| COMMODITIES & INDICES:- | • DOW Jones:- 12,045
• NASDAQ:- 2,620
• Nikkei 225:- 8,597
• FTSE 100:- 5,539
• DAX:- 6,081
• CAC-40:- 3,163
• GOLD:- $1,752
• EGYX30:- 6,020
• Brent oil:- $100
• Abu Dhabi Index:- 2,444
• Dubai Index:- 1,378
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| FIXED INCOME MARKET:- | •Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond prices eased slightly ahead of U.S. manufacturing and weekly jobless claims data even though analysts saw a limit to the rise in Treasury yields given the uncertain global economic backdrop.
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| FOREIGN EXCHANGE:- | •The Euro rose on Thursday encouraged by solid demand at a Spanish debt auction though gains were expected to be limited ahead of next week's summit of European Union leaders. Spain sold 3.75 billion euros of three bonds, right at the top of the targeted range, sparking relief among investors although concerns remained about the highest yields in 14 years which are seen unsustainable for public finances.
•Sterling reversed losses against the dollar on Thursday, tracking gains in the Euro, as risk appetite picked up following decent demand at a Spanish bond auction.
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| LOCAL AND EQUITY MARKET:- | •Egypt’s Central bank cancelled a 5.5 bln EGP auction of 182 days and 364 days
TBills that it has scheduled.
•Egypt’s stock exchange benchmark EGX30 gains for the fifth day amid positive sentiment of elections to end session at 1.69% increase on Thursday and close at 4,087.89 points, compared to 4,020.14 points on Wednesday.
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