US DATA: Nov business inventories +0.3% vs +0.5% expected, with
retail inventories +0.3%. Oct business inventories were unrevised at
+0.8%. Nov business sales +0.3% and the inv/sales ratio unch at 1.27.
Auto inv +0.6% and retail inv +0.3%. Business inv ex-autos +0.2% v unch
in Oct.