---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:13 / 2013 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,351.565 +87.76 NZSX 50
5,970.67 +47.08 DJIA
17,646.70 +157.54 Nikkei
18,825.30 +389.43 NASDAQ
5,031.86 +111.81 FTSE
6,444.08 +67.80 S&P 500
2,075.15 +22.64 Hang Seng
23,151.94 +306.57 SPI 200 Fut
5,378.00 +55.00 STI
3,068.46 +30.35 SSEC
3,413.19 +44.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.658 +0.040 US 10 YR Bond
2.087 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.330 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
2.899 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7205 0.7273 NZD US$
0.6744 0.6837 EUR US$
1.0995 1.1113 Yen US$
121.36 120.70 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,161.25
Silver (Lon)
15.80 Gold (NY)
1,163.86
Light Crude
44.60 TRJCRB Index
193.71 -1.90 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - A tech share rally drove U.S. stocks up sharply for a second day on Friday as earnings from companies including Microsoft (O:MSFT) beat analysts' expectations, while healthcare shares rebounded from recent losses.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 157.54 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,646.7, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 22.64 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,075.15 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 111.81 points, or 2.27 percent, to 5,031.86.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index touched a two-month high on Friday, spurred by international monetary stimulus after China cut interest rates and as investors bet on further easing from the European Central Bank.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE was up 1.1 percent at 6,444.08 points at the close, touching its highest level since Aug. 19 earlier in the trading session.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose on Friday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi signalled that new stimulus measures could come as early as December, boosting riskier assets. The Nikkei share average gained 2.1 percent to 18,825.30 points, its highest close since Aug. 31.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to rise on Monday after China cut interest rates with investors betting on further easing from the European Central Bank.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 1 percent to 5,378.0, a 26.4-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close on Friday. The benchmark rallied 1.7 percent and touched a two-month high in the last session.
Ten Network Holdings TEN.AX will release its full-year results on Monday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro on Friday continued its downward trend against the dollar following European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's comments a day earlier that signaled further monetary easing could be on deck for the euro zone
The greenback was up 0.6 percent versus the yen at 121.40 yen JPY= . It was up 0.8 percent against a currency basket at 97.172 .DXY , boosted by continuing gains against the euro.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields jumped on Friday, taking benchmark 10-year yields to a two-week high, after China cut interest rates for the sixth time in less than a year and helped fuel a global rally in equities.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury US10YT=RR yield last stood at 2.08 percent after touching a high of 2.099 percent, a level last seen on Oct. 9. Its price was last off 18/32.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold was flat to slightly lower on Friday as the dollar soared to its highest level in more than two months and U.S. equities raced higher after China eased monetary policy for the sixth time in a year, reviving expectations of a U.S. rate hike.
Spot gold XAU= eased 0.03 percent to $1,166.3 an ounce at 3:05 p.m. EDT (1905 GMT). U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled down 0.3 percent at $1,162.8. Bullion was on course for a weekly loss, snapping two weeks of gains.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell on Friday, retreating from a one-week high after a strong dollar offset optimism stemming from top metals consumer China cutting interest rates to boost its slowing economy.
Three-month LME copper CMCU3 closed down 1.1 percent $5,176 a tonne, lurching into the red after touching a one-weak peak of $5,319.50 and extending gains from the previous session.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell on Friday, erasing early gains as traders dismissed a rate cut by China to focus on a surging dollar and weaker spot prices for U.S. crude as a glut weighed on prompt supplies. Brent crude oil LCOc1 settled down 9 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $47.99 a barrel, after falling as much as 63 cents earlier.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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