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Week ended 26 September 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:31:27 +0000

Gold has reversed it’s climb and closed down below the $1,000 mark this week – on the same week as oil dropped back significantly.

Oil dropped by 8.4% to close at just over $66 per barrel in the same we that has seen all world stock markets close down and Sterling took a bashing!

End of the week saw:

	This week	Last week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	5,082.20 GBX	5,172.89 GBX	DOWN 1.8%
FTSE 250:	9,060.44 GBP	9,306.93 GBP	DOWN 2.6%
UK All Share:	24,944.83 ZAX	25,792.05 ZAX	DOWN 3.3%
US DOW:	9,665.19 USD	9,820.20 USD	DOWN 1.6%
US S&P 500:	1,044.38 USD	1,068.30 USD	DOWN 2.2%
US NASDAQ:	2,090.92 USD	2,132.86 USD	DOWN 2.0%
Japan Nikkei:	10,265.98 JPY	10,370.54 JPY	DOWN 1.0%
China H Seng:	21,024.40 HKD	21,623.45 HKD	DOWN 2.8%
Australian ASX 200:	4,713.30 AUD	4,693.20 AUD	UP 0.4%
German DAX:	5,581.41 EUR	5,703.83 EUR	DOWN 2.1%
French CAC 40:	3,739.14 EUR	3,827.84 EUR	DOWN 2.3%
Spanish Ibex 35:	11,643.80 EUR	11,777.30 EUR	DOWN 1.1%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.59507	1.62174	DOWN 1.6%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.08541	1.10390	DOWN 1.7%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	142.903	148.347	DOWN 3.7%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.84052	1.87184	DOWN 1.7%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.680635	0.680689	DOWN 0.0%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	89.5975	91.4828	DOWN 2.1%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.15424	1.15415	DOWN 0.0%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$66.02	$72.04	DOWN 8.4%
Gold	$991.60	$1,010	DOWN 1.8%

Week ended 19 September 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:55:33 +0000

Gold continued to climb above the $1,000 per ounce mark and ended the week at $1,010 per ounce.

Another good week for all but Japan’s stock markets which all moved in a positive direction and most notably the Australian ASX closing up 4.4% on the week.

On the currency market both Sterling and the US Dollar weakened against the major currencies with Sterling closing at just over €1.10 at the end of the week.

End of the week saw:

	Last week	This week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	5,011.47 GBX	5,172.89 GBX	UP 3.2%
FTSE 250:	9,207.89 GBP	9,306.93 GBP	UP 1.1%
UK All Share:	25,567.39 ZAX	25,792.05 ZAX	UP 0.9%
US DOW:	9,605.41 USD	9,820.20 USD	UP 2.2%
US S&P 500:	1,042.73 USD	1,068.30 USD	UP 2.5%
US NASDAQ:	2,080.90 USD	2,132.86 USD	UP 2.5%
Japan Nikkei:	10,444.33 JPY	10,370.54 JPY	DOWN 0.7%
China H Seng:	21,161.42 HKD	21,623.45 HKD	UP 2.2%
Australian ASX 200:	4,496.10 AUD	4,693.20 AUD	UP 4.4%
German DAX:	5,624.02 EUR	5,703.83 EUR	UP 1.4%
French CAC 40:	3,734.89 EUR	3,827.84 EUR	UP 2.5%
Spanish Ibex 35:	11,452.60 EUR	11,777.30 EUR	UP 2.8%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.62630	1.62174	DOWN 0.3%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.13707	1.10390	DOWN 2.9%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	152.270	148.347	DOWN 2.6%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.93159	1.87184	DOWN 3.1%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.699178	0.680689	DOWN 2.6%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	93.6300	91.4828	DOWN 2.3%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.18772	1.15415	DOWN 2.8%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$69.29	$72.04	UP 4.0%
Gold	$1,006	$1,010	UP 0.4%

Week ended 12 September 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:32:46 +0000

Gold broke the $1,000 per ounce this week to close up 1% on the week at $1,006 per ounce.

