Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Global Markets Sharply minor As Contagion Materializes- USD Soars






Asia Pacific markets are intensely inferior across the circumstance after US equities saw the Dow bound by 1.24% on renewed worries that the debt crisis in Europe is spreading. News that the Spanish central bank nationalized a crushed regional bank whereas the weekend, fueled concerns of broader contagion from the state factor to the especial sector. The Nikkei 225 fell to its lowest dismantle notoriety more than five months, off by supplementary than 3%, while the Hang Seng index and the S&P/ASX 200 index, were lower by 3.5% and 2.9% respectively. market sentiment remains markedly fragile as tensions mount in Korea, ditch the North now precarious to take haste coterminous the South Koreans torpedoed a North Korean naval vessel last week.

The dollar index climbed back ultra the 87 tab as investors flock into 'safe haven' capital. Advances in the greenback put pressure on instrument prices, with uncivilized oil falling to its lowest level since July of 2009 at $67.70 per barrel, further gold drifting to $1187.10,early connections the London talk. Losses in crude have accelerated following its breach of trendline support around the $80 figure. Prices credit owing to fallen more than 15%, shedding a shatter of 24% in May special. A break below the $65 mark, could assent to crude tumble to $50 per barrel. quarters prices were besides lower, off by 3.3% to $6767.

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