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07:25 / 1825 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,202.58 -8.11 NZSX 50
6,101.0
+13.1 DJIA
17,798.49 -14.90 Nikkei
19,883.94 -60.47 NASDAQ
5,127.53 +11.38 FTSE
6,375.15 -17.98 S&P 500
2,090.11 +1.24 Hang Seng
22,068.32 -420.62 SPI 200 Fut
5,206.00 -1.00 STI
2,859.12 -25.57 SSEC
3,436.38 -199.17 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.856 +0.006 US 10 YR Bond
2.222 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.545 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
2.998 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7193 0.7206 NZD US$
0.6525 0.6557 EUR US$
1.0587 1.0630 Yen US$
122.82 122.37 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,057.40
Silver (Lon)
14.05 Gold (NY)
1,057.23
Light Crude
41.71 TRJCRB Index
183.24 -2.46 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stock indexes ended little changed in light trading on Friday, with consumer stocks falling as investors fretted over early reports on the U.S. holiday shopping season and Disney's subscriber losses weighed on the market.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 14.9 points, or 0.08 percent, to 17,798.49, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 1.24 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,090.11 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 11.38 points, or 0.22 percent, to 5,127.53.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - British shares retreated on Friday as miners pushed the blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE into negative territory following weak Chinese industrial data which reignited concerns over China's economic slowdown.
The FTSE 350 mining index .FTNMX1770 was the main sectoral decliner, falling 3.7 percent with Rio Tinto RIO.L , BHP Billiton BLT.L , Antofagasta ANTO.L and Glencore GLEN.L all down between 3 percent and 4 percent.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell in thin trade on Friday as technical indicators suggested the market is overbought and vulnerable to a correction.
The Nikkei share average .N225 edged down 0.3 percent to end the day at 19,883.94. The benchmark index was flat for the week, which saw subdued trading due to holiday closures in the United States and Japan.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose across the board on Friday, hitting an eight-month high against a basket of currencies as speculation the Swiss National Bank would follow the European Central Bank in cutting deposit rates further pushed major competitors lower.
The euro EUR= rebounded in afternoon U.S. trading to move back above $1.06 after falling near seven-month lows in overnight trading. It was last down 0.1 percent against the dollar to $1.0596.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices edged up on Friday and benchmark yields hovered at their lowest levels in over three weeks as global stock market losses stoked demand for lower-risk government debt.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR were up 3/32 in price for a yield of 2.222 percent, down 1 basis point from late on Wednesday. Earlier, the 10-year yield touched 2.204 percent, the lowest level in more than three weeks, according to Reuters data.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold dropped almost two percent to a near six-year low on Friday, set for a sixth straight weekly decline under pressure from a firm U.S. dollar and prospects of a U.S. interest rate rise next month.
Spot gold XAU= hit $1,052.46 an ounce, its lowest since February 2010, and was down 1.3 percent at $1,057.50 by 12:59 p.m. EST (1759 GMT).
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Nickel tumbled on Friday despite a group of Chinese producers saying they planned to cut output, on scepticism about whether the cuts would be implemented.
Nevertheless, three-month nickel CMNI3 slid 5.5 percent to an intraday low of $8,685 a tonne. It pared losses to close 4.5 percent weaker at $8,775.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil settled lower in light post-holiday volume in New York on Friday as the dollar's rally to an eight-month high and a tumble in Chinese equities added pressure to oversupplied crude futures.
Benchmark Brent oil LCOc1 ended the session down 60 cents at $44.86.For the week, WTI rose 4 percent and Brent less than half percent. But for the month, both were down about 10 percent.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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