(UPDATE 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:51 / 2051 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,210.40 +12.53 NZSX 50
5,625.78 -31.77 DJIA
17,050.75 +138.46 Nikkei
18,141.17 -181.81 NASDAQ
4,810.79 +19.64 FTSE
6,374.82 +38.47 S&P 500
2,013.43 +17.60 Hang Seng
22,354.91 -160.85 SPI 200 Fut
5,256.00 +62.00 STI
2,947.03 -14.78 SSEC
3,144.23 +91.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.667 +0.026 US 10 YR Bond
2.106 +0.046 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.480 +0.040 US 30 YR Bond
2.941 +0.056 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7252 0.7169 NZD US$
0.6664 0.6592 EUR US$
1.1272 1.1259 Yen US$
119.91 119.75 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,140.00
Silver (Lon)
15.68 Gold (NY)
1,145.00
Light Crude
49.68 TRJCRB Index
201.30 +1.71 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors saw further signs of dovishness in the Federal Reserve September meeting minutes which shed light on its decision to keep interest rates near zero.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 137.86 points, or 0.82 percent, to 17,050.15, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 17.56 points, or 0.88 percent, to 2,013.39
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top share index finished higher on Thursday as mining and energy stocks advanced and Bank of England policymakers appeared in no hurry to hike interest rates.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE ended 0.6 percent stronger at 6,374.82 points, outperforming major European stock indexes.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks snapped a six-session winning streak on Thursday, as main indexes were hit by weak machinery orders data and profit taking. The Nikkei share average .N225 fell 1 percent to 18,141.17.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open higher on Friday tracking a strong lead from Wall Street on dovish signals from the Federal Reserve's September meeting.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 1.2 percent or 62.0 points, a 45.6 point premium to the underlying S&PASX200 index. The benchmark rose 0.2 percent to 5,112.1 in the previous session.
August housing finance data will be released at 0030.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar touched its lowest level against the euro in over two weeks but quickly pared its losses after minutes released on Thursday from the Federal Reserve's September meeting reinforced the view that the central bank would not hike U.S. rates until next year.
In mid-morning trading, the euro was up 0.4 percent at $1.1274 EUR= after hitting a one-week high of $1.1315.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Thursday with benchmark yields hovering near one-week highs as investors sold some debt in advance of a $13 billion 30-year bond auction.
The euro was last up 0.33 percent against the dollar at $1.12750 EUR=EBS and was down 0.71 percent against the franc at 0.96660 franc CHF=EBS.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold turned lower on Thursday in a dramatic turnaround after Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed policymakers at the U.S. central bank were unsettled by signs of a global economic slowdown but that their outlook was not "materially altered".
Spot gold XAU= eased 0.4 percent to $1,139.86 an ounce at 3:16 p.m. EDT (1916 GMT), having rallied 0.5 percent to $1,151.20 after the September minutes were released.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices slid on Thursday, under pressure from fund selling as worries about slowing demand growth in China outweighed falling stocks and output cuts. Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed at $5,135 a tonne, losing one percent as fund selling picked up following the end of a week-long holiday in China.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed to their highest in five weeks on Thursday, as buoyant Chinese equity markets encouraged buying, and as Russia's military involvement in Syria brought a geopolitical risk premium into the market.
Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 rose $1.60 to $52.93 a barrel by 1:07 p.m. EDT (1707 GMT), after touching a five-week intra-day high of $53.30. U.S. crude futures CLc1 rose $1.46 to $49.27 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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