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Commodities
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| Silver (CMX) | 1,321.50 | (+27.20) |
Nifty Data
SGX Nifty - 2722 +1.5 pts
resistance at 2772 , support at 2680
News Today
* U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said government officials were laying the groundwork for an economic revival and that a "depression" can be avoided. But he acknowledged that a full recovery will take time and that there are still obstacles. full story
* Bernanke also warns the nation’s 8.1% unemployment rate will continue to rise. Bernanke calls banks key to recovery, but worries about lack of "political will."
* OPEC left output steady as members balanced the risk of lower oil prices to their budgets against the damage higher prices could wreak on the economy.
* U.S. officials left the weekend finance ministers' summit under pressure by partner nations to fix the weak U.S. banking sector. (Statement)
* Insurer AIG to pay $450 million in bonuses to employees of the unit that was largely responsible for AIG's collapse last fall
