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Forex Market OverviewFriday, May 17th, 2013

Forex Market Snapshot

Dollar Index

Name	Last	Percent	Links
Dollar Index	84.19	+0.50%

Major Cross Rates

Full Cross Rates List

	British Pound		Canadian Dollar		Euro FX
	Japanese Yen		Swiss Franc		US Dollar

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More US Dollar Rates

Japanese Yen +0.98%	Canadian Dollar +0.84%	Swiss Franc +0.80%
Euro FX -0.34%	British Pound -0.68%	Australian Dollar -0.79%

(All prices quoted against the U.S. Dollar)

Forex Rates

Full List of Major Markets Rates

Sym	Name	Last	Change	Percent	High	Low	Time
^USDJPY	U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen	103.248	+0.999	+0.98%	103.302	102.077	05/17/13
^USDCAD	U.S. Dollar/Canadian Dollar	1.02782	+0.00860	+0.84%	1.03123	1.01792	05/17/13
^USDCHF	U.S. Dollar/Swiss Franc	0.97227	+0.00772	+0.80%	0.97603	0.96363	05/17/13
^EURUSD	Euro Fx/U.S. Dollar	1.28378	-0.00435	-0.34%	1.28891	1.27962	05/17/13
^AUDUSD	Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar	0.97296	-0.00779	-0.79%	0.98296	0.97106	05/17/13
^GBPUSD	British Pound/U.S. Dollar	1.51632	-0.01035	-0.68%	1.52811	1.51578	05/17/13

Metals Rates

Full List of Cash Metals Rates

Sym	Name	Last	Change	Percent	High	Low	Time
^XAUUSD	Gold	1,359.90	-25.94	-1.87%	1,392.77	1,355.30	05/17/13
^XPDUSD	Palladium	733	-2	-0.27%	739	730	05/17/13
^XPTUSD	Platinum	1,452	-25	-1.69%	1,481	1,447	05/17/13
^XAGUSD	Silver	22.221	-0.449	-1.98%	22.779	22.153	05/17/13

Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

By STEVE ROTHWELL - AP - Fri May 17, 5:29PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday. (full story)

Yen sell signal

Larry Baer - Zaner - Fri May 17, 3:44PM CDT

this is the 1 st sell since trend changed back to down May 9 th . (full story)

Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable

By The Associated Press - AP - Fri May 17, 5:30PM CDT

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods — from cars to televisions — are going on sale. (full story)

SP 500 Marches Higher in Face of “Fedspeak”

Anthony Lazzara - Lido Isle Advisors - Fri May 17, 12:05PM CDT

he Conference Board’s gauge of the outlook for the next three to six months climbed 0.6 percent last month after falling a revised 0.2 percent in March. Consumer confidence rose in May to the highest level in almost six years. The markets continue their trends today, namely:... (full story)

World stocks strong into the weekend

By TOBY STERLING - AP - Fri May 17, 11:42AM CDT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue. (full story)