The FTSE A50 futures index closed down 0.05% at 13,291.000 points in a row.Spot gold fell more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at $2,652.65 per ounce.Post Holdings is working with bankers to explore the merger with Lamb Weston.
US President-elect Trump: The Republican Party will do its best to cancel daylight saving time.A sustained attack on a refugee camp in western Sudan has killed 57 people. On December 13th, local time, Ibrahim Khater, Minister of Health of Northern Darfur in western Sudan, said that since December 1st, Zazam refugee camp south of El Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, has been continuously shelled, which has so far killed 57 civilians and injured 376 others.Canadian Finance Minister: In the face of possible tariffs imposed by the United States, Canada will not escalate the dispute and will not back down.
Market information: Senior Israeli officials agree with the US assessment that a hostage agreement may be reached before the end of December.Standard & Poor's: Cyprus is upgraded to A-, and the outlook is stable. The economic and financial situation (in the euro zone) performed well, so the rating was upgraded.Baker Hughes: In the week ending December 13th, the number of oil rigs in the United States remained unchanged at 482 (19 fewer than the same period last year).