20-Dec-2012
Overseas Market Report
Stocks were finished the session lower as previous optimism for a new budget deal gave way to developments that
Congressional leaders and the president continue to disagree on proposals. Both Democrats and Republicans still are
searching for common ground in revenue increases and spending cuts to avert the fiscal cliff, but the markets are now
less hopeful a deal will be reached before Christmas.
News from the housing sector wasn't entirely positive either, as housing starts fell by 3% in November from October's
seasonally adjusted levels, with single-family units decreasing by 4.1%. October's levels saw a downward revision, as
well, despite a monthly gain from September. A silver lining of the Commerce Department's report was that total new-home
construction was 21.6% higher year over year, and new building permits, which indicate future home construction,
improved by 3.6%, ahead of economists' expectations. .. Read More
Foreign Equities (20-Dec-2012 / Close)CloseChange% Change Dow Jones (US)13252-99-0.74 S 5001436-11-0.76 NASDAQ3044-10-0.33 FTSE 100 Index5962260.43 DAX 307669150.19 CAC 403665160.44 Nikkei 225 (Japan)101602372.39 HKSE226231290.57 SSE Composite Index21620-0.01 BSE Sensitive194761110.57 NZ 504023441.10
Commodities (20-Dec-2012 / Close)CloseChange% Change Aluminium2048-31-1.51 Copper7898-98-1.22 Nickel17675-57-0.32 Gold1669-4-0.22 Silver31.10.62.03 Oil - West Texas crude88.40.70.80 Lead2319140.60 Zinc2054-1-0.05
Currency (20-Dec-2012 / Close)CloseChange% Change $A vs $US1.04880.00290.28 $A vs GBP0.64520.00200.31 $A vs YEN88.540.160.18 $A vs EUR0.79180.00320.40 $A vs $NZ1.2535-0.0017-0.14 $US vs Euro0.75500.00080.11 $US vs UK0.61520.00020.03 $US vs CHF0.91200.00100.11
Research Updates (11)
Special Reports (1) Australian Economic Update - December 2012
Funds (2) Dimensional Emerging Markets (6468) Neutral Realindex Emerging Markets (19031) Neutral
Shares (8) Asciano (AIO) Hold Billabong Intl (BBG) Avoid Cardno (CDD) Reduce Charter Hall (CHC) Hold Premier Investments (PMV) Reduce SkyCity (SKC) Hold SkyCity (SKC-NZ) Hold Reject Shop (TRS) Reduce
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