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Nikkei 14,512.38 -3.89 -0.03%

Hang Seng 22,760.24 +64.23 +0.28%

Shanghai Composite 2,065.83 -31.92 -1.52%

S&P 1,871.89 +7.04 +0.38%

NASDAQ 4,121.55 +26.03 +0.64%

EUR/USD $1,3794 -0,10%

GBP/USD $1,6792 +0,01%

USD/CHF Chf0,8848 +0,14%

USD/JPY Y102,61 +0,21%

EUR/JPY Y141,55 +0,06%

GBP/JPY Y172,31 +0,19%

AUD/USD $0,9322 -0,13%

NZD/USD $0,8570 -0,14%

00:00 Australia Conference Board Australia Leading Index February +0.2%

09:00 Eurozone Construction Output, m/m February +1.5%

09:00 Eurozone Construction Output, y/y February +8.8%

12:30 Canada Wholesale Sales, m/m February +0.8% +0.7%

13:00 U.S. Housing Price Index, m/m February +0.5%

13:00 U.S. Housing Price Index, y/y February +7.4%

14:00 Eurozone Consumer Confidence April -9 -9

14:00 U.S. Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index April -7 0

14:00 U.S. Existing Home Sales March 4.60 4.57

The price of oil rose moderately today , continuing the rally the previous session , which was associated with increased tension in Ukraine , and problems with the return of Libyan oil .

"We can see the growth of prices for Brent at $ 02.01 per barrel if the crisis in Ukraine will worsen ," said Ken Hasegawa , a sales manager Newedge.

Recall that after the conference , held in Geneva on April 17 , representatives of Russia, EU , USA and Ukraine agreed on the first concrete steps to de-escalate tensions and security in the conflict zone . In particular, they called upon the armed groups on the territory of Ukraine to surrender their arms and liberate the occupied office buildings , and the Ukrainian government announced its readiness to grant amnesty pro-Russian activists . Nevertheless , over the weekend in eastern Ukraine has seen a number of collisions in which 3 people were killed .

Economists say that trading volume today is lower than usual , as in the UK and most of Europe holiday.

Investors are also watching the resumption of supplies from Libya , where two weeks ago the government in Tripoli has reached an agreement with the rebels to resume the work of the four oil ports after an eight-month break, but in the near future will only Hariga port , as the port Zuvaytina any technical problems . Terminals of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider should resume shipment within a month.

In other developments , Iran and world powers begin to work on the long-term settlement of the Iranian nuclear program at the talks in New York next month , the official state news agency IRNA. It should be noted that the settlement of ten dispute may cause a fall in oil prices , as Iran could increase exports .

May futures for U.S. light crude oil WTI (Light Sweet Crude Oil) rose to $ 103.62 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

June futures price for North Sea Brent crude oil mixture rose 42 cents to $ 109.78 a barrel on the London exchange ICE Futures Europe.

Gold prices fell markedly today , while reaching its lowest level in more than two weeks , as technical indicators used by some traders as a signal of further decline. The value of stocks also affected the outflow of exchange-traded fund and strengthen the dollar. Add that to the background reduction in investment funds, investors do not pay attention to the increased tension in Ukraine.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the year the precious metal rose by 7 percent, as investors assessed the prospects for further reductions in incentive programs of the Federal Reserve amid signs of recovery in the world 's largest economy .

With regard to the current situation , the data showed the world's largest reserves of gold exchange-traded fund secured SPDR Gold Trust last week decreased by 9.3 tons and 6.2 tons climbed since the beginning of the year. Last year, the outflow of funds from the fund was one of the reasons why 28 percent drop in gold prices.

Demand in the physical markets in Asia remains weak , including China - the world's largest consumer of gold. According to sources , China 's gold imports allowed by Beijing, which may be due to a tacit increase gold reserves .

No small importance was the news of the gold mining industry . Sources told Reuters, that the negotiations between Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corp combination did not bring the desired result , but the company is still interested in their continuation .

June futures on COMEX gold fell to $ 1286.70 .

EUR/USD $1.3820

AUD/USD $0.9400

USD/CAD Cad1.0900, Cad1.1065, Cad1.1170

U.S. stock futures rose slightly as investors awaited corporate-earnings reports.

Global markets:

Nikkei 14,512.38 -3.89 -0.03%

Shanghai Composite 2,065.83 -31.92 -1.52%

European financial markets are closed today.

Crude oil $104.28 (-0.25%)

Gold $1287.50 (-0.55%)

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3930, $1.3910/15, $1.3880-85, $1.3860/70

Bids  $1.3780, $1.3750

GBP/USD

Offers $1.6900, $1.6870/80, $1.6840/50, $1.6820

Bids  $1.6780, $1.6770-50, $1.6680, $1.6660/50

AUD/USD

Offers  $0.9450, $0.9395/00, $0.9350

Bids  $0.9310/00, $0.9250

EUR/JPY

Offers  Y142.50, Y142.00

Bids  Y141.00, Y140.50

USD/JPY

Offers  Y103.50, Y102.95/00

Bids Y102.20, Y102.00, Y101.85/80, Y101.55/50

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.8295/00

Bids  stg0.8190-80, stg0.8150

EUR/USD $1.3820

AUD/USD $0.9400

USD/CAD Cad1.0900, Cad1.1065, Cad1.1170

Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as health-care stocks declined while mobile carriers led the advance. Several markets across the region are shut today for a holiday.

Nikkei 225 14,512.38 -3.89 -0.03%

S&P/ASX 200 Closed

Shanghai Composite 2,083.79 -13.96 -0.67%

SoftBank Corp. added 1.6 percent, pacing gains among Japanese phone companies.

Consumer-loan providers Acom Co. and Aiful Corp. each jumped at least 12 percent after the Nikkei newspaper reported that the ruling party is considering loosening lending restrictions.

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. fell 1.8 percent to lead losses among health-care stocks.

LG Innotek Co., which supplies parts used in Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad, dropped 3 percent as it retreated from a three-year high.

The yen fell versus its 16 major peers after a report showed Japan’s trade deficit widened more than forecast last month. Japan’s trade deficit widened to 1.45 trillion yen ($14.1 billion) in March, from 802.5 billion yen the previous month, the Ministry of Finance said today. The median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News was a 1.1 trillion yen shortfall. The deficit was a record 2.8 trillion yen in January. Four of the 36 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the Bank of Japan to add to easing on April 30, according to the results of the most recent poll, conducted March 28 to April 3.

The dollar held its biggest weekly advances in a month versus the yen and the euro ahead of leading U.S. economic indicators that may back speculation the Federal Reserve will remove stimulus this year. In the U.S., an index of leading indicators probably rose 0.7 percent in March, the most since November, according to the median estimate of economists in a Bloomberg poll before the data are released today.

New Zealand’s dollar remained lower before the Reserve Bank sets policy on April 24. All 15 economists in a Bloomberg survey expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to raise its official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3 percent at the April 24 meeting. The central bank increased borrowing costs by a quarter percentage point last month.

Financial markets in the U.K., Germany, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand are among those closed for a holiday today. The U.S. markets reopen after being shut on April 18.

EUR / USD: during the Asian session, the pair traded in the range of $ 1.3805-15

GBP / USD: during the Asian session, the pair traded in the range of $ 1.6780-00

USD / JPY: during the Asian session, the pair rose to Y102.70