Also, a very good week for all world stock markets which all moved in a positive direction and most notably the UK’s FTSE250 moving up by over 5% on the week.

On the currency market the US Dollar has strengthened against the major world currencies this week, whilst Sterling has dropped back.

End of the week saw:

	This week	Last week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	5,011.47 GBX	4,851.70 GBX	UP 3.3%
FTSE 250:	9,207.89 GBP	8,745.85 GBP	UP 5.3%
UK All Share:	25,567.39 ZAX	24,719.17 ZAX	UP 3.4%
US DOW:	9,605.41 USD	9,441.27 USD	UP 1.7%
US S&P 500:	1,042.73 USD	1,016.40 USD	UP 2.6%
US NASDAQ:	2,080.90 USD	2,018.78 USD	UP 3.1%
Japan Nikkei:	10,444.33 JPY	10,187.11 JPY	UP 2.5%
China H Seng:	21,161.42 HKD	20,318.62 HKD	UP 4.1%
Australian ASX 200:	4,496.10 AUD	4,435.50 AUD	UP 1.4%
German DAX:	5,624.02 EUR	5,384.43 EUR	UP 4.4%
French CAC 40:	3,734.89 EUR	3,598.76 EUR	UP 3.8%
Spanish Ibex 35:	11,452.60 EUR	11,222.70 EUR	UP 2.0%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.62630	1.66809	DOWN 2.5%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.13707	1.14278	DOWN 0.5%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	152.270	151.067	UP 0.8%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.93159	1.93107	UP 0.03%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.699178	0.685149	UP 2.0%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	93.6300	90.5534	UP 3.4%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.18772	1.15762	UP 2.6%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$69.29	$67.70	UP 2.3%
Gold	$1,006	$995.80	UP 1.0%

Week ended 6 September 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:26:38 +0000

Most notable this week is the plunge in oil prices again with the price per barrel falling by 7.7% on the week to close at below $70 a barrel again.

The other commodity we report on is gold, which has risen sharply again this week closing at just below $1,000 an ounce. However, the world stock markets saw a fall on the week, with the exception of the Chinese Hang Seng which did the opposite as usual and gained by 1.1%.

End of the week saw:

	Last week	This week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,908.90 GBX	4,851.70 GBX	DOWN 1.2%
FTSE 250:	8,817.51 GBP	8,745.85 GBP	DOWN 0.8%
UK All Share:	25,241.25 ZAX	24,719.17 ZAX	DOWN 2.1%
US DOW:	9,544.20 USD	9,441.27 USD	DOWN 1.1%
US S&P 500:	1,028.93 USD	1,016.40 USD	DOWN 1.2%
US NASDAQ:	2,028.77 USD	2,018.78 USD	DOWN 0.5%
Japan Nikkei:	10,534.14 JPY	10,187.11 JPY	DOWN 3.4%
China H Seng:	20,098.62 HKD	20,318.62 HKD	UP 1.1%
Australian ASX 200:	4,489.60 AUD	4,435.50 AUD	DOWN 1.2%
German DAX:	5,517.35 EUR	5,384.43 EUR	DOWN 2.5%
French CAC 40:	3,693.14 EUR	3,598.76 EUR	DOWN 2.6%
Spanish Ibex 35:	11,442.60 EUR	11,222.70 EUR	DOWN 2.0%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.62630	1.64147	UP 0.9%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.13707	1.14658	UP 0.8%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	152.270	152.873	UP 0.4%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.93159	1.92393	DOWN 0.4%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.699178	0.698477	DOWN 0.1%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	93.6300	93.1476	DOWN 0.5%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.18772	1.17173	DOWN 1.4%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$72.88	$67.70	DOWN 7.7%
Gold	$956.70	$995.80	UP 3.9%

Week ended 29 August 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:41:40 +0000

The only stock market to fall this week was the Chinese Hang Seng which fell by half of one percent on the week.

