澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-19（在线收听） |
A row between Japan and China over islands in the East China Sea is threatening to have serious economic consequences. Several major Japanese companies have suspended their operations in China. They took the action after attacks on shops and car dealerships. Shares in the companies including Nissan and Honda fell sharply in Tokyo. Analysts fear that the dispute will damage trade between the two countries which is worth almost 350 billion dollars a year.
The value of platinum stocks has fallen on news that striking miners in South Africa will return to work tomorrow. Miners at the Lonmin Mine have accepted a 22% pay increase.
It follows six weeks of industrial unrest that's choked platinum production and kept those prices high. Spot platinum dropped 2.2% to 1623 US dollars an ounce yesterday.
Let's have a look at the broad markets now.
The Dow gained 12 points overnight. The Nasdaq was steady, though. The S&P 500 dropped 2. And across in London, the FTSE shed 25.
To commodity markets.
West Texas Crude is trading at 95 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is 117 US dollars a barrel. And gold is 1771 US dollars an ounce.
The Australian dollar is buying 105 US cents, 80 Euro cents and 64 pence sterling. |
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