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Dollar ends week down 1.5% against euro

Saturday, 21 March 2015


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 dollar finished the week about 1.5% lower against the euro Friday, snapping three weeks of gains.

The euro EURUSD, +1.50%  traded at $1.0821, compared with $1.0668 Thursday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -1.28% a measure of the dollar’s strength against six rival currencies, finished the week down 2.4% at 97.6000.


Platinum Market Update


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April platinum PLJ5, +1.60%  rose $21.60, or 1.9%, to end at $1,141.20 an ounce, tacking on about 2.3% for the week.

 June palladium PAM5, +1.47%  rose $13.30, or 1.7%, to $779.10 an ounce, down around 1.2% for the week.


Silver Market Update


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May silver SIK5, +3.79%  jumped 76.9 cents, or 4.8%, to end at $16.883 an ounce, with prices around 9% higher for the week.

May copper HGK5, +3.42%  added 10.1 cents, or 3.8%, to $2.761 a pound—up roughly 3.5% for the week.

Gasoline Market Update


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Nymex April gasoline RBJ5, +0.82% rose 2.4 cents, or 1.3%, to $1.798 a gallon, up 2% for the week. April heating oil HOJ5, +0.36%  ended at $1.734 a gallon, up 1.2 cents, or 0.7%, with prices up 1.2% for the week.


Gas Market Update


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April natural gas NGJ15, -1.03%  fell 2.7 cents, or 1%, to $2.786 per million British thermal units after earlier tapping a high of $2.919 on the back of gains in oil. Prices were up roughly 2.2% for the week.