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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,192.97 -49.32 NZSX 50
6,077.89 +2.42 DJIA
17,855.55 -12.03 Nikkei
19,116.41 +189.50 NASDAQ
5,125.28 -17.20 FTSE
6,364.90 -47.98 S&P 500
2,099.99 -2.32 Hang Seng
23,051.04 -2.53 SPI 200 Fut
5,168.00 -18.00 STI
3,023.65 -16.83 SSEC
3,524.26 +64.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.792 -0.006 US 10 YR Bond
2.252 +0.022 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.410 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
3.020 +0.026 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7141 0.7135 NZD US$
0.6616 0.6593 EUR US$
1.0870 1.0863 Yen US$
121.74 121.48 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,106.30
Silver (Lon)
14.98 Gold (NY)
1,107.06
Light Crude
45.79 TRJCRB Index
193.12 -1.01 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks moved off session lows on Thursday afternoon, but were still weighed down by a raft of weak earnings reports, while the healthcare sector fell after the U.S. launched a probe into drug prices. At 12:53 p.m. ET (1753 GMT),the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 3.14 points, or 0.02 percent, at 17,870.72. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 1.26 points, or 0.06 percent, at 2,101.05 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was down 19.06 points, or 0.37 percent, at 5,123.42.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's stock market retreated on Thursday as energy shares fell on dollar strength despite an earlier market rally after dovish remarks by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.
The FTSE 100 is down by around 2.8 percent since the start of 2015, and some 10 percent below a record high of 7,122.74 points reached in April.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed near a 10 week high on Thursday as a weaker yen boosted prospects for exporters, and corporate-earnings and dividend related announcements stoked share buying.
The Nikkei share average .N225 gained 1 percent to end the day at 19,116.41, its highest close since August 28.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar hit a three-month high against a basket of major currencies and a two-month peak versus the yen on Thursday, underpinned by comments from Federal Reserve officials suggesting a growing chance of an interest rate hike next month.
The greenback fell to a session low against the euro EUR= on Thursday after unexpectedly weak data on U.S. jobless claims but largely rebounded and was last up 0.02 percent at $1.0860.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. two-year Treasury yields hit their highest levels in 4-1/2 years on Thursday on continued expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December, while long-dated yields also rose on fresh corporate supply.
U.S. two-year Treasury notes US2YT=RR were last virtually flat in price to yield 0.846 percent. Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 5/32 in price to yield 2.250 percent, from a yield of 2.230 percent late Wednesday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold touched a one-month low on Thursday as the dollar hit a three-month high and looked vulnerable to further losses after U.S. Federal Reserve officials left the door open to a rate rise in December.
Spot gold XAU= fell to $1,105.15 an ounce, its weakest since Oct. 2 in earlier trade, and was down 0.1 percent at $1,108.20 an ounce by 1455 GMT.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slid to its lowest in a month on Thursday and other base metals also slipped on the prospects of a December U.S. interest rate hike, which boosted the dollar.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed down 2.4 percent at $5,011 a tonne, its weakest since Oct. 2.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. crude oil futures fell about half percent on Thursday while Brent steadied, tracking an oversupplied market and weak gasoline prices before rebounding on the improved sentiment on Wall Street.
In Thursday's session, U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 were down 30 cents at $46.02 a barrel by 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT), trading between $46.65 and $45.55. Brent futures LCOc1 were up 10 cents at $48.68, after moving between $48.08 and $49.00.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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