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Financial Markets 4 January 2012

Financial Markets 4 January 2012

The regular Financial Market Information and Data Report looking at the main global markets, global stock market indices, economic indicators and the primary UK, European and US company announcements.

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Financial Market Data - 04 January 2012

Market Summary

FTSE 100 soared 2.3% to close at 5,699.9.
FTSEurofirst 300 index advanced 1.6% or 16.1 points to settle at 1,028.0.
DJIA advanced 1.5% to close at 12,397.4. NASDAQ gained 1.7% to settle at 2,648.7. S&P 500 rose 1.5% to settle at 1,277.1.
Nikkei 225 index is trading 1.3% higher, at 8,563.1.
In Asia, crude oil for February delivery is trading 0.3% or $0.28 lower at $102.69 per barrel.
At 0400 BST today, the GBP is trading marginally lower against the USD at $1.5643, 0.1% higher against the EUR at €1.1998, and 0.1% lower against the JPY at ¥120.00.

Stock Market Data

Market	Close	Percentage Changes
Market	Close	1 Day	5 Day	1 Month	1 Year
FTSE 100	5,699.90	2.30%	3.40%	2.40%	-3.40%
Dow Jones	12,397.40	1.50%	0.90%	2.50%	6.20%
DAX 30	6,166.60	1.50%	4.70%	1.00%	-11.80%
CAC 40	3,245.40	0.70%	4.60%	1.40%	-16.80%
Brazil Bovespa	59,264.90	2.50%	2.20%	0.60%	-15.30%
DJ STOXX 50	2,427.30	1.60%	3.50%	4.40%	-6.70%
FTSEurofirst 300	1,028.00	1.60%	3.80%	3.50%	-9.20%
Russia RTS Index	1,434.20	3.80%	2.60%	-8.00%	-19.00%
Nasdaq Composite	2,648.70	1.70%	0.90%	-0.30%	-1.60%

Economic Indicators

Country	UK Time	Economic Indicator	Consensus / Actuals	Previous	Frequency
UK	09:30	Purchasing Manager Index Construction (Dec)	52	52.3	Monthly
UK	09:30	Net Consumer Credit (Nov)	£0.30 bn	£0.00 bn	Monthly
UK	09:30	Net Lending Sec. on Dwellings (Nov)	£0.90 bn	£1.30 bn	Monthly
UK	09:30	Mortgage Approvals (Nov)	52.80 K	52.70 K	Monthly
UK	09:30	M4 Money Supply (MoM) (Nov)	-	-0.003	Monthly
UK	09:30	M4 Money Supply (YoY) (Nov)	-	-0.027	Monthly
UK	09:30	M4 Ex OFCs 3M Annualised (Nov)	-	0.05	Monthly
Germany	08:55	Purchasing Manager Index Services, Final (Dec)	52.7	52.7	Monthly
France	07:45	Consumer Spending (MoM) (Nov)	0.003	0	Monthly
France	07:45	Consumer Spending (YoY) (Nov)	-0.018	-0.009	Monthly
France	08:50	Purchasing Manager Index Services, Final (Dec)	50.2	50.2	Monthly
Eurozone	09:00	Purchasing Manager Index Composite, Final (Dec)	47.9	47.9	Monthly
Eurozone	09:00	Purchasing Manager Index Services, Final (Dec)	48.3	48.3	Monthly
Eurozone	10:00	Consumer Price Index Estimate (YoY) (Dec)	0.028	0.03	Monthly
US	12:00	MBA Mortgage Applications (W/E)	-	-	Weekly
US	15:00	Factory Orders (MoM) (Nov)	0.019	-0.004	Monthly
US	22:00	Total Vehicle Sales (Dec)	13.52 mn	13.59 mn	Monthly
US	22:00	Domestic Vehicle Sales (Dec)	10.40 mn	10.53 mn	Monthly
Japan	-	Official Reserve Assets (Dec)	-	$1304.80 bn	Monthly
Japan	23:50	Monetary Base (YoY) (Dec)	-	0.195	Monthly

UK Shares - Key Corporate Releases

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US Shares - Key Corporate Releases

Company	Corporate Releases	Est. Earnings/Share	Est. Revenues(m)
MOS Holdings	Q2	-	$9,630.00
UniFirst	Q1	$3.88	$1,210.00
Resources Connection	Q2	$0.42	$586.81
Sonic	Q1	$0.55	$552.41

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European Shares - Key Corporate Releases

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