S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 0.34 PERCENT, AT 1,357.60 The material has been provided by Instaforex Company - instaforex.com

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 0.52 PERCENT, AT 2,933.17 The material has been provided by Instaforex Company - instaforex.com

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 0.21 PERCENT, AT 12,938.75 The material has been provided by Instaforex Company - instaforex.com

 News

• G20 policymakers hope for stronger firewall and are waiting for signal this weekend that EU will boost crisis funding
• G20 finance ministers and c bankers will gather for meetings in Mexico City on Feb. 25-26 with all eyes on the EZ and the bloc's response to its debt crisis.
• He added this week's agreement on a second bailout package for Greece was a welcome move

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 "We know that this is on the agenda for discussion in March, so we will be hoping for some progress in this direction."   

   "Once this has happened, I hope that discussions about the IMF can proceed with more fluidity."   

Agustin Carstens, Governor, Mexican C bank

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CARSTENS : THIS WEEK'S GREEK RESCUE DEAL IS IMPORTANT BUT CHALLENGE REMAINS FOR GREECE TO IMPLEMENT STEPS WITH RIGOR The material has been provided by Instaforex Company - instaforex.com

MEXICO'S CARSTENS : G20 HOPING FOR PROGRESS TOWARDS STRONGER EUROPEAN FIREWALL TO ALLOW MORE FLUID DISCUSSIONS ON IMF RESOURCES The material has been provided by Instaforex Company - instaforex.com

After hitting a 6-day high of 1.0021 by about 10:00 am ET, the US dollar reversed its direction against the Canadian dollar during New York afternoon deals on Wednesday. Presently, the greenback is trading near 0.9997 versus the loonie.

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News

• Brent crude oil futures settled higher for three consecutive days on worries over Iran
• Brent crude futures settled higher at $122.90/bbl by gaining $1.24, highest close for front-month Brent since May 2, 2011

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News

• US crude ended by gaining 0.03 pct on Wednesday, marking gains for 5 successive days on worries over Iran
• Crude settled at $106.28/bbl by gaining 3 cents, marking the highest close for front-month crude since May 4, 2011

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BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $122.90/BBL, UP1.02 PCT The material has been provided by Instaforex Company - instaforex.com