Kate is FT AV’s Asia Correspondent. She joined FT Alphaville in mid-2011 after carrying out various roles in the FT’s London office since 2005: interactive editor, companies reporter, and founding editor of the FT’s Energy Source blog.
Learn moreThis Monday edition of rising Japanese equities/weak yen is brought to you by Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Asian Development Bank and according to various media reports, the likely nominee for Bank of Japan governor.
Kuroda reportedly said early this month he was quite happy at the ADB and had nearly four years to serve of his third term. But to that we say: Mark Carney! Read more
| Market | Last price | Today's change |
52 week high |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 Index: FSI As of Jun 19 2013 16:35 |
6,349 | -25.39 | -0.4% | 6,876 |
| FTSEurofirst 300 Index: FSI As of Jun 19 2013 17:15 |
1,180 | -3.23 | -0.3% | 1,258 |
| S&P 500 INDEX: WCB As of Jun 18 2013 05:00 |
1,652 | +12.77 | +0.8% | 1,687 |
| Euro/US Dollar FX Spot Rate As of Jun 19 2013 18:29 |
1.34 | 0.00 | +0.1% | 1.37 |
| ICE Brent Crude Oil Front Month: IEU As of Jun 19 2013 19:05 |
105.89 | -0.13 | -0.1% | 119.17 |
| COMEX GOLD 1 FUTURES CHAIN Front Mon: CMX As of Jun 19 2013 16:56 |
1,373 | +5.90 | +0.4% | 1,795 |
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