The main gainers were the UK stock markets, however Sterling has fallen against most currencies this week and in particular against the Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar.

Oil halted it’s rise this week falling back by 1.5% to finish the week at $72.88 per barrel.

End of the week saw:

	This week	Last week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,908.90 GBX	4,850.89 GBX	UP 1.2%
FTSE 250:	8,817.51 GBP	8,678.83 GBP	UP 1.6%
UK All Share:	25,241.25 ZAX	24,878.71 ZAX	UP 1.5%
US DOW:	9,544.20 USD	9,505.96 USD	UP 0.4%
US S&P 500:	1,028.93 USD	1,026.13 USD	UP 0.3%
US NASDAQ:	2,028.77 USD	2,020.90 USD	UP 0.4%
Japan Nikkei:	10,534.14 JPY	10,238.20 JPY	UP 2.9%
China H Seng:	20,098.62 HKD	20,199.02 HKD	DOWN 0.5%
Australian ASX 200:	4,489.60 AUD	4,290.60 AUD	UP 4.6%
German DAX:	5,517.35 EUR	5,462.74 EUR	UP 1.0%
French CAC 40:	3,693.14 EUR	3,615.81 EUR	UP 2.1%
Spanish Ibex 35:	11,442.60 EUR	11,161.00 EUR	UP 2.5%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.62630	1.65208	DOWN 1.6%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.13707	1.15372	DOWN 1.4%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	152.270	155.889	DOWN 2.3%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.93159	1.97769	DOWN 2.3%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.699178	0.698041	UP 0.2%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	93.6300	94.3468	DOWN 0.8%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.18772	1.19829	DOWN 0.9%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$72.88	$73.89	DOWN 1.5%
Gold	$956.70	$954.70	UP 0.2%

Week ended 22 August 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:55:50 +0000

Another mixed bag this week with Asia Pacific stock markets falling and European and American all rising on the week.

Oil has gone back to it’s rise again this week jumping by 9.5% as news starts to filter through that economies areending their recessions, which will lead to increased demand on oil again.

End of the week saw:

	Last week	This week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,713.97 GBX	4,850.89 GBX	UP 2.9%
FTSE 250:	8,515.83 GBP	8,678.83 GBP	UP 1.9%
UK All Share:	24,815.77 ZAX	24,878.71 ZAX	UP 0.3%
US DOW:	9,321.40 USD	9,505.96 USD	UP 2.0%
US S&P 500:	1,004.09 USD	1,026.13 USD	UP 2.2%
US NASDAQ:	1,985.52 USD	2,020.90 USD	UP 1.8%
Japan Nikkei:	10,597.33 JPY	10,238.20 JPY	DOWN 3.4%
China H Seng:	20,893.33 HKD	20,199.02 HKD	DOWN 3.3%
Australian ASX 200:	4,461.00 AUD	4,290.60 AUD	DOWN 3.8%
German DAX:	5,309.11 EUR	5,462.74 EUR	UP 2.9%
French CAC 40:	3,495.27 EUR	3,615.81 EUR	UP 3.45%
Spanish Ibex 35:	10,901.90 EUR	11,161.00 EUR	UP 2.4%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.65289	1.65208	DOWN 0.1%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.16475	1.15372	DOWN 1.0%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	157.124	155.889	DOWN 0.8%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.99026	1.97769	DOWN 0.6%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.704728	0.698041	DOWN 1.0%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	95.0708	94.3468	DOWN 0.8%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.20466	1.19829	DOWN 0.5%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$67.51	$73.89	UP 9.5%
Gold	$948.70	$954.70	UP 0.6%

Week ended 15 August 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:09:12 +0000

A mixed bag this week on the world stock markets with the majority falling but some have risen on the week.

In the UK the FTSE 250 rose again where as the FTSE 100 and the All-share index lost ground on the week. Stock markets in Asian Pacific rose with the Australian ASX 200 rising by 3.8%.

