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PRICES UP ON TAIPEI FUTURES MARKET 
Central News Agency - Apr 13 2:19 AM
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Prices on Taipei’s stock futures market were higher Thursday, as Taiwan Stock Exchange (TAIEX) Capitalization Weighted Index futures for April gained 58 points to close at 6,866, with 37,579 contracts changing hands.Save to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-04-12 15:02 GMT: Gold futures climb, trade above $600 in morning dealings 
Interactive Investor - Apr 12 7:23 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) — June gold climbed $1.30 to $600.70 an ounce in morning dealings after touching a high of $602.40. Prices reached $605.60 in intraday trading Tuesday, a more than 25-year high for the front-month contract in gold futures.Save to My Web

Commodity futures trade trebles in 2005-06 
The Hindu - Apr 12 12:08 PM
Trade figures The total value was Rs 21,34,000 crore. NCDEX share was Rs 10,46,000 crore and MCX Rs 9,62,000 crore. India’s commodity futures markets witnessed a whopping 373 per cent increase in trade in value terms during the financial year 2005-06.Save to My Web

KLIBOR Futures Untraded In Early Session 
Bernama - Apr 11 7:17 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) — The three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contracts were still untraded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives in early session Wednesday.Save to My Web

Aussie bond futures ease towards one-year lows 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 12 5:17 PM
SYDNEY, April 13 (Reuters) – Australian bond futures eased towards this week’s 12-month lows after U.S. Treasuries fell on concerns that a strengthening U.S. economy will see further interest rate rises by the Federal Reserve.Save to My Web

Stock index futures flat; GE boosts profit 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 13 4:15 AM
U.S. stock index futures signaled a flat market open on Thursday after diversified manufacturer General Electric Co. reported quarterly profit in-line with expectations and higher-than-anticipated revenue.Save to My Web

OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Tops $69 On Late Short Covering 
CattleNetwork.com - Apr 13 1:42 PM
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Oil prices ended the holiday-shortened week on a bullish note Thursday, as traders bid up futures on fear of an unexpected disruption to Middle East oil supplies over the long weekend.Save to My Web