U.S. stock-index futures rose, as investors awaited a consumer-confidence report and data showed housing prices jumped in October

Global markets:

Nikkei 16,291.31 +112.37 +0.69 %

Hang Seng 23,306.39 +61.52 +0.26 %

Shanghai Composite 2,115.98 +18.45 +0.88 %

FTSE 6,749.09 +17.82 +0.26 %

CAC 4,295.95 +20.24 +0.47 %

Crude oil $98.30 (-1.00%).

Gold $1196.10 (-0.64%).

USD/JPY Y104.50, Y104.75, Y105.00, Y105.65

EUR/USD $1.3650, $1.3700, $1.3720, $1.4000

AUD/USD $0.8625

USD/CAD C$1.0675

Data

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit m / m in November +0.3% +0.4% +0.3%

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, y / y +3.5% in November +3.9% +3.8%

The dollar rose sharply against the euro on a background of thin trading , as well as in anticipation of the publication of U.S. data. Many market participants are waiting for the report on the house price index from the S & P / Case-Shiller October ( at 14:00 GMT). According to estimates , the figure rose to 13.4% , after increasing 13.3 % in September. In addition, the focus will be PMI Chicago in December. For this index is closely watched as it is published shortly before the business activity index from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) , and may give an idea of how will the indicator of business activity at the national level. According to the average forecast of this indicator fell to 61.3 from 63.0 in November.

Would also not unimportant indicator of consumer confidence for December. It is expected that this figure has improved to the level of 76.5 points compared to 70.4 points in November .

The Japanese currency finished the year the biggest annual drop since 1979 , amid speculation that the Bank of Japan will continue its unprecedented stimulus program , to support the economic strategy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe . In general, the Japanese currency has fallen in the past year by 16% against a basket of nine other currencies. Hedge funds and other large speculators increased bets on a further fall in the yen against the dollar to a maximum value since July 2007. Recall that at the last meeting of the Bank of Japan decided to keep the amount of bond purchases at 60 - 70 trillion yen ($ 581 billion ) a year. Chapter regulator Haruhiko Kuroda earlier assured further maintaining supersoft rate until inflation has stabilized at a level of 2%. Inflation expectations are likely to grow , and it predicts an increase in core inflation . Most economists believe that the central bank will go to the expansion of incentives in the first half of 2014.

Pound has appreciated strongly against the dollar, which has also been associated with a thin market. Influenced the course of trading and data which showed that house prices in the UK increased slightly in November , after falling in the previous month . It became known from a survey conducted Land Authority .

The report showed that the index of house prices in England and Wales rose 0.1 percent in November compared with the previous month , when the decline was recorded at 0.3 percent. The biggest rise in house prices was recorded in London - 1.8 percent for the month , while the largest decline was reported in the East - prices fell 0.7 percent .

On an annual basis , house prices increased by 3.2 percent in November . This comes after an increase of 3 percent in October and 2.7 percent rise in September.

London registered the largest annual price increase - 10.6 percent . The only region where price declines have been recorded on an annualized basis , turned north- eastern region . With all these changes , the average house price in the UK housing market reached 165.411 pounds in November , which is slightly higher than the October value - at 165.303 pounds.

EUR / USD: during the European session, the pair fell to $ 1.3758

GBP / USD: during the European session, the pair rose to $ 1.6545

USD / JPY: during the European session, the pair rose to Y105.15, then returned to Y104.95

In the U.S. at 14:00 GMT will index of home prices in 20 major cities of S & P / Case-Shiller composite index and nationwide housing prices S & P / CaseShiller October in 14:45 GMT - Chicago PMI index for December at 15:00 GMT - indicator of consumer confidence for December.

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3900, $1.3845/55, $1.3830, $1.3819

Bids $1.3760/50, $1.3725/15, $1.3700, $1.3650

AUD/USD

Offers $0.9020, $0.9000, $0.8985/90, $0.8955/60

Bids $0.8912, $0.8880, $0.8825/20, $0.8800, $0.8780

GBP/USD

Offers $1.6650, $1.6615/20, $1.6600, $1.6580, $1.6550/55

Bids $1.6450/45, $1.6410/00, $1.6380/70, $1.6355/50, $1.6320/15

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.8500, stg0.8475/80, stg0.8467, stg0.8435/40, stg0.8415/20, Stg0.8400/05

Bids stg0.8300/290, stg0.8260/50, stg0.8250

USD/JPY

Offers Y106.00, Y105.80, Y105.50, Y105.43, Y105.00

Bids Y104.50, Y104.20, Y104.00, Y103.80/75, Y103.70

EUR/JPY

Offers Y147.00, Y146.50, Y146.00, Y145.70/80, Y145.30/35

Bids Y144.25/20, Y144.00, Y143.85/80, Y143.60/50, Y143.35/25

European stocks rose , heading for its largest annual increase since 2009, against the background of the shortened trading , as well as in anticipation of the publication of data on U.S. consumer confidence and the housing market . Futures on U.S. stock indexes and Asian shares have not changed .

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.2 percent, extending its profit this year to 17 percent , as the European Central Bank pledged to keep interest rates low for an extended period

Many market participants are awaiting data on house price index from the S & P / Case-Shiller October ( at 14:00 GMT). According to estimates , the figure rose to 13.4% , after increasing 13.3 % in September.