Oil halted its rise this week falling back below $70 per barrel which is a fall of 4.8%.

End of the week saw:

	This week	Last week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,713.97 GBX	4,731.56 GBX	DOWN 0.4%
FTSE 250:	8,515.83 GBP	8,421.46 GBP	UP 1.1%
UK All Share:	24,815.77 ZAX	25,071.01 ZAX	DOWN 1.0%
US DOW:	9,321.40 USD	9,370.07 USD	DOWN 0.5%
US S&P 500:	1,004.09 USD	1,010.48 USD	DOWN 0.6%
US NASDAQ:	1,985.52 USD	2,000.25 USD	DOWN 0.7%
Japan Nikkei:	10,597.33 JPY	10,412.09 JPY	UP 1.8%
China H Seng:	20,893.33 HKD	20,375.37 HKD	UP 2.5%
Australian ASX 200:	4,461.00 AUD	4,299.40 AUD	UP 3.8%
German DAX:	5,309.11 EUR	5,458.96 EUR	DOWN 2.7%
French CAC 40:	3,495.27 EUR	3,521.14 EUR	DOWN 0.7%
Spanish Ibex 35:	10,901.90 EUR	10,947.60 EUR	DOWN 0.4%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.65289	1.66746	DOWN 0.9%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.16475	1.17592	DOWN 0.9%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	157.124	162.972	DOWN 3.6%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	1.99026	1.99912	DOWN 0.4%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.704728	0.705138	DOWN 0.1%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	95.0708	97.7393	DOWN 2.7%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.20466	1.19844	UP 0.5%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$67.51	$70.93	DOWN 4.8%
Gold	$948.70	$958.10	DOWN 1.0%

Week ended 8 August 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:32:19 +0000

For the third week in a row world stock markets have risen on growing optimism that the world is climbing out of recession.

The US S & P 500 rose above the 1,000 mark and the NASDAQ rose above 2,000 this week! Back here in the UK the FTSE 250 saw the biggest rise climbing 5.3% to close at 8,421.46.

The price of oil has now risen above $70 per barrel again as it continues its rise as world economies improve and the price per barrel continues to reflect the improving demand for this commodity.

End of the week saw:

	Last week	This week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,608.36 GBX	4,731.56 GBX	UP 2.7%
FTSE 250:	7,999.96 GBP	8,421.46 GBP	UP 5.3%
UK All Share:	24,258.51 ZAX	25,071.01 ZAX	UP 3.3%
US DOW:	9,171.61 USD	9,370.07 USD	UP 2.2%
US S&P 500:	987.48 USD	1,010.48 USD	UP 2.3%
US NASDAQ:	1,978.50 USD	2,000.25 USD	UP 1.1%
Japan Nikkei:	10,356.83 JPY	10,412.09 JPY	UP 0.5%
China H Seng:	20,573.33 HKD	20,375.37 HKD	DOWN 1.0%
Australian ASX 200:	4,244.00 AUD	4,299.40 AUD	UP 1.3%
German DAX:	5,332.14 EUR	5,458.96 EUR	UP 2.4%
French CAC 40:	3,426.27 EUR	3,521.14 EUR	UP 2.8%
Spanish Ibex 35:	10,855.10 EUR	10,947.60 EUR	UP 1.0%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.67154	1.66746	DOWN 0.2%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.18230	1.17592	DOWN 0.5%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	158.211	162.972	UP 3.0%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	2.01852	1.99912	DOWN 1.0%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.707313	0.705138	DOWN 0.3%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	94.6500	97.7393	UP 3.3%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.20758	1.19844	DOWN 0.8%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$69.47	$70.93	UP 2.1%
Gold	$954.50	$958.10	UP 0.4%

Week ended 1 August 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:42:39 +0000

Oil markets have continued to push the price of oil up this week yet again by a small margin of 2.1% to rest at just under $70 a barrel for crude.

