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Benzinga Market Primer: Friday, June 21
Friday, June 21, 2013 - 6:29am | 910Futures Rise On Quadruple Witching U.S. equity futures gained in early pre-market trade Friday after Thursday's sell off as Chinese lending rates eased. The overnight SHIBOR rate fell to 7.9 percent from 12.8 percent and the seven day repo rate fell 8.1 percent from 11.6 percent Thursday. Top...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Wednesday, March 27
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 6:26am | 926Futures Edge Lower Despite Asian Gains, Oil Retreats From Highs U.S. equity futures edged slightly lower in early pre-market trade following gains from Asia as energy futures retreated from range highs touched Tuesday. Also, weak economic data from Europe as well as post-Cyprus fears weighed on...
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Benzinga Market Primer: Friday, January 25
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 7:34am | 940Futures Rise on Earnings, German Sentiment U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading following continued strong earnings and a better than expected report on German business confidence. The IFO Business Climate Index rose to 104.2 in January from 102.4 in December, better than economists...