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                                           Wall Street gained strong 2nd row - Reuters

 Gold continues to plunge, while the stock recovery 2nd consecutive session as the central bank continuously reassure investors.


    Wall Street continued to increase: According to data recently published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. GDP growth of just 1.8% I/2013 quarter, lower than the previous estimate of 2.4% . However, information on the information overshadowed by durable goods orders and U.S. consumer confidence increases, the expected growth of the economy is the world's largest in the next quarter.


    Specifically, the session ends 26/6, the Dow Jones rose 149.83 points (+1.02%) to 14910.14 points. The S & P 500 rose 15.23 points (+0.96%) to 1603.26 points. The Nasdaq composite index rose 28.34 points (+0.85%) to 3376.22 points.


    European stocks continued to rise: European stocks rose sharply 2nd consecutive session, the Chairman of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi said that the monetary policy is appropriate and not reason to tighten. In addition, the ECB will continue to refer to intervene to stimulate the economy when needed. This information, along with U.S. economic data and positive Chinese Central Bank to support the credit institution's troubled countries helped European stocks rose sharply. Specifically, the session ends 26/6, the FTSE 100 rose 63.57 points (+1.04%) to 6165.48 points. Germany's DAX index rose 129.69 points (+1.66%) to 7940.99 points. French CAC 40 index rose 76.22 points (+2.09%) to 3726.04 points.


    Asian stocks were mixed: Although strong at the beginning, but Japanese stocks reversed in the second half of the session, causing the Nikkei 225 closed in the red, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose sharply, and securities China has calmed down slightly before the country's central bank. Specifically, the session ends 26/6, only Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 135.33 (-1.04%) to 12834.01 points. Only Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 482.83 points (+2.43%) to 20338.55 points. The Shanghai Composite Index of China fell 8.01 points (-0.41%) to 1951.50 points.


    Gold prices continue to fall sharply: last dollar up to 3 weeks against a basket of currencies that gold prices continue to fall sharply. End of 26/6, spot gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $ 47.4 (-3.72%) to $ 1,227.5 / ounce. August-delivery gold on the Comex fell $ 45.3 (-3.55%) to $ 1,229.8 / ounce.


    Oil prices continue to rise slightly: Oil prices almost flat in the previous two sessions this causes mixed economic data, the U.S. dollar and rising U.S. stockpiles unexpectedly rose. Ending 26/6, Brent prices rose $ 0.4, to $ 101.55 / ounce. Market price of crude oil in New York rose $ 0.16, to $ 95.32 / barrel.