Reuters: US Dollar Report: GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares gain, dollar slips after Obama win

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GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares gain, dollar slips after Obama win Nov 7th 2012, 08:32 Wed Nov 7, 2012 3:32am EST * World shares gain after Obama win, European shares up 0.4 pct * U.S. stock futures point to higher open on Wall Street * Euro up 0.5 pct as dollar falls against most major currencies * Gold and oil gain LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - World shares and gold rallied while the dollar fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term, signalling no dramatic shift in economic policy. Gains in Europe's main stock markets were expected to be limited, however, as attention switches to Greece where the parliament will vote later on an austerity package that is needed to secure a fresh injection of aid and avert bankruptcy. "The fact the election is over is obviously positive for the market. Markets don't like uncertainty and there was always the worry that it was going to drag (on)," said Mark Priest, Head of Index & Equity Market Making at ETX Capital. "A lot depends on this vote today in Greece, so I think it is a little bit of wait-and-see." The FTSE Eurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.4 percent in early trade at 1,119.65 points, while London's FTSE 100, Frankfurt's DAX and Paris's CAC-40 opened between 0.25 and one percent higher. The relief that the U.S. election was clear cut had earlier helped lift Asian shares leaving the MSCI world equity index up 0.3 percent to 332.64 points. U.S. stock index futures indicated Wall Street would see a stronger start as well with the S&P 500 index up 0.25 percent to 1,429.20, and reversing some of its overnight losses. U.S. Treasury futures were about 15/64 higher at 132-60/64 points, compared to a high of 133-19/64 seen in Asian trading. Thirty-year U.S. bond yields stood at 2.91 percent versus a low of 2.858 percent. Investors in most major markets were expected to be wary of extending the gains too far due to the approaching U.S. "fiscal cliff", a raft of spending cuts and tax hikes worth around $600 billion due to take effect by year end that could hurt growth. The dollar slipped 0.25 percent against a basket of major currencies, retreating further from Monday's two-month high. The euro rallied to a session high of $1.2876. Spot gold rose 0.5 percent to a one-week high of $1,724.21 an ounce, reversing from a 0.6 percent drop earlier. Brent crude futures gained 0.3 percent to about $111.40 a barrel, bouncing off the day's low of $110.40, while U.S. crude was up 5 cents at $88.76 per barrel. Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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