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Stocks gain as U.S. jobs data ahead
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 02 - 07 - 2010

World shares eked out gains for only the second time in nine sessions on Friday but the rise was likely to be contingent on key U.S. jobs data due later, according to Reuters.
The dollar was slightly lower against a basket of major currencies and euro zone sovereign debt firmed a bit.
The U.S. non-farm payrolls report, due at 1230 GMT, is always a market mover, but this month's will be particularly scrutinised as it comes amid signs of a slowdown in U.S. and global economic recovery.
Economists polled by Reuters are expecting a fall in June non-farm payrolls of 110,000 -- the first drop this year. But it will be primarily because of the disappearance of temporary federal census-taking jobs.
Private-sector hiring is forecast to rise to 112,000 , up from 41,000 in May.
Riskier assets such as equities have been hit over recent weeks by weak data suggesting that the global economy is pulling back. Some bearish analysts even expect a double-dip recession.
"The U.S. economy doesn't look so good. Wall Street is choppy and it's hard to predict trends, but it's starting to look a bit like a bear market," said Koichi Ogawa, chief portfolio manager at Daiwa SB Investments in Japan.
MSCI's all-country world stock index was up 0.2 percent, about 8 percent lower than it was when a short rally began petering out on June 21.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 was up 0.2 percent with miners higher after Australia dumped its proposed "super profits" tax on the sector for a lower resource rent tax.
Shares in Anglo American, Antofagasta, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata rose 1.3 to 2.9 percent.
Earlier, Japan's Nikkei closed up 0.1 percent. It has shed 5.5 percent on the week.
DOLLAR STEADY
The dollar steadied after steep losses on Thursday brought on by economic concerns, fanned by data showing weekly claims for U.S. jobless benefits rose unexpectedly while growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in June.
The dollar index, a gauge of its performance against six other major currencies, hovered above a two-month low after it shed 1.6 percent on Thursday.
The index was slightly lower on the day at 84.59.
The euro was holding steady around $1.2518 after surging more than 2 percent on Thursday to $1.2541 in its biggest one-day advance since mid-March last year.
Euro zone government bond yields were flat to lower ahead of the jobs data.


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