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American equity markets pull back despite upbeat Jobless claims

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The US stock market experienced a slightly negative opening after two straight days of gains. In particular, US data helped steady nerves today, as the Initial Jobless Claims (April 6) came in at 346K, against expectations of 365K.

Beginning with the indices and composites, the NASDAQ fell -0.24% as it settles in region of 3289.43, down -7.93 points in these moments. In addition, the S&P 500 is trading in negative territory, operating at 1586.56, descending -0.87 points or -0.05% at the time of writing. Finally, the Dow Jones has edged lower at the opening, trading in the zone of 14794.41, presently -0.05% after a movement of -7.83 points.

Sectors are mostly mixed at the opening, however the Consumer Cyclical and Services sectors have distinguished themselves as the main loser thus far, rising +0.90 and +0.30% respectively. In other news, the price of crude is testing USD $94.00/bbl Thursday.

Forex Flash: Euro remains stable against USD for now - BTMU

Lee Hardman, FX analyst at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ notes that the Euro continues to remain relatively stable against USD at around the 1.30 level, providing an anchor of stability in the current markets so far in 2013.
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Forex Flash: Bunds target trendline resistance – RBS

Bund prices are testing the trendline and 13-day moving average, which all lie very close to the 145.46 level, being the 150% Fibonacci projection from the February-March impulse wave. According to Technical Strategist Dmytro Bondar at RBS, “This is an important point, as if the breakout is confirmed on close, it would suggest a change in market sentiment. The first support lies at 145.11, then 144.68. Below that a major support level would be 144.00. A close above the trendline would bring hopes for the bulls.”
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