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美國股市下跌，標準普爾500指數未能連續3週上漲，



U.S. Market

U.S. stocks fell, preventing the third straight weekly gain for the Standard
& Poor’s 500 Index, as oil’s rally to a 30-month high drove down
transportation shares and investors speculated the federal government may
shut for the first time since 1996.



Crude rose above $112 in New York for the first time in 30 months and Brent
topped $126 on skepticism that Libyan output will rebound when fighting ends
and as a weaker dollar increased demand for raw materials.



The U.S. Senate passed a short-term spending measure to keep the government
operating.



U.S. consumer borrowing rose for a fifth straight month in February on an
increase in non-revolving credit as education loans expanded, the Federal
Reserve reported.



European Market

European stocks rose, extending the Stoxx Europe 600 Index’s third straight
week of gains, as 7.1-magnitude aftershock in Japan caused limited economic
damage.



Japan Market

Japanese stocks gained, sending the Nikkei 225 Stocks Average higher for a
third consecutive week, on growing speculation damage from Thursday’s 7.1
magnitude aftershock was limited.



Asia / Pacific Market

Asian stocks advanced, driving the regional benchmark index to its highest
level since last month’s earthquake, on speculation damage was limited from
Thursday’s 7.1 magnitude aftershock in Japan and that engineering companies
may benefit from efforts to rebuild the country.



Taiwan’s Taiex Index slipped, but rose for the third week. HTC Corp., the
world’s largest maker of handsets using Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
operating systems, lost 3.3 percent, the biggest drop since March 15, as the
shares are “overbought,” said Wei-Hang Chen, an analyst at President
Capital Management Corp.



South Korea’s Kospi Index rose, and recorded its fourth straight weekly
advance. Shipbuilders surged. “Higher oil prices and global demand recovery
are likely to continue to boost orders for drilling facilities and
vessels,” Lee Jae Won, an analyst at Tong Yang Securities Inc., said by
phone. “Optimism for orders momentum is driving Korean shipyards higher.”



Indian shares fell for the fourth day, paring a weekly advance, on concern
higher energy prices will fan inflation.



China/ Hong Kong

China stocks rose, driving the benchmark index to a five-month high, on
speculation inflation will ease and the economy is weathering tightening
measures.



SAIC Motor Corp. jumped, leading gains for automakers on speculation sales
increased last month Jiangxi Copper Co. climbed the most in three weeks as
metal prices advanced. China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. and China Shenhua
Energy Co. led energy producers higher as oil traded above $110 a barrel.



Hong Kong stocks rose, sending the Hang Seng Index to its third weekly gain,
as China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. and HSBC Holdings Plc advanced after
analysts forecast growth.



China Unicom jumped, the steepest gain in the Hang Seng Index. UBS raised
its 12-month share-price, citing the company’s “explosive” growth in
third-generation mobile-phone subscribers.



Emerging Markets

Brazil’s Bovespa stock index posted its first weekly decline in a month as
banks fell after policy makers doubled a tax on consumer loans to try to
curb inflation.



Bond Market

Treasuries fell, extending a third weekly loss, as traders added to bets on
inflation with the dollar dropping to the lowest level since December 2009,
oil reaching $113 a barrel and gold climbing to a record.

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