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Commodity Prices:
ProductLastHighLowTimeOpenVolume
Gold Jun-09945.1948.69445/27/2009 8:14:51 PM948.62,134
WTI WTI Jul-0962.963.1162.855/27/2009 8:14:20 PM62.91507
Nat Gas Nat Gas Jun-093.543.583.455/27/2009 2:29:55 PM3.5719,178

Futures Prices:
ProductLastHighLowTimeOpenVolume
DJIA Fut8,2778,2988,2625/27/2009 6:57:44 PM8,29815
Nas Fut1,398.51,4021,398.55/27/2009 6:26:30 PM1,4004
S&P Fut890.1892.1888.35/27/2009 7:14:24 PM891.5421

Euro/Asia Prices:
ProductLastHighLowTimeOpenVolume
FTSE1004,416.235/27/2009 8:24:14 PM4,416.23
Nikkei2259,353.339,353.339,353.335/27/2009 8:24:14 PM9,438.77
CAC403,294.863,301.773,267.15/27/2009 8:24:14 PM3,270.09
DAX5,000.775,035.514,962.765/27/2009 8:24:15 PM4,985.6
HangSeng17,885.275/27/2009 8:24:15 PM17,885.27


Commodity News



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  • No OPEC output cut needed, say Saudis

  • Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia spoke out on Wednesday against reducing OPEC's output - the latest sign that the 12-nation cartel will keep production at present levels. But instead of falling on the news, crude prices climbed to six-month highs. Even before
  • Spot rate remains unchanged at cotton market

  • KARACHI: Demand for fine lint remained on the higher side amid firm spot rate and strong physical prices, traders at the Karachi Cotton Market said Wednesday. The spot rate of KCA stood unchanged at Rs 3,700 per maund, however few deals for raw stocks
  • Gold Reserve Reports on Venezuelan Government's Failure to Follow Its Own Laws-Part 2

  • SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gold Reserve Inc. (TSX: GRZ) (NYSE-Amex: GRZ) commented today on an Official Gazette issued by the Government of Venezuela dated May 26, 2009 in which the Venezuelan Ministry of Mines (MIBAM) denied the extension of the
  • Mittal hikes steel prices

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  • North Korea threatens South, restarts plutonium plant

  • SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, facing international censure for this week's nuclear test, threatened on Wednesday to attack the South after it joined a U.S.-led plan to check vessels suspected of carrying equipment for weapons of mass destruction.
  • Bomb in Pakistan's Lahore kills 24

  • LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, setting off a car-bomb that killed at least 24 people in what the government said was revenge for an offensive against the Taliban.
  • Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi witnesses

  • YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court rejected most of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's witnesses on Wednesday, a move critics said was aimed at sabotaging her defense in a trial that could see her detained for five more years.
  • Netanyahu cites reciprocity on eve of Abbas U.S. trip

  • JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the eve of a White House visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Palestinians must also be pressed to meet commitments under a U.S.-backed peace plan.
  • U.N. rights body backs Sri Lankan resolution on war

  • GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Wednesday celebrating Sri Lanka's victory over Tamil rebels, ignoring Western-led calls for aid for refugees and political rights for minorities.


General News








  • Top Fund to Shut as Firm Faces Probe

  • Pequot Capital -- a well-connected hedge fund that gained fame for racking up years of strong returns -- is shutting its doors amid a revived insider-trading probe.
  • Bondholders Reject GM Plan

  • GM bondholders rejected a debt-for-equity swap, putting the company closer to a bankruptcy filing that could come in the next few days.
  • Plan to Buy Banks' Bad Loans Founders

  • A government program to rid banks of bad loans may soon be put on hold over political concerns and as stability returns to the sector.
  • Stocks Drop as Yields Surge

  • The Dow industrials fell 2.1% as Treasury yields jumped. The benchmark 10-year yield climbed above 3.70% to its highest since November.
  • Exxon Says Oil Demand Still Flat

  • Exxon's top executive said it is still too early to say the U.S. economy has turned the corner, despite a recent jump in oil prices.