Holiday Bell 14.04.2015

Your world at 9am

world.2015-04-14

Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) -0.29%
CAC(FRA) +0.26%
UKX(GBR) -0.36%
NKY(JPN) -0.04%
SPX(USA) -0.46%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) -0.17%
INMEX(MEX) +0.30%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +0.74%
XU030(TUR) -1.03%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +0.05%
SHCOMP(CHN) +0.49%
NIFTY(IND) +0.61%
INDEXCF(RUS) +1.28%
TOP40(ZAF) +0.37%

Commodities

Energy
Brent Crude Oil +0.86%
Ethanol +0.00%
Heating Oil +0.85%
Natural Gas +0.48%
RBOB Gasoline +0.57%
WTI Crude Oil +0.98%
Metals
Copper +0.00%
Gold 100oz +0.11%
Palladium -0.74%
Platinum +0.29%
Silver 5000oz +0.00%

Currencies

USDEUR:-0.13% USDJPY:-0.24%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +0.09%
USDMXN(MEX) -0.13%
USDNGN(NGA) -0.00%
USDTRY(TUR) -0.26%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +1.49%
USDCNY(CHN) -0.03%
USDINR(IND) +0.30%
USDRUB(RUS) -0.29%
USDZAR(ZAF) -0.48%
Agricultural
Cattle +0.00%
Coffee (Robusta) +0.00%
Lumber -1.66%
Wheat +0.10%
White Sugar +0.00%
Corn +0.13%
Orange Juice -2.09%
Cocoa +0.00%
Coffee (Arabica) -0.74%
Cotton -0.08%
Feeder Cattle +0.00%
Lean Hogs +0.00%
Sugar #11 +1.17%
Soybean Meal +0.42%
Soybeans +0.21%

Must reads

S&P: India’s hard-won fiscal improvement is vulnerable to financial or commodity shock, because of high subsidy and public debt. (ET, #economy)

Consumer price inflation hit a three-month low of 5.17% in March. (FE, #inflation)

Soon, we will all be totally jobless:

  • Robot cook: A pair of dexterous robotic hands, suspended from the ceiling, assemble the ingredients, mix them, and cook them in pots and pans as required, on a hob or in an oven. When the dish is ready, they then serve it with the flourish of a professional. (Economist)
  • On-call scheduling: Software that forecasts staffing needs based on real-time sales and traffic information. (WSJ)
  • Proof that income inequality cannot be fixed by education: High-skilled workers have moved down the occupational ladder and have begun to perform jobs traditionally performed by lower-skilled workers. (NBER)

Markets closed today on account of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti

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