It has been another good week for the stock markets again with all world indices rising on the week. The best performers were Japanese and Spanish markets both rising by over 4%.

End of the week saw:

	This week	Last week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,608.36 GBX	4,576.61 GBX	UP 0.7%
FTSE 250:	7,999.96 GBP	7,938.44 GBP	UP 0.8%
UK All Share:	24,258.51 ZAX	23,943.98 ZAX	UP 1.3%
US DOW:	9,171.61 USD	9,093.24 USD	UP 0.9%
US S&P 500:	987.48 USD	979.26 USD	UP 0.8%
US NASDAQ:	1,978.50 USD	1,965.96 USD	UP 0.6%
Japan Nikkei:	10,356.83 JPY	9,944.55 JPY	UP 4.1%
China H Seng:	20,573.33 HKD	19,982.79 HKD	UP 3.0%
Australian ASX 200:	4,244.00 AUD	4,089.80 AUD	UP 3.8%
German DAX:	5,332.14 EUR	5,229.36 EUR	UP 2.0%
French CAC 40:	3,426.27 EUR	3,366.45 EUR	UP 1.8%
Spanish Ibex 35:	10,855.10 EUR	10,438.60 EUR	UP 4.0%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.67154	1.64567	UP 1.6%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.18230	1.15755	UP 2.1%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	158.211	156.125	UP 1.3%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	2.01852	2.01111	UP 0.4%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.707313	0.703304	UP 0.6%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	94.6500	94.8698	DOWN 0.2%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.20758	1.22184	DOWN 1.2%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$69.47	$68.05	UP 2.1%
Gold	$954.50	$953.10	UP 0.1%

Week ended 25 July 2009 – Markets, Commodities and currencies

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:44:39 +0000

Oil markets have continued to push the price of oil up this week by a further 7.3% to close at just over $68 a barrel for crude – last week this rose by 6.2%.

It has been a good week for the stock markets with all world indices rising on the week, with the best performer being the China Hang Seng index, which rose by 6.3% on the week.

End of the week saw:

	Last week	This week	Change
Stock exchanges:
FTSE 100:	4,388.75 GBX	4,576.61 GBX	UP 4.3%
FTSE 250:	7,580.66 GBP	7,938.44 GBP	UP 4.7%
UK All Share:	23,543.11 ZAX	23,943.98 ZAX	UP 1.7%
US DOW:	8,743.94USD	9,093.24 USD	UP 4.0%
US S&P 500:	940.38 USD	979.26 USD	UP 4.1%
US NASDAQ:	1,886.61 USD	1,965.96 USD	UP 4.2%
Japan Nikkei:	9,395.32 JPY	9,944.55 JPY	UP 5.8%
China H Seng:	18,805.66 HKD	19,982.79 HKD	UP 6.3%
Australian ASX 200:	4,000.80 AUD	4,089.80 AUD	UP 2.2%
German DAX:	4,978.40 EUR	5,229.36 EUR	UP 5.0%
French CAC 40:	3,218.46 EUR	3,366.45 EUR	UP 4.6%
Spanish Ibex 35:	10,041.90 EUR	10,438.60 EUR	UP 4.0%
Currencies:
UK Sterling £ to US Dollar $	1.63434	1.64567	UP 0.7%
UK Sterling £ to Euro €	1.15916	1.15755	DOWN 0.1%
UK Sterling £ to Japanese Yen	154.209	156.125	UP 1.2%
UK Sterling £ to Aus $	2.03835	2.01111	DOWN 1.3%
US Dollar $ to Euro €	0.709186	0.703304	DOWN 0.8%
US Dollar $ to Japanese Yen	94.3550	94.8698	UP 0.5%
US Dollar $ to Aus $	1.24634	1.22184	DOWN 2.0%
Commodities:
Nymex Crude oil	$63.41	$68.05	UP 7.3%
Gold	$937.70	$953.10	UP 1.6%