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| Currency | Last | Day High | Day Low | % Change | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD |
 1.2887 |
1.2904 | 1.2861 |
+0.05% |
1.2887 | 1.2888 |
| GBP/USD |
 1.5249 |
1.5276 | 1.5219 |
-0.03% |
1.5249 | 1.5251 |
| USD/JPY |
102.5 |
102.76 | 102.06 |
+0.25% |
102.5 | 102.51 |
| USD/CHF |
0.96830 |
0.97030 | 0.96510 |
+0.18% |
0.96830 | 0.96870 |
| USD/CAD |
1.0253 |
1.0272 | 1.0233 |
+0.16% |
1.0253 | 1.0257 |
| AUD/USD |
0.98050 |
0.98230 | 0.97540 |
-0.01% |
0.98050 | 0.98080 |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar firms as suspense builds, Asia shares dip
SINGAPORE, May 21 - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on whether the Fed will soon start tapering its bond-buying stimulus scheme - as hinted at by a Fed regional president last week.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 15,335.28 |  -19.12 |
-0.12% |
| S&P 500 | 1,666.29 | -1.18 |
-0.07% |
| NASDAQ | 3,496.43 | -2.53 |
-0.07% |
| TR US Index | 151.23 | -0.07 |
-0.05% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |  +0.89% |
| Basic Materials | +0.47% |
| Industrials | +0.05% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | -0.13% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | -0.75% |
| Financials | -0.19% |
| Healthcare | -0.53% |
| Technology | +0.11% |
| Telecoms | -0.72% |
| Utilities | -0.18% |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares grind higher, yen rebounds on minister's remarks
* Global equity markets continue to climb * Yen gains on minister's comments, rise seen temporary * Gold gains after longest losing streak in four years * Oil rebounds, rises above $105 a barrel (Adds oil settlement prices, updates prices) By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 20 - Global equity markets mostly rose on Monday, driven higher by a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, while a recent tumble in the yen against the dollar halted after Japan's economy minis
UPDATE 2-Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8
WASHINGTON, May 20 - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting since Xi became president in March when they sit down for a June 7-8 summit in Rancho Mirage, California, the White House announced on Monday.
COLUMN-Bernanke's dangerous optimism: James Saft
May 21 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an optimist about economic growth in the coming decades, rejecting "depressing" views about a slowdown to put his faith in collaborative innovation driven by a jackpot culture for inventors.
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