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6,023.96 +10.43 DJIA
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19,697.77 +6.38 NASDAQ
5,045.87 -20.66 FTSE
6,178.68 -118.52 S&P 500
2,060.19 -14.81 Hang Seng
22,888.92 +536.75 SPI 200 Fut
5,086.00 -46.00 STI
2,959.01 -22.58 SSEC
3,633.67 -16.58 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.935 -0.037 US 10 YR Bond
2.319 +0.006 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.600 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
3.095 +0.001 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7119 0.7142 NZD US$
0.6529 0.6547 EUR US$
1.0765 1.0753 Yen US$
122.82 122.94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,087.40
Silver (Lon)
14.24 Gold (NY)
1,085.76
Light Crude
42.04 TRJCRB Index
186.90 -1.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks hit session lows in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as a fall in commodity prices weighed on energy and materials stocks, and comments by several Federal Reserve policymakers pointed to an interest-rate hike next month.
The rout hit all 10 major S&P sectors and pushed the Dow and S&P 500 below their 200-day moving averages.
At 12:33 p.m. ET (1733 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 202.4 points, or 1.14 percent, at 17,499.82. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 19.26 points, or 0.93 percent, at 2,055.74 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was down 28.14 points, or 0.56 percent, at 5,038.88.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top equity index was pulled lower on Thursday by engine maker Rolls-Royce RR.L , and supermarket operator Sainsbury SBRY.L fell further after posting lower profits a day earlier.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 1.9 percent at 6,178.68 points at its close, underperforming European indexes.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks were marginally higher in choppy trade on Thursday and extended gains into a seventh day, as buying in stocks with strong earnings offset sharp drops in machinery shares which tumbled on weak machinery orders data.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.03 percent higher, or 6.38 points, at 19,697.77, rising for seven straight days.
The broader Topix .TOPX fell 0.1 percent to 1,593.57 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 dropped 0.1 percent at 14,356.24.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell against major currencies on Thursday as investors booked profits on its recent gains, but the longer-term view on the greenback remained bullish.
The dollar fell 0.18 percent against the euro EUR= to $1.0759 per euro and was down 0.21 percent against the Swiss franc CHF= at 1.0022 francs.
The dollar index .DXY also fell 0.15 percent to 98.874.
The euro dipped briefly below $1.07 on Thursday after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi singled out the currency's more robust performance since May as one driver for a "weakening" outlook on inflation.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices held steady on Thursday as losses on Wall Street stocks revived safehaven demand for government debt, offsetting selling tied to more corporate supply and an upcoming $16 billion auction of 30-year bonds.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR were little changed in price to yield 2.315 percent, flat from Tuesday.
The U.S. bond market was closed on Wednesday for the Veterans Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold extended earlier losses to hit its lowest level since early 2010 on Thursday, under pressure from expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates next month for the first time in nearly a decade.
Spot gold XAU= breached technical support at its July's low of $1,077 an ounce, falling 1 percent to $1,074.26, the lowest since Feb 11, 2010. The metal was down 0.9 percent at $1,075.85 an ounce by 1423 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery dropped $9.30 an ounce at $1,075.80.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices tumbled to their weakest in more than six years on Thursday, weighed down by a strong dollar, weak Chinese credit data and concern about oversupply after inventories rose.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 lurched to a low of $4,800 a tonne, the weakest since July 2009, but recovered slightly to close down 2.4 percent at $4,823.50.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude prices hit 2-1/2 month lows on Thursday after the U.S. government reported a stockpile build four times above market expectations and OPEC said its current output could result in a daily surplus of more than 500,000 barrels by next year.
Brent futures LCOc1 were down $1.48, or 3.2 percent, at $44.33 a barrel by 12:42 p.m. EST (1732 GMT). The session low was $44.30, the lowest since Aug. 27.
U.S. crude futures CLc1 fell $1.20, or 2.8 percent, to$41.73.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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