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WELLINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - - -------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:27 / 2127 GMT --------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,339.56 +35.99 NZSX 50
7,281.17 -27.28 DJIA
18,293.70 +163.74 Nikkei
16,807.62 +315.47 NASDAQ
5,295.18 +53.83 FTSE
6,834.77 +3.98 S&P 500
2,163.12 +23.36 Hang Seng
23,669.90 +139.04 SPI 200 Fut
5,355.00 +32.00 STI
2,850.74 -3.95 SSEC
3,025.48 +2.48 --------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.135 -0.057 US 10 YR Bond
1.655 -0.032 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.575 -0.055 US 30 YR Bond
2.378 -0.051 --------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7633 0.7564 NZD US$
0.7349 0.7306 EUR US$
1.1186 1.1140 Yen US$
100.36 102.23 --------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,326.10
Silver (Lon)
19.80 Gold (NY)
1,314.60
Light Crude
45.34 TRJCRB Index
184.86 +1.89
--------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street racked up gains on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, for now leaving intact the low-rate environment that has helped underpin the bull market.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 163.74 points, or 0.9 percent, to 18,293.7, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 23.36 points, or 1.09 percent, to 2,163.12 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 53.83 points, or 1.03 percent, to 5,295.18.
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LONDON - Britain's top shares index rose, buoyed by its banks after the Bank of Japan's overhaul of its monetary policy framework boosted financial stocks around the world.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed up 0.1 percent at 6,834.77 points, with the index up around 10 percent so far in 2016.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose nearly 2 percent after the Bank of Japan overhauled its monetary policy, potentially easing pressure on banks and insurers.
Investors also hoped the BOJ's revamped plan would see it buying a greater variety of exchange-traded funds.
The benchmark Nikkei average .N225 ended up 1.9 percent, its biggest one-day percentage rise since Aug. 29, at 16,807.62 points.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open higher on Thursday, headed for a third straight day of gains, as investors cheer the U.S. Federal Reserve's overnight decision to put off a rate hike.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 32 points to 5,355.0 in early trading, a 16-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark closed up 0.7 percent a day earlier.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar extended losses against a basket of major currencies after the U.S. Federal Reserve left monetary policy unchanged and projected a less aggressive rise of interest rates in coming years.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, extended its decline to a five-day low of 95.515, off more than 0.50 percent and down from a more than six-week high of 96.333 touched earlier.
The dollar fell to a 3-1/2 week low of 100.37 yen, off 1.3 percent on the day, after the Fed decision.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell after the Federal Reserve downgraded its economic growth forecast and lowered its projection for interest rate levels needed to support expansion.
In late trading, benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR rose 9/32 in price for a yield of 1.655 percent, down 3 basis points from a day earlier.
The two-year Treasury yield US2YT=RR , which is most sensitive to traders' views on Fed policy, was flat on the day at 0.778 percent after touching 0.848 percent, its highest level in more than three weeks,
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices rose to 1-1/2-week highs on Wednesday, extending gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged but sent a strong signal for monetary policy tightening before the end of 2016.
Spot gold XAU= was up 1.2 percent at $1,330.08 an ounce by 2:58 p.m. EDT (1858 GMT), after rising to $1,335.01 an ounce, the highest since Sept. 9.
U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled up 1 percent at $1,331.40 prior to the release of the Fed statement.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper retreated as profit-taking knocked it from four-week highs before a key U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting later on Wednesday.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended 0.6 percent lower at $4,763 a tonne, paring small gains made in the previous session.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose as much as 3 percent after a third surprise weekly drop in U.S. crude stockpiles boosted the demand outlook in the world's largest oil consumer.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up 95 cents, or 2 percent, at $46.83 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures CLc1 rose $1.29, or 2.9 percent, to settle at $45.34.
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