TOKYO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures edged above $76
a barrel on Friday after falling the previous day, supported by a
weaker dollar.
FUNDAMENTALS
* NYMEX crude for January delivery <CLc1> stood at $76.40 a
barrel by 0014 GMT in electronic trading, up 23 cents from late
on Thursday. There was no settlement price on Thursday because
NYMEX was closed for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
The New York Mercantile Exchange will have a shortened floor
trading session on Friday.
* The dollar's 14-year lows against the yen deepened on
Friday and the Australian dollar fell 3 percent against the
Japanese currency as investors closed risky trades funded by yen
on concern about debt problems in Dubai. []
* Oil prices fell on Thursday in line with falls across
financial markets and as weak demand for fuel offset potential
support from a weaker dollar. []
MARKETS NEWS
* Japan's Nikkei average hit a four-month low at the open on
Friday, with shares down broadly, after the dollar set a fresh
14-year low against the yen and debt problems in Dubai hit
financial markets and European shares. []
* Global equities fell on Thursday after Dubai asked
creditors of two of its flagship firms for a standstill on debt
worth billions of dollars as part of restructuring Dubai World,
the conglomerate that spearheaded the emirate's growth.
[]
DATA/EVENTS
* The following data was is expected on Friday:
- France Consumer Confidence for November (1645 GMT)
- EU Economic Sentiment Indicator for November (1900 GMT)
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