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US markets slightly up ahead of FOMC minutes

By FXstreet.com,  January 03, 2013, 01:27:00 PM EDT

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - US stocks have reverted a negative start and are trading back to the green territory on Thursday, against a backdrop of renewed concerns about he US deficit.
In addition, the greenback continues its march firmly, reflecting the increasing risk aversion after yesterday sell-off in the safe havens.
At the moment, the DowJones is up 0.02%, following by the Nasdaq and the S&P500, up 0.01% and 0.06% respectively.

In Euroland, the bourses had a mixed close, where the FTSE100 was the only major stock exchange to close with gains, up 0.33% while the IBEX35 and the CAC40 fell 0.52% and 0.34% respectively. In the meantime, the single currency has extended its decline after yesterday's top at 1.3300, breaching the key support at 1.3100 just to consolidate afterwards between 1.3100/10

In the commodities space, the barrel of WTI is posting meager gains at 93.14 or 0.02% while the ounce troy of gold is losing 0.74% at 1676




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