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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=847 colspan=5 valign=top style='width:634.95pt;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:1.0in'><td width=847 colspan=5 valign=top style='width:634.95pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:1.0in'><p class=MsoTitle align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:105%'><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=763 height=259 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D53E93.EBCBBC10"></span></a><span class=style30><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=6 style='width:4.4pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:1.0in'><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:10.05pt'><td width=847 colspan=5 valign=top style='width:634.95pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><br>Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Market Turnover ZWL$ 5,242,004.11 with foreign buys at ZWL$ 543,821.00 and foreign sales were ZWL$1,315,942.64 Total trades were 122.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The All Share index closed the week on a lower note losing 0.25 points to close at 191.47 points. ECONET led the shakers with a $0.0073 loss to settle at $1.6838, CASSAVA SMARTECH eased $0.0066 to $1.6834 and SIMBISA traded $0.0063 weaker at $1.0737.Other counters to lose ground include WILLDALE which decreased by $0.0050 to end at $0.0350 and PADENGA which dropped by $0.0034 to close at $1.9365.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Trading in the positive was INNSCOR which gained $0.0195 to settle at $2.2695 and MASIMBA which was $0.0098 stronger at $0.0998.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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=763 height=259 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D53E93.EBCBBC10"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>South Africa's rand retreats as Fed pendulum swings back to soft cuts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - South Africa’s rand weakened on Friday, giving back some of the big gains from the previous session as expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve cooled, prompting investors to pocket end-of-week profits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At 1520 GMT the rand was 0.63% weaker at 13.9275 per dollar from a session-best of 13.8150 in early trade after momentum from a local rate cut on Thursday, seen as a boost to faltering economic growth had lured investors looking to shed long dollar positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut rates by 25 basis points to 6.5% in a unanimous decision on Thursday, although it struck a cautious tone suggesting future reductions to borrowing costs were not a foregone conclusion despite benign inflation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On Friday the New York Federal Reserve walked back dovish comments from its president the prior day saying pre-emptive measures were needed to avoid too-low inflation and interest rates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A New York Fed representative said New York Fed president John Williams’ comments were not about immediate policy direction, dragging the greenback back from a two-week low. At 1520 the dollar measured against a basket of currencies was 0.37% firmer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The U.S. central bank decides on rates on July 31.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Bonds also weakened, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year government issue adding 4.5 basis points to 8.02%.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On the bourse, stocks rose along with emerging market shares and currencies after comments from a top Federal Reserve official reinforced expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this month, stoking demand for riskier assets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The benchmark Johannesburg Stock Exchange Top-40 Index was up 0.72% at 52,107.18 points while the broader All-Share Index closed 0.65% higher at 58,248 points.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Musa Makoni, GT247 trader, said trades were firmer earlier in day, following the trend in Asia, with stocks in Europe and the U.S. also on the up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>He also highlighted the performance of Pioneer Food Group , which shot up 32.09% to 101.35 rand after it was bought by PepsiCo for $1.7 billion dollars. Shares in agribusiness investment company Zeder Investments, which holds Pioneer as part of its portfolio, also rose 23.17%.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Other blue-chip winners of the day include mining company Gold Fields which rose 2.97% and services, trading and distribution company Bidvest which was up 2.83%. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Nigeria's central bank tries to force banks to lend, not buy bills<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Nigeria’s central bank barred banks from buying bills for their own accounts at an open market auction held on Thursday, a move intended to force them to lend rather than invest in government debt, traders said on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The bank is stepping up a campaign to get credit flowing. Last week, it limited the size of interest-bearing deposits it would hold for banks, the latest in a series of measures aimed at reviving an sluggish economy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The central bank, which had not issued market stabilisation bills for about a week before Thursday’s auction, told banks bids must be backed by customer demand. In the past, banks have bought government debt rather than assume risk by lending.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It was unclear if the order applied to Thursday’s auction only. Banks can still purchase bills on the secondary market, traders said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At Thursday’s open market auction, the central bank offered 75 billion naira ($245.14 million) of bills, drawing demand totalling 475 billion naira for the various maturities. The bank sold one-year bills at a yield of 12.25%.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A trader said Thursday’s auction was aimed at non-bank investors, adding that the central bank has considered offering bills directly to foreign investors to support the currency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>STRUCTURAL REFORMS NEEDED<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The central bank had been issuing securities at high yields to mop up naira, a policy it maintained for more than two years to attract foreign inflows into bonds and support the naira.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>It was unclear which option the central bank wants to pursue: boosting credit flow locally or maintaining a stable currency in the face of high inflation and dollar shortages.