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Fed Will Keep Rates Low for `Extended Period'

Federal Reserve officials repeated their pledge to keep the main interest rate near zero for an “extended period” and confirmed that emergency measures to prop up the housing market will end as planned this month.
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Hang Seng21,022.93-56.17-0.27
Singapore Straits Times2,896.4322.100.77
S&P/ASX4,837.0039.800.83


JAPAN MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME
 PRICE% CHANGEVOLUME
MIZUHO FINANCIAL1900.5379316500
FUJI ELECTRIC HO2611.1652865000
CLARION CO LTD191-2.0551643000
MITSUBISHI UFJ F4740.8550521300
TOSHIBA CORP430-0.4641564000
HASEKO903.4537332000
JUKI CORP152-1.3027921000
ASAHI TEC CORP42-4.5527868000
MITSUBISHI MOTOR1220.0025328000
NOMURA HOLDINGS6850.0022964500

 FUTURES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
Nikkei 22510,710.0040.000.37
Topix935.003.000.32
Hang Seng21,017.00-80.00-0.38
Singapore Straits Times2,891.0022.000.77
S&P/ASX4,834.0029.000.60

 CURRENCIES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
USD-JPY90.32000.01250.01
USD-HKD7.7605-0.0004-0.01
USD-SGD1.3943-0.0007-0.05
AUD-USD0.91880.00030.03

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Oil82.220.520.64
Gold1,127.505.000.45
Natural Gas4.34-0.01-0.16

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10-Year Japan100.531.35 
10-Year Hong Kong95.502.72 
10-Year Singapore98.452.69 
10-Year Australia91.515.63 

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