Offers at $1.3460/65, but the real test comes at $1.3480/85 (downtrend line and 61.8% Fibo retrace). Stops expected on a break above $1.3500. Euro resistance will go hand in hand with key technical levels in other instruments.
European stocks rose for a second day amid speculation policy makers will reach agreement to contain the sovereign-debt crisis and as the Bank of England expanded its bond-purchase program.
National benchmark indexes rose in every western-European markets except Denmark. France’s CAC 40 Index advanced 3.4 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index rose 3.7 percent. Germany’s DAX Index added 3.2 percent.
FTSE 100 5,291 +189.09 +3.71%, CAC 40 3,075 +101.47 +3.41%, DAX 5,645 +172.22 +3.15%
BNP Paribas SA, Credit Agricole SA and Natixis surged after Le Figaro said the French government is working on a contingency plan to take stakes in the country’s lenders. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, rallied 5.9 percent as metal prices increased. SABMiller Plc surged 7 percent after a report the brewer is in talks to be bought by Anheuser-Busch InBev NV.
The euro strengthened against the dollar and yen on speculation a reintroduction of loans to banks by the European Central Bank will buoy crisis-ridden markets.
The 17-nation currency weakened earlier as ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said the region’s economy is facing “intensified downside risks.” The pound fell after the Bank of England unexpectedly expanded its bond-purchase plan.
The franc dropped for a third day against the euro on speculation the central bank will impose further measures to contain its strength after imposing the cap last month at 1.20 per euro.
U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index the biggest three-day gain since August, as the Europe took steps to control the region’s debt crisis.
Dow 11,029.14 +89.19 +0.82%, Nasdaq 2,491 +30.95 +1.26%, S&P 500 1,155.79 +11.76 +1.03%
Financial shares rose the most among 10 groups in the S&P 500. Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. added at least 3 percent. Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, climbed 6.6 percent as commodities jumped. Target Corp. rose 4.5 percent as sales beat estimates. Yahoo! Inc. tumbled 4.6 percent as people familiar with the matter said Microsoft Corp. isn’t close to making an offer for the company.
Gold and silver futures rose for the second straight day on concern that Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis will hamper the global economy, bolstering demand for the precious metals as a store of value.
Gold futures for December delivery gained 0.6 percent, to $1,656.80 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Yesterday, the metal climbed 1.6 percent.
Crude oil increased after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet announced a bond- purchase program to stimulate economic growth.
Futures rose as much as 1.8 percent as Trichet said at a press conference in Berlin that the ECB will resume covered-bond purchases and reintroduce one-year loans for banks as the sovereign debt crisis threatens the region. Oil dropped earlier as Trichet said that euro-area economy faces
Crude oil for November delivery rose 51 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $80.19 a barrel at 10:49 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures climbed to $81.15 and dropped to $79.08. Prices are down 12 percent this year.
Brent oil for November settlement increased 32 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $103.05 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.
Data:



Resistance 3: Y77.30 (Sep 15 and Oct 3 high)

Resistance 3: Chf0.9500 (Feb 22 high)

Resistance 3: $ 1.5530 (area of Sep 29-30 lows and МА (200) for Н1)


Currently FTSE 5,194 +92.27 +1.81%, CAC 3,047 +72.96 +2.45%, DAX 5,596 +122.61 +2.24%.
GBP/USD: on asian session the pair fell, but later restored
USD/JPY: the pair holds in range Y76.70/80
Asian stocks dropped, led by exporters, as a downgrade of Italy’s credit rating overshadowed signs that Europe may reach consensus on measures to shield its banks from the sovereign-debt crisis.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average fell 0.9 percent. South Korea’s Kospi Index slumped 2.3 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 1.4 percent. The Hong Kong stock exchange is closed today for a public holiday.
Nikkei 225 8,383 -73.14 -0.86%, Hang Seng 16,250 -571.88 -3.40%, S&P/ASX 200 3,926 +54.38 +1.40%, Shanghai Composite 2,359 -6.12 -0.26%.
Toyota Motor Corp. the world’s biggest carmaker, fell 2 percent in Tokyo. Japanese utilities slumped on speculation the government will change the framework for pricing electricity. BHP Billiton Ltd., the largest mining company, gained 3.8 percent in Sydney as commodity prices rallied after the Financial Times reported Europe is nearing a plan to recapitalize its banks.
European stocks advanced for the first time in four days amid speculation policy makers are examining measures to shield banks from the region’s sovereign- debt crisis.
Benchmark indexes rose in all 18 western European markets, with the exception of Iceland. The DAX climbed 4.9 percent in Frankfurt. France’s CAC 40 rose 4.3 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 advanced 3.2 percent.
FTSE 100 5,102 +157.73 +3.19%, CAC 40 2,974 +123.35 +4.33%, DAX 5,473 +256.32 +4.91%
Dexia SA snapped a four-day plunge after France and Belgium said a “bad bank” will be set up to hold its troubled assets. BNP Paribas SA and Societe Generale SA, France’s biggest lenders, climbed more than 8 percent. Rio Tinto Group led mining companies higher. European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. rose 5.7 percent after saying 2011 will be a “very good” year.
U.S. stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest two-day gain in more than a month, as economic data topped estimates and investors speculated Europe will act to contain the region’s debt crisis.
Dow 10,936.62 +127.91 +1.18%, Nasdaq 2,461 +55.69 +2.32%, S&P 500 1,144 +20.09 +1.79%
The S&P 500 advanced 1.8 percent to 1,143.87 at 4 p.m. New York time, according to preliminary closing data. The index has climbed 4.1 percent in two days, the most since Aug. 29.
Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, rallied 4.7 percent after forecasting higher-than-expected profit. Halliburton Co. gained 6.1 percent, pacing gains in energy producers, as oil rose after the U.S. Energy Department reported an unexpected decline in inventories. Walt Disney Co. advanced 5.5 percent as Citigroup Inc. raised its recommendation for the shares.




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