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At its last rate meeting in March, the bank cut rates by 50 basis points for the first time since November 2015, saying it wanted to signal a new direction. Analysts expect another 50-bp rate cut on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Bankers doubt the measure will do much to boost lending unless credit risk is addressed through reforms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won re-election in February and has pledged to get the economy growing again. But he has failed to set up a cabinet months after gaining a second term.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Analysts said recent policies aimed at boosting loans to revive the economy could have a knock-on effect by lowering yields to unattractive levels for foreign investors, which could weaken the naira. ($1 = 305.9500 naira)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=296 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D53E93.EBCBBC10"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Stocks up on Fed rate cut hopes, Microsoft results; dollar bounces<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - A gauge of global stocks climbed on Friday as investors looked for a strongly dovish U.S. Federal Reserve at its next meeting and as early returns on earnings season have come in better than anticipated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On Wall Street, a gain of 1.06% in Microsoft helped lift the Dow and kept the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slightly afloat as quarterly results topped expectations, powered by its cloud business.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Stocks received some modest follow-through to the plus side following Thursday’s late rally after two influential Federal Reserve officials - New York Fed President John Williams and Fed Board of Governors Vice Chair Richard Clarida - laid out the case for quick action by the central bank to support the U.S. economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>However, Williams’ comments were later walked back, with the New York Fed saying the speech was not about potential action at the upcoming meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>That dialed back expectations to about 39% for a rate cut of half a percentage point at the Fed’s July 30-31 meeting, according to CME’s FedWatch tool. Markets see it as a certainty the Fed will cut rates by at least a quarter of a percentage point at the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Earnings expectations for the S&P 500 have been trending upward recently and show growth of 1% for the second quarter, according to Refinitiv data. As recently as Tuesday, earnings were expected to show a decline for the quarter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 85.45 points, or 0.31%, to 27,308.42, the S&P 500 gained 2.13 points, or 0.07%, to 2,997.24 and the Nasdaq Composite added 6.93 points, or 0.08%, to 8,214.18.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>European shares closed slightly higher, having given up early gains of as much as 0.7%, as political turmoil weighed on Italian stocks after the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said he would meet coalition partner and leader of the 5-Star Movement Luigi Di Maio amid speculation that the increasingly unwieldy government might collapse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.12% and MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.33%.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Despite Friday’s advance, MSCI’s index was poised to snap a six-week streak of gains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The walk back in the dovish Fed comments helped the dollar recover from declines in the prior session, while the euro weakened as expectations of a rate cut by the European Central Bank as early as next week picked up steam.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The dollar index rose 0.33%, with the euro down 0.46% to $1.1223.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In oil markets, crude advanced but was off earlier highs after climbing roughly 2% amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran after a senior Trump administration official said the U.S. will destroy any Iranian drones that fly too close to its ships.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Prices pulled back, however, with Brent prices on track for their biggest weekly decline of the year and U.S. crude on pace for its biggest weekly drop in two months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>U.S. crude rose 0.81% to $55.75 per barrel and Brent was last at $62.68, up 1.21% on the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><a href="mailto:info@bulls.co.zw"><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZW;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=296 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D53E93.EBCBBC10"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:.3in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Asia Gold-Consumers cash in on price rally, some switch to silver<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Consumers in leading Asian hubs continued to sell off physical gold this week, with some switching their holdings to silver, after a jump in prices that also attracted interest from investors betting further gains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Global benchmark spot gold surpassed $1,450 an ounce for the first time in more than six years on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>However, with many people looking to rebalance their portfolio “gold is the asset to be in this year”, he added.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In top consumer China gold was sold at a premium of $10-$11 per ounce over the benchmark, little changed from last week’s $10-$13 range.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In Hong Kong, gold was sold at a premium of $0.50-$1.20 an ounce, compared with a discount of 30 cents to a $1.20 premium last week. In Singapore, premiums of $0.40-$0.60 were charged, compared with $0.60-$1 previously.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The steep rally in gold is prompting some to switch to relatively cheaper silver, traders said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In Japan, gold was sold at a $0.25 discount, having been at benchmark parity last week, a Tokyo-based trader said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>In India, the world’s second-biggest gold consumer, dealers were forced to offer the highest discounts since August 2016, at about $33 over official domestic prices. This compared with $20 discounts last week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>India recently raised import duties on gold and other precious metals to 12.5% from 10%.