Posted on February 20th, 2012 
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| Equity Indices | Close | Change | Chg Pct | Pct YTD |
| ASX 200 | 4195.88 | 14.02 | 0.3% | 3.4% |
| Dow Jones | 12949.87 | 45.79 | 0.4% | 6.0% |
| S&P 500 | 1361.23 | 3.19 | 0.2% | 8.2% |
| NASDAQ | 2951.78 | 8.07 | -0.3% | 13.3% |
| Equity Futures | Last | Change | Chg Pct | Pct YTD |
| SPI 200 | 4181 | 6 | 0.1% | 3.8% |
| E-MINI | 1354.75 | 5.00 | 0.4% | 8.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 9340 | 70 | 0.7% | 12.1% |
| AUS 10 YR BOND | 95.95 | 0 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| US 10 YR BOND | 131 1/32 | 2/32 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
Global Market Wrap
US Equities advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to near four-year highs after the bellwether index came within 32 points of breaching 13,000. Volumes on NYSE rose to a two-week high, despite a lack of economic or corporate news. US floor exchanges will also be closed tonight in respect of President’s Day. The Greenback was little changed against major crosses, leaving April Gold steady at $1725/oz, though the former has lost ground this morning after the Peoples Bank of China cut its reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points yesterday.
European Equities rallied, with the Stoxx Europe 600 reaching a sixmonth high amid speculation that Greece will receive another tranche of aid this week, while the EURIBOR OIS spread narrowed towards a six-month low at 0.684 percent. Financials – Barclays (248.3p, +1.4%),BNP Paribas ( 36.88, +2.9%), Credit Suisse (CHF 24.55, +2.9%), Soc Gen ( 24.03, +6.5%) – were all well bid, reflecting the ongoing decline in overnight funding costs. Anglo American (2674P, +1.1%) climbed as the producer of metals said underlying profits rose 22 percent on year.
Treasuries fluctuated, with short-dated issuance rising at the expense of the 10 to 30 Year sectors amid ongoing hopes that a Greek deal will be struck. The CPI release helped the complex test intraday lows as core was firmer-than-forecast. Short-covering took place into the close.
Financials climbed as Commercial – Bank of America ($8.02, -0.9%),Citigroup ($32.92, +0.6%), JPMorgan ($38.47, +1.2%), Wells Fargo ($31.09, +2.4%) – & Investment Banks – Goldman’s ($115.91, +1.0%), Morgan Stanley ($19.16, -0.2%) – generally caught a bullish lead from European peers. General Mills ($38.34, -3.6%) sagged after the cereal maker lowered its earnings forecast on weaker domestic sales volume. Heinz ($54.47, +4.6%), the maker of Ketchup, released solid earnings.
Materials lagged as Metals & Miners – Alcoa ($10.15, -1.3%), Cliffs ($66.72, -2.8%), Freeport ($43.04, -1.8%), US Steel ($28.41, -1.4%) – didn’t capture a bid. Oil & Gas Producers – Chevron ($106.66, +0.1%), ConocoPhillips ($73.36, +0.8%), Exxon Mobil ($85.62, +0.3%) – rose after March Crude climbed to a session high at $104.14/bbl. Shares of Campbell Soup ($32.90, +2.6%) rose as its earnings beat expectations
| Energy | Last | Change | Pct | Pct YTD |
| Brent Crude | 119.58 | 0.53 | -0.4% | 12.2% |
| WTI Crude | 103.24 | 0.93 | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| Natural Gas | 2.68 | 0.12 | 4.6% | -11.0% |
| Precious Metals | Last | Change | Pct | Pct YTD |
| Gold Spot USD/oz | 1,721.76 | 0.62 | 0.0% | 9.2% |
| Gold Comex USD/t oz | 1,724.50 | 2.30 | -0.1% | 10.1% |
| Aussie Gold AUD/ oz | 1,607.33 | 5.71 | -0.4% | 4.4% |
| Silver Spot USD/oz | 33.22 | 0.15 | -0.5% | 0.0% |
| Silver Comex USD/t oz | 33.21 | 0.10 | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| Palladium Spot USD/ oz | 687.50 | 8.50 | -1.2% 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Platinum Spot USD/ oz | 1,629.50 | 4.75 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Cross | Last | Change | Pct YTD |
| AUDEUR | 0.8173 | 0.24% | 3.73% |
| AUDGBP | 0.6801 | 0.55% | 3.53% |
| AUDJPY | 85.879 | 0.83% | 9.49% |
| AUDUSD | 1.0788 | 0.77% | 5.67% |
| EURUSD | 1.3197 | 0.43% | 1.82% |
| GBPUSD | 1.5864 | 0.23% | 2.07% |
| USDJPY | 79.610 | 0.08% | 3.51% |
| USDIndex | 79.331 | 0.06% | -1.06% |
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