On its first day it handled 5,726 lots of Brent (each lot, or contract, is 1,000 barrels), over a third of the volume in the IPE's new morning electronic session.

在开张当天布伦特原油的成交量就达到了5726手（每一手就是一份合约，相当于1000桶），是伦敦国际原油交易所当天上午更换电子交易成交量的三分之一。

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Risk currencies saw a continuation of the descent that began in the New York session, with the brakes finally stopping the slide in late morning.

风险货币延续始于纽约时段的跌势，最终于早盘尾段踩下刹车。

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The Senate convened on Monday morning, its first session on New Year's Eve in four decades, and the House followed shortly afterwards.

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With the morning session lost to the weather, New Zealand abandoned hopes of scoring quick runs.

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The hosts had to recover after a morning session when Ntini struck twice with the new ball before returning ahead of lunch for two more wickets in the space of three balls.

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