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Dec 23 - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:02 / 2002 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,643.90 +30.43 NZSX 50
6,851.87 +49.10 DJIA
19,915.71 -26.25 Nikkei
19,427.67 -16.82 NASDAQ
5,445.73 -25.70 FTSE
7,063.68 +22.26 S&P 500
2,260.47 -4.71 Hang Seng
21,636.20 -173.60 SPI 200 Fut
5,610.00 -3.00 STI
2,882.04 -19.66 SSEC
3,140.15 +2.73 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.870 +0.016 US 10 YR Bond
2.550 +0.006 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.490 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond
3.127 +0.004 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7206 0.7238 NZD US$
0.6898 0.6914 EUR US$
1.0431 1.0444 Yen US$
117.57 117.65 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,131.35
Silver (Lon)
15.76 Gold (NY)
1,131.41
Light Crude
52.86 TRJCRB Index
190.31 -0.47 ----------------------------------------------------------------
Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors stepped back from a recent rally fueled by optimism that President-elect Donald Trump will invigorate economic growth.
The dip pulled the Dow Jones industrial average further away from the 20,000 mark after it nearly breached the level this week for the first time.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was last down 0.07 percent at 19,928.76 points and the S&P 500 .SPX had lost 0.15 percent to 2,261.79.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - British shares edged up to two-month highs on Thursday, led by gains in the energy sector and among precious metals miners.
The blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE ended up 0.3 percent in thin pre-Christmas volumes at its highest closing level since Oct. 11 and its highest overall since Oct 25.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks edged down from one-year highs on Thursday as investors took profit from recent gainers such as financials in otherwise thinning trade ahead of the holiday season.
The Nikkei share average .N225 dropped 19,391.51, down 0.3 percent on Wednesday, when it hit one-year highs.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open lower on Friday after a fall in U.S. stocks and the copper price.
Local share price futures .YA43Pcm1 fell 0.2 percent to 5,604.00 points, a 39.9 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark closed 0.5 percent higher on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar declined against a basket of currencies on Thursday, pulling further away from the 14-year high it set earlier this week as traders booked profits and brushed off mostly upbeat U.S. economic data.
On light trading ahead of Christmas, the dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a group of six major currencies, was down 0.3 percent at 102.74 after reaching 103.65 on Tuesday, its highest since December 2002.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday after data showed improving economic growth, and as investors prepared for new Treasury supply next week.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 3/32 in price to yield 2.55 percent, after earlier rising as high as 2.58 percent, up from 2.54 percent late Wednesday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold edged slightly higher on Thursday, as the dollar remained under pressure after the release of a batch of mixed U.S. economic data.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent at $1,133.71 an ounce by 1511 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCcv1 were little changed at $1,133.90 an ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices fell to one-month lows on Thursday as the generally higher dollar and a sharp drop in imports by top consumer China fuelled worries about demand.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed up 0.1 percent to $5,519 a tonne from an earlier session low at $5,419.5, its lowest since Nov. 18.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose in quiet trading on Thursday, supported by strong U.S. economic data, a pause in the U.S. dollar rally and optimism that crude producers would abide by an agreement to limit output.
Brent futures LCOc1 for February delivery rose by 63 cents to $55.09, or 1.2 percent, per barrel by 1:36 pm ET (1836 GMT), having finished 89 cents lower on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rose 54 cents, or 1 percent, to $53.03 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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