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STOCK MARKETS
Currency Markets
per US$
Short Term
Interest Rates (%)
U.S. MARKETS
May 17
Change
% CHG
YTD
%CHG
May 17
Change
YTD
%CHG
May 17
Jan 3
Dow Jones/U.S.
15354.40
121.18
0.80
17.17
0.27
0.31
Nasdaq
3498.97
33.72
0.97
15.88
S&P 500
1667.47
17.00
1.03
16.92
PLDT ADR (US$)
76.58
0.02
0.03
24.91
EUROPE
DAX/Euro
8398.00
28.13
0.34
10.32
1.28
1.25
-2.68
0.20
0.19
DJ Euro Stoxx 50
2817.99
11.29
0.40
6.91
ASIAN MARKETS
Philippines
7279.87
-31.07
-0.42
25.24
41.20
42.17
-0.35
0.66
0.48
Hong Kong
23082.68
0.00
0.00
1.88
7.76
7.76
-0.16
0.38
0.40
Singapore
3449.30
-2.98
-0.09
8.91
1.26
1.25
-2.96
0.77
0.77
Malaysia     
1769.16
2.44
0.14
4.75
3.02
3.11
1.19
3.21
3.21
Thailand  
1627.96
10.07
0.62
16.96
29.86
31.28
2.44
2.40
2.40
Indonesia
5145.68
67.01
1.32
19.20
9757.00
9534.00
0.37
4.90
4.99
Japan 
15138.12
100.88
0.67
45.63
103.21
78.71
-15.95
0.16
0.17
South Korea  
1986.81
0.00
0.00
-0.51
1117.10
1135.40
-4.72
2.69
2.88
China
2282.87
31.07
1.38
0.61
6.14
6.36
1.46
2.60
0.00
US Stock Market
U.S. equities sustained their surge to scale new heights, closing higher week-on-week for a fourth straight time as consumer confidence rose to a 6-year high. Consumer confidence, as measured by the University of Michigan sentiment hit 83.7 in May, up sharply from 76.4 in the previous month. On average, U.S. equities gained by 0.93% on Friday.
Asian Stock Market
Asian equity markets traded mixed on Friday with the Nikkei hitting a 5 and a half year high as inflation-friendly shares gained. With the market mostly reacting positively to the recent moves by the BOJ, traders piled into real estate shares on expectations of a return of inflation while other traders jumped into agriculture-related stocks on expectations that Prime Minister Abe's fiscal program would benefit the farming sector. The Shanghai index saw a rush towards the close of trading as dealers snapped-up property shares before the release of a real estate price measure over the weekend. On average, Asian markets were gained by 0.20%.
Currency Markets
Asian currencies sustained their slide on Friday as dealers continued to fret over the possible end of QE3 given that the number of hawks in the FOMC seems to be increasing. Meanwhile, the AUD traded weaker as global inflation slows, a clear indication that global manufacturing would follow suit and demand for commodities would stall. The Thai Baht continued its weakness as traders now fear that the Bank of Thailand would need to cut interest rates to deter speculative flows into the financial system. The Indonesian Rupiah also retreated as investors remained wary of the current account deficit as the government has been slow to address the problems of the rising fuel subsidies doled out the consumers. On average, the U.S. Dollar appreciated against other currencies by 0.20%.
Bond Market
U.S. Treasury prices dipped on Friday as consumer sentiment gained markedly in May, pointing to a gradual recovery in the U.S. economy. The benchmark 10-year note yield gained by 7 basis points while on average, yields of U.S. Treasuries closed higher by 4 basis points.
US Treasury Bonds as of 5/17/2013
Tenor
Yield (%)
Change
3-month
0.03
0.01
 2-year
0.24
0.01
5-year
0.83
0.04
10-year
1.95
0.07
30-year
3.17
0.07
 
(News sources: Reuters, AFX, Dow Jones, Bloomberg)
  
 
 
 
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