(Updates with Australian shares, new figures throughout)
WELLINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:59 / 2159 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,411.61 +23.07 NZSX 50
7,080.33 +16.00 DJIA
18,506.41 +134.29 Nikkei
16,385.89 +154.46 NASDAQ
5,034.06 +28.33 FTSE
6,654.47 -15.93 S&P 500
2,163.75 +11.32 Hang Seng
21,561.06 +238.69 SPI 200 Fut
5,389.00 +6.00 STI
2,906.92 -3.73 SSEC
3,053.92 -6.77 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.007 +0.060 US 10 YR Bond
1.537 +0.070 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.355 +0.035 US 30 YR Bond
2.254 +0.078 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7626 0.7627 NZD US$
0.7192 0.7226 EUR US$
1.1117 1.1104 Yen US$
105.36 105.48 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,323.60
Silver (Lon)
20.26 Gold (NY)
1,342.45
Light Crude
45.68 TRJCRB Index
190.10 +1.51 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Financial stocks led the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials to record highs on Thursday after JPMorgan's strong quarterly results, while upbeat economic data cemented bets that the current rally on Wall Street can chug along.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 134.29 points, or 0.73 percent, to 18,506.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 11.32 points, or 0.53 percent, to 2,163.75 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 28.33 points, or 0.57 percent, to 5,034.06.
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LONDON - Britain's top shares index fell back from an 11-month high and underperformed other European indexes on Thursday after the Bank of England dashed hopes of an interest rate cut, hitting stocks sensitive to sterling strength and housebuilders.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed down 0.2 percent at 6,654.47 points, having touched an 11-month peak of 6,743.42 before the Bank of England's decision.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose for a fourth straight day to a more than one-month high on Thursday, after the yen's weakness lifted risk sentiment.
The Nikkei .N225 ended 1.0 percent higher to 16,385.89, the highest closing level since June 10.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are seen flat today, suggesting a week-long rally since the resolution of the national election is running out of steam.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 inched up 0.1 perecnt, but reflect a 22.6 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark gained 0.4 percent on Wednesday, touching it's highest level since May during the session.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose to near a three-week high against the yen on Thursday, as a surprise decision from the Bank of England and expectations of stimulus from the Bank of Japan returned risk appetite to markets.
The Japanese currency fell near 106 yen per dollar and past 140 yen per pound, with dealers citing a Bloomberg report saying ex-Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke had raised the prospect of the BoJ issuing perpetual bonds.
The dollar index .DXY , which tracks the dollar against six major currency rivals, fell 0.15 percent to 96.074 as it pared early gains against the yen while the pound and euro held their rises following the BOE decision.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries weakened on Thursday after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged, surprising investors who had expected the first rate cut in more than seven years, and as U.S. data showed rising inflation.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR ended down 19/32 in price to yield 1.532 percent, up from 1.467 percent on Wednesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to a two-week low on Thursday as global equities stayed in positive territory after the Bank of England (BoE) surprised investors by leaving interest rates unchanged.
Spot gold XAU= fell as much as 1.7 percent to $1,319.82 an ounce, the lowest since June 30, and was down 0.8 percent at $1,332.10 by 2:42 p.m. EDT (1842 GMT).
U.S. gold GCcv1 futures settled down 0.9 percent at $1,332.2 per ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper and some other base metal prices trimmed gains on Thursday, after the Bank of England failed to cut interest rates as expected, although investors still hoped for top metals consumer China to give more stimulus to its economy.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed up just 0.04 percent at $4,940 a tonne after earlier touching an intraday high of $4,975. LME nickel CMNI3 ended up 0.1 percent at $10,355 after hitting its highest since October in the previous session at $10,670 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose 2 percent on Thursday as traders covered short positions a day after crude futures were hammered after data showing weak U.S. demand for fuel during the traditionally busy summer driving season heightened concerns about a global glut.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) CLc1 settled up 93 cents, or 2.1 percent, at $45.68 a barrel. It rose to $45.80 at the session high.
Brent LCOc1 was up 95 cents, or 2 percent, at $47.21 a barrel by 2:34 p.m. EDT (1834 GMT). The day's peak was $47.47.
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