Despite the usually low trading volumes seen in the past few weeks

Despite the usually low trading volumes seen in the past few weeks, the Dow Jones still manages to complete its sixth consecutive weekly gain to […]


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  • Despite the usually low trading volumes seen in the past few weeks, the Dow Jones still manages to complete its sixth consecutive weekly gain to end at 13275.2, encouraged on Friday by better than expected gains in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index, suggesting US consumers are feeling better about the economy.
  • This morning, the FTSE 100 opened DOWN 1.43 points to 5851, with the FTSE 250 stock Lonmin opening down 3.7% to 616p following on from last week’s clashes between police and strikers which claimed the lives of 34 protesters.
  • The platinum miners are expected to issue an ultimatum to some 3,000 employees today in order to restart production and prevent any further wildcat strikes in their South African mines.
  • In positive territory this morning, we see the banks leading the way, with Lloyds up 3% to 35.26 pence in early trading.

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