...releases out of the U.S. helped the dollar. Durable goods orders declined by more-than-expected 2.9% in April, after an upwardly revised 5.7% jump in the previous month. Economists on average had predicted a 0.2% drop. U.S. new home sales slid 11.8% in April, compared with a record-high growth rate in March.
The Czech currency fell from its 8-month highs versus the euro on Wednesday after higher-than-expected foreign trade deficit weighed on the positive sentiment on the market. The April trade gap amounted to 10.8 billin crowns, while analysts had forecast a 5.0 billion shortfall. The Czech National Bank holds a monetary policy meeting today, but the market expects no hike in interest rates.
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FX RATES |
| USD/CZK |
26.075/105 |
| USD/GBP |
1.8234/38 |
| EUR/CHF |
1.5370/80 |
| EUR/CZK |
31.755/780 |
| USD/YEN |
111.33/38 |
| EUR/GBP |
0.6665/68 |
| EUR/USD |
1.2156/61 |
| EUR/YEN |
135.35/44 |
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STOCK MARKETS |
| NIKKEI |
11166.03 |
+13.94 |
| EUROSTOXX 50 |
2729.62 |
+30.26 |
| FTSE 100 |
4438.3 |
+20.3 |
| DAX 30 |
3867.52 |
+39.45 |
| DJ INDEX |
10109.89 |
–7.73 |
| NASDAQ |
1976.15 |
+11.50 |
| PX 50 |
770.2 |
+10.5 |
| GOLD |
391.70/+392.40 |
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| DEPOSIT RATES |
| | CZK | USD | EUR | YEN |
| ON | 1.90-2.00 | 1.00-1.03 | 2.01-2.04 | --- |
| 3M | 2.10-2.20 | 1.26-1.29 | 2.05-2.08 | -0.06--0.01 |
| 6M | 2.23-2.33 | 1.53-1.56 | 2.11-2.14 | -0.04-0.01 |
