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| Market | Last price | Today's change |
52 week high |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 Index: FSI As of May 24 2013 16:35 |
6,654 | -42.45 | -0.6% | 6,876 |
| FTSEurofirst 300 Index: FSI As of May 24 2013 17:15 |
1,227 | -3.36 | -0.3% | 1,258 |
| S&P 500 INDEX: WCB As of May 24 2013 05:00 |
1,650 | -0.91 | -0.1% | 1,687 |
| Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate As of May 24 2013 22:05 |
1.29 | 0.00 | +0.0% | 1.37 |
| ICE Brent Crude Oil Front Month: IEU As of May 25 2013 00:00 |
102.64 | +0.12 | +0.1% | 119.17 |
| COMEX GOLD 1 FUTURES CHAIN Front Mon: CMX As of May 23 2013 23:15 |
1,392 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 1,795 |
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