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U.S. Dollar falls on Fed easing measures
The dollar dropped to 0.9258 Swiss francs from 0.9326 and went down to 0.9839 Canadian dollars from 0.9865.
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U.S. stocks little changed as "fiscal cliff" overshadows Fed easing
Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2. 99 points, or 0.02 percent, to 13,245.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 8.49 points, or 0.28 percent, to 3,013.81.
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Gold ends higher on Fed's new bond-buying program
The most active gold contract for February delivery rose 8.3 dollars, or 0.49 percent, to settle at 1,717.9 dollars per ounce.
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Oil rises on Fed easing moves
The U.S. crude inventories increased 0.8 million barrels in the week ending Dec.7 after a 2.4-million- barrel fall in the previous week, thanks to increases in both oil imports and domestic output.
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