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STOCK MARKETS
Currency Markets
per US$
Short Term Interest Rates (%)
U.S. MARKETS
Sep 01
Change
% CHG
YTD
%CHG
Sep 01
Change
YTD
%CHG
Aug 31
Jan 04
Dow Jones/U.S.
10269.47
254.75
2.54
-1.52
0.30
0.25
Nasdaq
2176.84
62.81
2.97
-4.07
S&P 500
1080.29
30.96
2.95
-3.12
PLDT ADR (US$)
56.02
2.10
3.89
-1.15
EUROPE
DAX/Euro
6083.90
158.68
2.68
2.12
1.28
0.01
-10.56
0.89
0.70
DJ Euro Stoxx 50
2715.27
92.32
3.52
-8.42
ASIAN MARKETS
Philippines
3593.41
27.18
0.76
17.71
45.08
0.29
2.48
4.16
4.17
Hong Kong
20623.83
87.34
0.43
-5.71
7.78
0.00
-0.28
0.25
0.16
Singapore
2982.83
32.50
1.10
2.94
1.35
0.01
4.32
0.77
0.77
Malaysia
1431.96
9.47
0.67
12.51
3.13
0.02
9.46
2.92
2.17
Thailand
919.34
6.15
0.67
25.16
31.16
0.11
7.09
2.40
2.40
Indonesia
3135.32
53.43
1.73
23.71
9010.00
35.00
4.37
6.97
7.01
Japan
8927.02
102.96
1.17
-15.36
84.44
-0.24
10.16
0.23
0.27
South Korea
1764.69
21.94
1.26
4.87
1184.78
14.05
-1.75
2.66
2.88
China (Shang)
2622.88
-15.92
-0.60
-19.96
6.81
-0.00
0.24
1.71
1.71
(Data sources: Moneyline Telerate Phils., Inc., Bloomberg)
US Stock Market
U.S. equities surged on Wednesday, as better-than-estimated growth in the manufacturing sectors of the U.S. and China bolstered confidence in the global economic recovery. The U.S. ISM Manufacturing index grew at a faster than expected pace in August, complimenting China’s accelerating Purchasing Manager Index released Wednesday morning, which triggered a rebound in Asian shares. The main U.S. stock indices climbed an average of 2.82% overnight.
 

Asian Stock Market
 
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, led by commodity companies, after China’s manufacturing expanded at a faster pace in August. Sustained growth vectors in the Asia Pacific region likely spurred demand for raw materials, pushing mining and resource company stocks higher, leading the rebound. The main Asian stock indices climbed by an average of 0.61% by the end of regional trading.
 

Currency Markets
 
The U.S. dollar and other safe haven currencies pulled back on Wednesday, on signs the Asia Pacific economic recovery is still on-track and even gaining momentum, underpinning demand for higher-yielding assets. The JPY weakened after a Chinese report showed manufacturing expanded at a faster pace in August, and on healthy speculation the Australian economy accelerated in 2Q2010. Key Asian currencies rode the wave of optimism, generally advancing against the greenback. The U.S. dollar dropped by an average of 0.39% against other currencies by the close of the Asian session.
 

Bond Market
 
U.S. treasuries retreated on Wednesday, as manufacturing in the U.S. and China grew faster than economists estimated, bolstering optimism in the global economic recovery, and dampening demand for safe haven assets. The benchmark 10-year yield rose 11 basis points to 2.575%, while yields were higher by an average of 7 basis points across the curve.
US Treasury Bonds as of 09/01/2010
Tenor
Yield (%)
Change
3-month
0.14
0.00
2-year
0.51
0.03
5-year
1.40
0.07
10-year
2.58
0.11
30-year
3.65
0.13
 
 
(News sources: Reuters, AFX, Dow Jones, Bloomberg)
  
 
 
 
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