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194.66 +0.90 Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond
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2.087 -0.042 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.285 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.757 -0.063 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$
0.7335 0.7313 NZD US$
0.6622 0.6608 EUR US$
1.1197 1.1134 Yen US$
123.53 124.00 Commodities
Gold (Lon)
1147.70
Silver (Lon)
15.48
Gold (NY)
1134.06
Light Crude
41.14
--------------------------------------------------------------- - Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street plunged in afternoon trading on Thursday, pushing the Dow and the S&P into the red for the year, after the Federal Reserve highlighted global growth concerns and sparking a sell-off in almost all sectors.
The S&P 500 .SPX was down 32.33 points, or 1.55 percent, at 2,047.28 and the Nasdaq composite .IXIC was down 114.11 points, or 2.27 percent, at 4,904.94.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell to its lowest point in seven months on Thursday, its worst losing run since 2011 as investor concerns over the global economy resurfaced.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE dropped 0.6 percent to 6,367.89 points, its lowest level since January.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell for a third day to a near six-week low on Thursday on worries about China's economy, while SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T soared on news its president will buy the company's shares.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.9 percent lower at 20,033.52, the lowest closing level since July 10.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - he dollar fell against the euro and other major currencies on Thursday as bets dwindled that the Federal Reserve next month will raise U.S. interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade.
The euro EUR= rose the most among major currencies, gaining more than 1 percent against the dollar to top $1.12, because of turmoil in emerging market currencies touched off by China's yuan devaluation last week.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting offered no firm indication of how soon the Fed may raise interest rates and reducing expectations of a rate hike next month.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last up 11/32 in price to yield 2.09 percent. The yields have fallen from 2.50 percent in mid-June.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold hit its highest in five weeks on Thursday as the dollar eased after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting suggested policymakers were in no hurry to raise interest rates.
Spot gold XAU= rose as much as 1.8 percent to $1,154 an ounce, its highest since July 15, and was up 1.7 percent at $1,152.96 at 2:40 p.m. EDT (1840 GMT).
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices rallied on Thursday as a weaker dollar helped investors see value in a metal trading near six-year lows, even as fears persisted that China's equity rout could signal deeply rooted economic problems.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended up 2.7 percent higher at $5,119 a tonne from $4,985 on Wednesday, when it hit a six-year low at $4,976.
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. crude prices extended gains and Brent briefly turned higher on Thursday as the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season sparked concern as the front-month September contract approached expiration.
U.S. crude oil CLU5 was up 30 cents at $41.10 a barrel at 12:03 p.m. EDT (1603 GMT), after falling to a 6-1/2-year low of$40.21.
Brent October crude LCOc1 was down 7 cents at $47.09, having fallen to a fresh contract low of $46.31, still well above Brent's 2015 low of $45.19 struck in January.
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