Financial Markets Today - By Winoptions.com - April 10th, 2012

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It is our pleasure to present you with Winoptions daily analysis and a list of important events in the week to come.



U.S. Markets

U.S Markets were closed lower yesterday, reacting to the disappointing employment report released on Friday.
Dow Jones index futures point to a Higher opening.
Yesterday, The Dow Jones index was closing at 12,929 -1.00%, the S&P 500 index was closing at 1,382 -1.14% and the NASDAQ index was closing at 3,047 -1.08%.


European Markets

European Markets remained closed yesterday (Monday), due to a holiday vacation.
Concerns regarding a European sovereign debt and a slowing economic growth are resurfacing.
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%.

Asian Markets

Asian Markets were traded with a negative sentiment earlier today.
China has reported a surplus in its trade balance - this drags the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai downwards.
The central Bank of Japan has kept the interest rate unchanged, at 0% -0.1%.

Earlier today, The SSE Composite Index In China is traded at 2,260 -1.10% while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong is traded at 20,368 -1.09%, and the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan is traded at 9,537 -0.10%.

Commodities & Foreign Exchange

The U.S Dollar Index is Lower, Currently traded around 79.63 on a Higher Euro.
Crude NYMEX went down by 0.99% , currently traded around $102.29.
Gold prices went up by 0.55% , the precious metal is currently traded around $1,651, Spot Silver is currently traded around $31.73.

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

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