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Gold futures hit a record of 35,409 rupees per 10 grams on Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;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:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Gold slips from 6-year top on profit-taking, still up for the week<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Gold fell over 1% on Friday as the dollar firmed and investors took profits after prices briefly surpassed $1,450 to hit a six-year peak on dovish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve and is still on course for a second week of gains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Spot gold was down 1.5% at $1,424.66 per ounce at 12:05 p.m. EDT (1605 GMT), having touched its highest since early May 2013 at $1,452.60.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Prices have risen about 3% in the past two days and by about 0.6% so far this week on increased expectations for a rate hike by the Fed at its month-end meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>U.S. gold futures slipped 0.2% to $1,425.70 per ounce.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The dollar was about 0.4% stronger against a basket of currencies, recovering from a sharp fall triggered by dovish comments from Fed policymakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>On Thursday, New York Fed President John Williams said policymakers cannot wait for economic disaster to hit before adding stimulus, while Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida said policymakers might need to act early to stimulate the economy as an insurance policy against rising risks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The United States said its Navy had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran said all its drones had returned to base safely and there was no sign of major escalation in the Gulf.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Elsewhere, silver slipped 1.3% to $16.13 per ounce, after surging to its highest level in more than a year, but was on track for its best week since July 2016, having gained about 6%.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>“There is still a good level of demand for silver at the moment with some investors speculating that the gold/silver ratio could fall further, and that a silver trade could potentially allow them to secure more gold in the future,” said See Hong Kang, customer service manager at BullionStar Singapore.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Platinum dipped 0.3% to $846.91 per ounce, after hitting a two-month high, while palladium fell 1.2% to $1,507.44 per ounce. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;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:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Nickel's spectacular rally hits buffers, but copper soars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>(Reuters) - Nickel prices fell on Friday as a two-week explosion of buying which helped push the metal used in stainless steel to its highest in more than a year appeared to run out of steam.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Copper meanwhile surged to a two-month high as investors ramped up bets that U.S. interest rates will fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Benchmark nickel on the London Metal Exchange (LME) ended down 0.7% at $14,750 a tonne, but still up more than 9% this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Prices on Thursday touched $15,115, the highest since June 2018 and up a massive 20% in just two weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>A supply deficit, low stockpiles, solid stainless steel production and the likelihood of future demand for nickel in rechargeable batteries meant prices should eventually rise, he said, although he added: “Not now, and not to this extent.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>INTEREST RATES: Two influential U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday sharpened their public case for acting, quickly if needed, to support the U.S. economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Lower interest rates tend to push commodity prices higher because they mean lower inventory financing costs and raise appetite for riskier assets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>GLOBAL GROWTH: Rate cut bets and rallying equity and bond markets are feeding into a gradual loosening of financial market conditions that could potentially send world growth ticking higher by the end of the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>TRADE WAR: U.S. and Chinese officials spoke by telephone on Thursday as the two countries seek to end a year-long trade war, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggesting in-person talks could follow.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The trade dispute has sent industrial metals prices sharply lower because investors fear it will damage demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>NICKEL STOCKS: Headline stocks in LME-registered warehouses, at 147,942 tonnes, have slid from more than 450,000 tonnes in 2016 and are the lowest in 6-1/2 years. MNISTX-TOTAL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>CHINESE BUYING: Chinese firm Tsingshan Holding Group has been buying large quantities nickel on the LME to supplement its own output, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>INDONESIA: Nickel prices were supported this week by an Indonesian mining ministry official reiterating that a ban on the export of raw ore exports would be enforced by 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Fear of the ban is unfounded, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>COPPER: LME copper finished up 1.4% at $6,065 a tonne after touching $6,170.50, the highest since May 10. It was up more than 2% this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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:.55in;text-indent:1.35pt;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>OTHER METALS: Aluminium closed down 0.3% at $1,848 a tonne, zinc fell 1.6% to $2,425 and lead rose 0.1% to $2,051. Tin did not trade in closing rings but was bid down 0.3% to $17,800. </span><o:p></o:p></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=847 colspan=5 style='width:634.95pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;line-height:105%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#345883'>INVESTORS DIARY 2019</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=230 colspan=2 style='width:172.35pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.55in;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=222 style='width:166.75pt;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='margin-left:.55in;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=222 style='width:166.45pt;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='margin-left:.55in;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=173 valign=bottom style='width:129.4pt;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='margin-left:.55in;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=230 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:172.35pt;border:solid #BFBFBF 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:3.25pt'><p 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