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In the US last night, the Dow finished down 56 at 17,702 the Nasdaq lost 16 points to 5,067 and the S&P 500 lost 3 points at 2,075.

In Asia today, the Nikkei was recently up 18.74 points at 19,710.13 and the Hang Seng up 300.44 points at 22,652.61.

WTI crude oil traded at $42.93 a barrel and Brent at $45.81.

Gold settled at $1,084.70 an ounce.

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TABLE - U.S. jobless claims unchanged in latest week
12-11-2015 13:30
Nov 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Department report of initial state jobless benefit claims, seasonally adjusted.

Insured
Unemployment
Week Ended Initial Claims 4-Week Avg. Continued Claims rate (pct)
11/07/15 276,000 267,750 N/A N/A
10/31/15 276,000 262,750 2,174,000 1.6
10/24/15 260,000 259,250 2,169,000-R 1.6
10/17/15 259,000 263,250 2,146,000 1.6
10/10/15 256,000 265,250 2,172,000 1.6
10/03/15 262,000 267,250 2,165,000 1.6
09/26/15 276,000 270,500 2,209,000 1.6
09/19/15 267,000 271,750 2,195,000 1.6
Revisions:

Continued Claims: Oct. 24 from 2,163,000 Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast:

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims: 270,000

U.S. Continued Claims: 2.160 mln

Notes:

Unadjusted Initial Jobless Claims Rose To 290,468 Nov 7 Week From 258,290 Prior Week

Unadjusted Continued Claims Rose To 1,897,503 Oct 31 Week From 1,873,602 Prior Week

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