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| Currency | Last | Day High | Day Low | % Change | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD |
 1.5201 |
1.5206 | 1.5156 |
+0.19% |
1.5201 | 1.5205 |
| GBP/EUR |
 1.1833 |
1.1878 | 1.1794 |
-0.10% |
1.1833 | 1.1834 |
| USD/EUR |
0.77839 |
0.78113 | 0.77815 |
-0.30% |
0.77839 | 0.77827 |
| GBP/JPY |
156.00 |
156.76 | 154.88 |
-0.11% |
156.00 | 156.06 |
| GBP/CHF |
1.4720 |
1.4791 | 1.4667 |
-0.07% |
1.4720 | 1.4729 |
| GBP/AUD |
1.5540 |
1.5642 | 1.5478 |
-0.38% |
1.5540 | 1.5539 |
Sterling rises vs dollar, gains seen as short-lived
* Sterling rises on strong gains vs the yen, talk of corp flows
- Europe
- U.S.
- Asia
- Sectors
-0.63| DOW | 15,354.40 |  +121.18 |
+0.80% |
| S&P 500 | 1,667.47 | +17.00 |
+1.03% |
| NASDAQ | 3,498.97 | +33.72 |
+0.97% |
| TR US Index | 151.30 | +1.53 |
+1.02% |
Sector Summary
| Energy | +1.35% |
| Basic Materials | +0.76% |
| Industrials | +1.40% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | +1.05% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.37% |
| Financials | +0.95% |
| Healthcare | +0.43% |
| Technology | +1.14% |
| Telecoms | +0.58% |
| Utilities | +1.33% |
FOREX-Yen climbs after minister's comments; BOJ and Bernanke in focus
* Yen jumps after Japanese official says it has weakened enough
GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen edges up from lows, Asian shares rise
SINGAPORE, May 20 - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.
TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks
TOKYO, May 20 - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Monday. Japanese Stocks: BUY 14.0 million shares SELL 10.3 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ BUY 3.7 million shares
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