(Repeats to additional subscribers, with no changes to text) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:12 / 2012 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,795.09 -10.72 NZSX 50
7,093.53 +5.97 DJIA
20,624.05 +4.28 Nikkei
19,251.08 +16.46 NASDAQ
0.00 +0.00 FTSE
7,299.86 -0.10 S&P 500
2,351.16 +3.94 Hang Seng
24,146.08 +112.34 SPI 200 Fut
5,747.00 -5.00 STI
3,096.69 -10.96 SSEC
3,241.46 +39.38 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.804 +0.000 US 10 YR Bond
2.420 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.325 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
3.026 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7684 0.7678 NZD US$
0.7186 0.7177 EUR US$
1.0613 1.0614 Yen US$
113.10 113.14 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,237.30
Silver (Lon)
18.01 Gold (NY)
1,235.22
Light Crude
53.69 TRJCRB Index
0.00 +0.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones Industrial Average was closed Monday and barely reached a seventh straight record high on Friday and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also closed at a record as gains in Kraft Heinz helped offset selling in energy stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose a marginal 0.02 percent to end at 20,624.05, while the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.17 percent to 2,351.16. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.41 percent to 5,838.58.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - European shares rose on Monday, helped by stronger telecoms and mining stocks, but a slump in Unilever ULVR.L following Kraft Heinz's KHC.O withdrawal of a $143 billion takeover bid weighed on the broader market.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX ended the day up 0.2 percent, just below its highest level since early December 2015 hit on Wednesday.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese shares eked out small gains on Monday in a choppy session marked by low volumes as investors stayed on the sidelines with the U.S. markets closed for a holiday.
The Nikkei .N225 edged up 0.1 percent to 19,251.08, after trading in the negative territory in the morning.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are seen edging lower at the open on Tuesday, with company results likely to direct trading through the day.
Local share price futures YAPcm1 fell 0.1 percent overnight to 5,747 points, a 48-point or 0.8 percent discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark fell 0.2 percent on Monday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro rode out signs of gains for far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday, inching higher against the dollar and the yen in trade held in check by the absence of U.S. investors because of a holiday.
But the euro held on to some minimal gains, gaining 0.1 percent to $1.0616 EUR= and 0.3 percent to 120.06 yen EURJPY= respectively.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices gained on Friday as concerns over the French presidential election and weak data in Britain added to risk aversion, hurting stocks and boosting demand for safe haven U.S. debt.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last up 8/32 in price to yield 2.42 percent, down from 2.45 percent late on Thursday. The yields earlier dropped to 2.40 percent, the lowest since Feb. 10.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold firmed on Monday as the dollar softened, although trading was thin due to the U.S. holiday and as markets awaited details on President Donald Trump's tax policy.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent at $1,238 an ounce by 2:49 EST (1949 GMT), while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for April delivery traded slightly lower at $1,238.50.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - The price of copper bounced back above $6,000 a tonne on Monday as a dispute affecting production at the world's second-biggest copper mine worsened, while zinc was boosted by a drop in inventories.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed 1.9 percent higher at $6,070 a tonne, recovering from losses on Friday.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices inched higher on Monday, as investor optimism over the effectiveness of producer cuts encouraged record bets on a sustained rally, although growing U.S. output and stubbornly high stockpiles kept price gains in check.
Brent futures LCOc1 were up 37 cents at $56.18 a barrel at 1:05 p.m. EST (1805 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 29 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $53.69 in very thin trading.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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