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style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=807 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoSubtitle style='line-height:105%'><span class=style30><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=807 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span class=style30><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Bulls n Bears Daily Market Commentary : 15 May 2018</span></b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=807 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span class=style30><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:188.25pt'><td width=807 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:188.25pt'><p class=MsoTitle style='line-height:105%'><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 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5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Market Turnover $3,357,679.13 with foreign buys at $2,426,270.98 and foreign sales were $46,107.00. Total trades were 76.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The All Share index’s bullish trend continued at it ended 0.38 points higher at 104.25 points on the back of heavyweight gains. Seed producer SEEDCO added $0.0846, PPC put on $0.0775 to close at $1.2000 and OLD MUTUAL continued its resurgence by adding $0.0421 to settle at $7.0506. NATFOODS went up $0.0200 to $5.4200 and CBZ moved up by $0.0100 to trade at $0.1200.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On the downside, DAWN was $0.0028 lower at $0.0130 whilst AXIA and MASHONALAND HOLDINGS both lost $0.0025 to close at $0.2475 and $0.0220 respectively. ZIMRE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS eased $0.0015 to trade at $0.0175.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=792 height=278 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D3EC69.50AA84F0"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Global Currencies & Equity Markets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Uganda<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Ugandan shilling holds steady against the dollar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - The Uganda shilling was stable on Tuesday on the back of subdued appetite for hard currency from merchandise importers and commercial banks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At 0815 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,710/3,720, unchanged from Monday's closing rate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Kenyan shilling holds steady, export earnings help<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Tuesday supported by inflows from horticulture exports and non governmental organisations, traders said. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At 0955 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 100.25/45 per dollar, unchanged from Monday's close.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span 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class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><img border=0 width=300 height=296 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D3EC69.50AA84F0"></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>America<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Dollar inches higher, supported by U.S. bond yields<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - The dollar inched higher against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having pulled up from its lowest level in more than a week as hopes for easing global trade tensions pushed U.S. bond yields higher.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The dollar’s index versus a basket of six major peers rose 0.1 percent to 92.638, inching away from a trough of 92.243 set on Monday, which was the lowest for the dollar index since May 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was steady in Asian trading on Tuesday at 2.999 percent, after rising 2 basis points on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The U.S. 10-year bond yield had edged higher on Monday, as trade tensions eased in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to help Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp, which has been penalised for violating U.S. sanctions with Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The dollar index had scaled a four-month high of 93.416 last week, as a rise in U.S. Treasury yields highlighted the wide interest rate gap between the United States and some other developed economies, and bolstered the dollar’s appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Although the dollar’s rally has lost steam after soft April U.S. consumer price data released last week raised doubts as to whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates as many as four times in 2018, some traders remain upbeat about its near-term outlook.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Stephen Innes, head of trading in Asia-Pacific for Oanda in Singapore, said he is comfortable remaining long U.S. dollar, with interest rate differentials still likely to work in the greenback’s favour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Innes added that he would probably stay with his dollar positive view until there is either a wave of positive economic data from countries other than the United States, or until the European Central Bank starts to sound “overtly hawkish instead of just tentatively”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The euro edged up 0.1 percent to $1.1934, but remained below Monday’s high of $1.1996, which was the common currency’s highest level since May 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The euro had strengthened on Monday after European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that the ECB could give fresh guidance on the timing of its first rate hike as the end of its exceptional bond purchases approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Despite the dollar’s recent rally, some analysts remain sceptical about the chances of a sustained push higher in the greenback.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Growing worries about the U.S. budget deficit, which is projected to balloon to more than $1 trillion in 2019 due to a government spending splurge and large corporate tax cuts, have dimmed the outlook for the greenback, along with concerns about the country’s current account deficit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Against the yen, the dollar rose 0.1 percent to 109.74 yen . The greenback faces resistance on technical charts at levels around 110.00 yen, having set a three-month high of 110.05 yen in early May.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Investors are focused this week on speeches by Fed officials, as well as economic indicators such as U.S. retail sales data due later on Tuesday. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><img border=0 width=300 height=296 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D3EC69.50AA84F0"></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.3in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.3in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Commodities Markets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Gold hits fresh 2018 low as rising yields lift dollar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> (Reuters) - Gold slid more than 1 percent on Tuesday, falling for a third day to hit its lowest this year as a rise in U.S. borrowing costs pushed up the dollar and overshadowed the impact of strife in Gaza.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Downward momentum in gold picked up after the metal broke below support at its 200-day moving average at $1,306 an ounce. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>That had firmly underpinned prices earlier this month. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Spot gold was down 1.2 percent to $1,207.06 an ounce by 1304 GMT, having earlier hit its lowest since late December at $1,296.31. U.S. gold futures for June delivery were<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>down 1.6 percent to $1,296.90 an ounce.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on Monday when the high-profile opening of the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem by the Trump administration raised tension to boiling point. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>But gold investors were fixated on the dollar, which rose versus a currency basket as 10-year U.S. bond yields shot above 3 percent, sending borrowing costs higher in a number of other<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A Federal Reserve official this week backed the case for further interest rate hikes in the United States, saying inflation had not yet reached the U.S. central bank's 2 percent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>goal in a sustained way. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Higher U.S. interest rates tend to boost the dollar and push up bond yields, making greenback-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies and denting the appeal of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>non-yielding assets such as gold.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust , the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.17 percent to 856.17 tonnes on Monday. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Silver was down 1.5 percent at $16.25 an ounce, having hit its lowest in nearly two weeks in earlier trade at $16.22 an ounce. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Platinum was down 0.9 percent at $896.49 per ounce, while palladium was 3 percent lower at $965.25 an ounce having broken below support at its 200-day moving average,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>currently at $988 an ounce. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday it would examine whether a takeover of miner Lonmin by South Africa's Sibanye-Stillwater would lessen competition. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Kazakhstan's Jan-April copper, zinc output falls<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Kazakhstan's January-April refined copper output fell 0.6 percent year-on-year and refined zinc production dropped 7.8 percent, while crude steel output rose 3.4 percent, Statistics Committee data showed on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>London-listed copper miner KAZ Minerals and Glencore's Kazzinc account for a large part ofKazakhstan's metals production.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>ArcelorMittal owns the country's only major steel mill in Temirtau.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Statistics Committee provided the following data on Kazakhstan's non-ferrous, steel and precious metals output in its latest monthly bulletin:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:8.1pt;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=807 colspan=4 style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#345883'>INVESTORS DIARY 2018</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Company</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Event</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Venue</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=171 valign=bottom style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Date & Time</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=171 valign=top style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Workers’ Day<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=171 valign=top style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>01/05/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Africa Day<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=171 valign=top style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>25/05/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'>Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Heroes’ Day<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'>Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=171 valign=top style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>13/08/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'>Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>Defence Forces Day<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'>Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=171 valign=top style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'>14/08/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.25pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=180 style='width:134.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=171 valign=bottom style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#D9D9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=430 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:322.2pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=171 valign=bottom style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.25pt'><td width=430 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:322.2pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=206 style='width:154.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=171 valign=bottom style='width:128.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-right:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:99.35pt'><td width=807 colspan=4 style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:99.35pt'><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW'><img border=0 width=766 height=268 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D3EC69.50AA84F0"></span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:99.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=807 colspan=4 valign=top style='width:604.9pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#1F497D;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:105%'><span 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