CRUDE futures dropped overnight in the U.S. as conflicting signals about the economic recovery undermined the oil market’s latest try for a new 2010 high.
GOLD futures fell overnight in the U.S. despite a markedly weaker U.S. dollar, as some of the risk premium from euro-zone debt fears left the metal.
* Feb. retail sales up, but March consumer sentiment slips * Major indexes post second straight weekly gains * Dow up 0.12 pct, S&P off 0.02 pct, Nasdaq off 0.03 pct * For up-to-the-minute market news, click [STXNEWS/US] (Updates to close, changes byline)
* Crude pressured as U.S. consumer sentiment dips * Wall Street steady on mixed economic data
* Investors pare back huge bearish bets on euro, sterling * U.S. retail sales beat expectations
* U.S. consumer sentiment dips in early March * Wall Street moves lower on consumer sentiment
* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.3 pct; hits 7-week closing high * U.S. retail sales, Euro zone industrial output data helps
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* Retail sales up 0.3 pct, ahead of expectations * Consumer sentiment data still on tap
INVESTORS are nervous about the Fortescue chief’s approach.
