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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,361.94 -8.04 NZSX 50
6,970.55 -21.0 DJIA
17,985.19 -19.86 Nikkei
16,668.41 -162.51 NASDAQ
4,958.62 -16.03 FTSE
6,231.89 -69.63 S&P 500
2,115.48 -3.64 Hang Seng
21,297.88 -30.36 SPI 200 Fut
5,335.00 -27.00 STI
2,843.80 -18.58 SSEC
2,926.70 -9.35 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.140 +0.029 US 10 YR Bond
1.682 -0.025 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.645 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.478 -0.037 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7426 0.7470 NZD US$
0.7100 0.7142 EUR US$
1.1316 1.1397 Yen US$
107.03 106.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,263.90
Silver (Lon)
17.28 Gold (NY)
1,261.76
Light Crude
50.56 TRJCRB Index
195.10 -0.72 ----------------------------------------------------------------
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday after three days of gains as oil prices fell and global growth worries drove investors to safer assets like bonds.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended down 19.86 points, or 0.11 percent, to 17,985.19, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.64 points, or 0.17 percent, to 2,115.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 16.03 points, or 0.32 percent, to 4,958.62.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell on Thursday after previously gaining for four sessions in a row, with a sharp decline in commodities prices putting pressure on mining and energy stocks.
Commodities stocks dragged down the broader stock market, with the blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closing 1.1 percent lower at 6,231.89 points.
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TOKYO - Japanese shares prices fell on Thursday with financials leading the losses on falling global bond yields, while exporters' shares were not helped by the yen's gain against the dollar.
The Nikkei average .N225 fell 1.0 percent to 16,668.41, near the middle of its trading range in recent weeks. The broader Topix .TOPX shed 1.0 percent to 1,337.41.
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are poised to open lower on Friday, following a negative lead from Wall Street and with softer oil and base metal prices likely to weigh on some of the mining and energy shares.
Pointing to a weaker start, stock index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.5 percent to 5,335.0, a 26.9-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark closed 0.2 percent lower on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - A broad decline in commodity and stock prices in major world markets lifted the yen on Thursday as investors piled money into low-risk assets due to jitters about prolonged low inflation and negative interest rates.
The yen was up 0.5 percent against the euro at 121.19 yen EURJPY=R after hitting 120.29 yen, which was last seen in April 2013. It was last down 0.1 percent versus the dollar at 107.07 yen JPY= after touching 106.24 yen, its strongest since May 4.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell to the lowest levels since February on Thursday as falling oil and stock prices increased demand for safe-haven debt amid concerns about global growth.
Thirty-year bonds US30YT=RR ended up 23/32 in price to yield 2.48 percent, the lowest level since Feb. 11. Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR gained 8/32 in price to yield 1.68 percent, the lowest since Feb. 24.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold extended its rally to a three-week high on Thursday, supported by falling U.S. Treasury yields and world equity markets, and the outlook for U.S. interest rates.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.6 percent at $1,269.66 an ounce at 1942 GMT, after rising 0.8 percent to $1,271.31, the highest since May 18. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for August delivery settled down 0.8 percent at $1,272.70.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell on Thursday to its lowest in nearly four months, hit by a stronger dollar after U.S. data revived expectations of an imminent Fed rate rise, while higher inventories reinforced negative sentiment.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 1.4 percent at $4,516 a tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices settled down on Thursday, snapping a three-day rally after notching another 2016 high, as a strong dollar sparked profit-taking in crude futures by investors.
Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 settled down 56 cents at $51.95 a barrel, after falling nearly $1 earlier. It hit a 2016 high of $52.86 during the session.
U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 fell 67 cents to settle at $50.56, after dropping $1 at the session low. WTI's intraday peak was $51.67, the highest for this year.
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