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UPDATE 1-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 20/01/2016, 07:40 am
© Reuters.  UPDATE 1-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets
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WELLINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 0738 / 2038 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

4,903.07 +44.37 NZSX 50

6,124.21 +22.77 DJIA

16,011.36 +23.28 Nikkei

17,048.37 +92.80 NASDAQ

4,479.94 -8.48 FTSE

5,876.80 +96.88 S&P 500

1,881.70 +1.37 Hang Seng

19,635.81 +398.36 SPI 200 Fut

4,824.00 -24.00 STI

2,638.47 +45.47 SSEC

3,008.54 +94.70 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

NetChg

NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

2.724 +0.019 US 10 YR Bond

2.047 +0.014 NZ 10 YR Bond

3.315 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond

2.817 +0.003 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

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1700GMT AUD US$

0.6914 0.6915 NZD US$

0.6492 0.6462 EUR US$

1.0910 1.0872 Yen US$

117.55 117.87 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,086.25

Silver (Lon)

14.04 Gold (NY)

1,088.60

Light Crude

28.42 TRJCRB Index

159.48 -0.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - A recent selloff on Wall Street deepened on Tuesday as U.S. crude prices fell and an "in line" report showing slower growth in China failed to prop up an early rally.

At 2:55 pm, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 0.29 percent at 15,941.38 point and the S&P 500 .SPX had lost 0.61 percent to 1,868.95.

The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 1.03 percent to 4,442.15, hurt most by a 1.3 percent decline in Apple AAPL.O .

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON - UK shares rebounded on Tuesday from their lowest closing level in three years in the previous session after Chinese GDP figures met expectations while leaving room for further stimulus.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was up 96.88 points, or 1.7 percent, at 5,876.80 points by the close, recovering after it closed at its lowest level in three years in the previous session.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday for the first time in four days as investors bought recently battered stocks, and as China's fourth-quarter growth data met expectations.

The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.6 percent to 17,048.37 points, snapping a three-day losing streak.

The broader Topix .TOPX added 0.2 percent to 1,390.41 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 advanced 0.2 percent to 12,524.07.

For a full report, double click on .T

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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set to open lower on Wednesday, losing nearly half the gains achieved in the previous session.

Stock index futures YAPcm1 eased 0.4 percent to 4,829.0, a 74-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark rose 0.74 percent on Tuesday, a day after hitting a 2-1/2 year closing low.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar rose modestly on Tuesday as investor risk appetite improved on the back of rising oil prices and the expectation of further stimulus in China.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major world currencies, gained 0.2 percent .DXY , propelled largely by gains against the yen. The dollar added 0.4 percent against the Japanese currency JPY= , moving to 117.80 yen.

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices were steady to higher on Tuesday as further losses on Wall Street stoked safehaven demand for low-risk government bonds, sending 30-year yields to their lowest level in 2-1/2 months..

Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR were up 2/32 in price for a yield of 2.026 percent, down 1 basis point from late on Friday.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold steadied on Tuesday, as the dollar turned lower, U.S. crude oil prices fell below $29 per barrel and U.S. equity markets pared gains.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.05 percent at $1,089.15 an ounce at 2:47 p.m. EST (1947 GMT) after a lethargic session on Monday when U.S. markets were shut for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. U.S. gold for February delivery GCcv1 settled down 0.1 percent at $1,089.10.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper climbed on Tuesday to the highest level in over a week after data on Chinese economic growth soothed worries about a potential hard landing in the world's biggest metals consumer.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 hit its highest since Jan. 8 at $4,476 a tonne, before cutting gains to end at $4,407, up 0.7 percent. Prices hit lows of $4,318 on Friday, the weakest since 2009.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Brent crude oil prices rebounded about 3 percent on Tuesday from 12-years lows after data showed Chinese oil demand likely hit a record high in 2015, but the recovery was not expected to last amid warnings that the market would stay oversupplied this year.

The Brent contract for March delivery LCOc1 rose 91 cents to $29.46 a barrel, a 3.2 percent rise, by 11:33 a.m. EST (1633 GMT). It traded as high as $30.24, rebounding from $27.67 on Monday, its lowest since 2003.

U.S. crude CLc1 fell 26 cents to $29.16 per barrel, after touching a high of $30.21. The U.S. market was shut on Monday due to a public holiday.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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