Market information
Friday, December 30, 2011
The manufacturing activity in China (HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI)) has fallen again this month, the index closed at 48.7. An index below 50 indicates a decline in activity. The decline in activity is softer than the decrease of 47.7 in November. This signals that Chinese manufacturing growth may be nearing a bottom according to the Financial Times.
This morning The Dutch Bureau of Statistics published that the producer prices have increased by 8% in November 2011 compared to November 2010. The increase in producer prices is similar to the increase in October. The produces prices are the prices received by producers for their output.
The Dow Jones closed at 12,287.04 with a gain of 1.12%, the S & P increased by 1.07% to 1263.02. The Nasdaq increased by 0.92% to 2613.74, the AEX index in Amsterdam closed with a gain of 1.30% at 310.76.
The 6M Euribor decreased by 1 basis point to 1.63%. The 10Y Swap decreased by 3 basis points to 2.38%.
In the attachment below, today’s market data on money and capital market rates as well as other rates are presented. For more history of these rates or other rates feel free to ask: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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