In Marrakesh, there is no such thing as a fixed vendor price.
The price you pay is determined by who you are, how well you barter, and the supply and demand fundamentals of the product you’re trying to buy on that on that specific day. Read more
Izabella Kaminska joined FT Alphaville in October 2008. Before that she worked as a producer at CNBC, a natural gas reporter at Platts and an associate editor of BP's internal magazine.
Learn moreIn Marrakesh, there is no such thing as a fixed vendor price.
The price you pay is determined by who you are, how well you barter, and the supply and demand fundamentals of the product you’re trying to buy on that on that specific day. Read more
| Market | Last price | Today's change |
52 week high |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 Index: FSI As of May 23 2013 16:35 |
6,697 | -143.48 | -2.1% | 6,876 |
| FTSEurofirst 300 Index: FSI As of May 23 2013 17:15 |
1,230 | -26.34 | -2.1% | 1,258 |
| S&P 500 INDEX: WCB As of May 23 2013 05:00 |
1,651 | -4.84 | -0.3% | 1,687 |
| Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate As of May 24 2013 04:29 |
1.29 | 0.00 | -0.1% | 1.37 |
| ICE Brent Crude Oil Front Month: IEU As of May 24 2013 05:04 |
102.37 | -0.07 | -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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