Financial Markets Today - By Winoptions.com - April 9th, 2012

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It is our pleasure to present you with Winoptions.com daily analysis and a list of important

 

events in the week to come.

 

 

U.S. Markets

 

U.S Markets remained closed on Friday, due to a holiday vacation.

Dow Jones index futures point to a Lower opening.

On Thursday, The Dow Jones index was closing at 13,060 -0.11%, the S&P 500 index was closing at 1,398 -0.06% and

 

the NASDAQ index was closing at 3,080 +0.40%.

 

 

European Markets

 

European Markets were also remained closed on Friday, due to a holiday vacation.

European Markets were closed with a mixed sentiment on Thursday, as concerns regarding a sovereign debt and a

 

slowing economic growth resurfaced.

On Thursday, The FTSE 100 index was closing at 5,723 +0.35%, the German DAX was closing at 6,775 -0.13% and the

 

France CAC was closing at 3,319 +0.19%.

 

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Asian Markets

 

A disappointing U.S. employment report and a higher than expected inflation rate in China, dragged the Asian

 

markets downward.

Currently, The SSE Composite Index In China is traded at 2,294 -0.51% while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong is

 

traded at 20,593 -0.95%, and the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan is traded at 9,591 -1.00%.

 

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Commodities & Foreign Exchange

 

The U.S Dollar Index is Higher, Currently traded around 79.93 on a Lower Euro.

Crude NYMEX went down by 1.07% , currently traded around $102.19.

Gold prices went up by 1.00% , the precious metal is currently traded around $1,628, Spot Silver is currently

 

traded around $31.87.

 

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As always, we wish you a successful trading week - and look forward to serving all your

 

trading needs.

 

Sincerely,

Your team at Winoptions.com

[charrob]

So I guess the fact that the UK has a Bank Holiday today is not important enough to mention.....