK s current account deficit unexpectedly widened in 1Q FY2013 The current account deficit in the UK widened to 14.5 billion in 1Q FY2013 from a revised deficit of 13.6 billion u2 us tour dates posted in the previous quarter. Market had expected the trade deficit to narrow to 11.8 billion in 1Q FY2013. German import price inflation declined for the fifth straight month in May On a monthly basis, the Import Price Index (IPI) in Germany fell 0.4% in May, following a 1.4% fall recorded in April. Meanwhile, on an annual basis, the IPI declined 2.9% in May, marking its fifth consecutive monthly fall and following a 3.2% drop recorded in the previous month. u2 us tour dates At the same time, on a monthly u2 us tour dates basis, Export Price Index slipped 0.3% in May, while on a yearly basis; export prices dropped 0.5% in May. German unemployment dropped in June On a seasonally adjusted basis, the number of unemployed in Germany unexpectedly declined by 12,000 people for June, compared to an upwar