Iran parliament attacked
LONDON - Attackers raided Iran's parliament and set off a suicide bomb at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, in a twin assault at the heart of the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported.
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+2.150
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+0.003 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.259
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+0.000 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.044
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-0.004 |
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| USD | 1 | 1.1263 | 0.0091 |
| EUR | 0.8878 | 1 | 0.0081 |
| JPY | 109.4000 | 123.2200 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,291.70
USD
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-2.70
Exp: Jun 17
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| Copper |
2.55
USD
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+0.00
Exp: Jun 17
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| Crude Oil |
47.64
USD
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-0.55
Exp: Jun 17
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