In addition, the focus will be PMI Chicago in December. For this index is closely watched as it is published shortly before the business activity index from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) , and may give an idea of how will the indicator of business activity at the national level. According to the average forecast of this indicator fell to 61.3 from 63.0 in November.

Would also not unimportant indicator of consumer confidence for December. It is expected that this figure has improved to the level of 76.5 points compared to 70.4 points in November .

SBM Offshore shares rose 1.5 percent , while demonstrating the sixth session growth picked up and reached the highest price in the past four weeks .

Cost Debenhams Plc fell 13 percent , dropping to the lowest price since May 2012 . The retailer said that sales during the Christmas week were below expectations. In addition, the company reported that profit before tax dropped by about 26 percent - to 85 million pounds ($ 140 million ) for the first half of the financial year.

BCP shares fell 3.3 percent. Since last week, the cost of Portuguese lender fell by 9.5 percent , while retreating from the highest level in more than two years.

FTSE 100 6,753.18 +21.91 +0.33%

CAC 40 4,288.84 +13.13 +0.31%

DAX Closed

USD/JPY Y104.50, Y104.75, Y105.00, Y105.65

EUR/USD $1.3650, $1.3700, $1.3720, $1.4000

AUD/USD $0.8625

USD/CAD C$1.0675

Asian stocks outside Japan rose, with a regional gauge extending gains into a third day as consumer and utilities companies advanced.

The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index climbed 0.2 percent to 467.83 as of 1:01 p.m. in Hong Kong. Global equities soared by more than $9 trillion in 2013 as central bank stimulus helped the U.S. economy gain momentum and Europe recover from its longest-ever recession.

Nikkei 225 Closed

Hang Seng 23,306.39 +61.52 +0.26 %

S&P/ASX 200 5,352.21 -4.59 -0.09 %

Shanghai Composite 2,115.98 +18.45 +0.88 %

HanKore Environment Tech Group Ltd. (BIOT) soared 35 percent in Singapore after a filing showed China Everbright International Ltd. plans to transfer water-industry investments to the company.

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd. gained 4.6 percent in Hong Kong after the oil trader said its controlling shareholder China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. is considering a asset injection of natural gas pipelines.

Perseus Mining Ltd., a gold producer, sank 3.9 percent in Sydney as the precious metal headed for its biggest annual decline since 1981.

00:00 Japan Bank holiday

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, m/m November +0.3% +0.4% +0.3%

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, y/y November +3.5% +3.9% +3.8%

The yen is set for its biggest annual drop against the dollar since 1979 amid speculation the Bank of Japan will maintain unprecedented stimulus to support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic strategy.

The yen has fallen 16 percent in 2013 against a basket of nine other developed-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes, the biggest slide within the gauge. Hedge funds and other large speculators increased bets on a drop in the yen against the dollar to the most since July 2007. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s board maintained its pledge to expand Japan’s monetary base by an annual 60 trillion to 70 trillion yen ($667 billion) at a gathering this month. In April, policy makers doubled monthly bond purchases to more than 7 trillion yen to end 15 years of deflation by spurring consumer-price gains toward a 2 percent annual target.

The euro was set for an annual gain versus most peers before data that may confirm manufacturing in the region grew at the fastest pace in more than two years. The euro was set for a yearly advance before a Jan. 2 report that may say a gauge of factory output in the 17-nation region climbed to a 31-month high in December, according to the median estimate of economists polled by Bloomberg News. That would confirm the initial reading published by Markit Economics on Dec. 16.

EUR / USD: during the Asian session, the pair traded in the range of $ 1.3790-10

GBP / USD: during the Asian session the pair fell to $ 1.6475

USD / JPY: on Asian session the pair traded in the range of Y104.85-15

The last day of the year and the European calendar is very thin. However, across the Atlantic, there is a fairly full calendar in the US. Early data on the Continent sees the release of the French November housing starts and building permits data at 0745GMT. The limited UK data sees the release of the November Land Registry house price index.

Gold  $1,195.70 -18.30-1.51

Oil  $99.20 -1.12-1.12%

Nikkei 225 16,291.31 +112.37 +0.69%

Hang Seng 23,244.87 +1.63 +0.01%

S&P/ASX 200 5,356.8 +32.74 +0.61%

Shanghai Composite 2,097.53 -3.72 -0.18%

FTSE 100 6,731.27 -19.60 -0.29%

CAC 40 4,275.71 -1.94 -0.05%

DAX 9,552.16 -37.23 -0.39%

Dow +25.94 16,504.35 +0.16%

Nasdaq -2.39 4,154.20 -0.06%

S&P -0.31 1,841.09 -0.02%

(pare/closed(00:00 GMT +02:00)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,3799 +0,43%

GBP/USD $1,6496 +0,16%

USD/CHF Chf0,8877 -0,44%

USD/JPY Y105,14 -0,03%

EUR/JPY Y145,09 +0,41%

GBP/JPY Y173,46 +0,15%

AUD/USD $0,8902 +0,43%

NZD/USD $0,8201 +0,55%

USD/CAD C$1,0644 -0,55%

00:00 Japan Bank holiday

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, m/m November +0.3% +0.4%

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, y/y November +3.5% +3.9%

06:00 Germany Bank holiday

14:00 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y October +13.3% +13.4%

14:45 U.S. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index December 63.0 61.3

15:00 U.S. Consumer confidence December 70.4 76.5