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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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 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
Topix943.375.270.56
Hang Seng21,177.65154.720.74
Singapore Straits Times2,905.038.600.30
S&P/ASX4,834.6037.400.78


JAPAN MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME
 PRICE% CHANGEVOLUME
MIZUHO FINANCIAL1910.5339507900
MITSUBISHI UFJ F4780.8430377500
HITACHI LTD3271.2428549000
SANYO ELECTRIC1502.0422209000
TOSHIBA CORP4361.4018513000
FUJI ELECTRIC HO258-1.1517543000
HASEKO911.1114966500
ASAHI TEC CORP432.3814412000
MITSUI MIN&SMELT2725.4312522000
NIPPON YUSEN342-1.7211936000

 FUTURES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
Nikkei 22510,740.0070.000.66
Topix936.004.000.43
Hang Seng21,200.00183.000.87
Singapore Straits Times2,891.0022.000.77
S&P/ASX4,835.0030.000.62

 CURRENCIES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
USD-JPY90.39000.08250.09
USD-HKD7.76170.00080.01
USD-SGD1.3942-0.0009-0.06
AUD-USD0.9181-0.0004-0.05

 COMMODITY FUTURES
 VALUECHANGE% CHANGE
Oil81.880.180.22
Gold1,127.905.400.48
Natural Gas4.360.020.35

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10-Year Japan100.461.35 
10-Year Hong Kong95.502.72 
10-Year Singapore98.592.67 
10-Year Australia91.565.62 

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