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07:21 / 1821 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
4,976.16 +29.72 NZSX 50
6,149.70
+7.8 DJIA
15,982.40 +37.94 Nikkei
17,041.45 -122.47 NASDAQ
4,492.16 +24.00 FTSE
5,931.78 -58.59 S&P 500
1,888.34 +5.39 Hang Seng
19,195.83 +143.38 SPI 200 Fut
4,925.00 +0.00 STI
2,562.45 +16.27 SSEC
2,657.48 -78.08 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.690 -0.010 US 10 YR Bond
1.985 -0.018 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.270 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
2.787 -0.005 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7082 0.7045 NZD US$
0.6476 0.6457 EUR US$
1.0949 1.0872 Yen US$
118.65 118.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,114.00
Silver (Lon)
14.25 Gold (NY)
1,125.19
Light Crude
33.35 TRJCRB Index
165.44 +1.26 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street was higher after swinging between gains and losses on Thursday as a fall in healthcare stocks capped gains in technology and energy shares.
At 12:59 p.m. ET (1759 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 67.9 points, or 0.43 percent, at 16,012.36, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 10.65 points, or 0.57 percent, at 1,893.6 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was up 38.52 points, or 0.86 percent, at 4,506.69.
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LONDON - Britain's top stock index retreated after hitting a three-week high earlier in Thursday's session, weighed down by Ashtead (L:AHT) AHT.L and travel stocks hit by rising oil prices.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 1 percent at 5,931.78 points at its close after earlier rising over the 6,000.00 level, its highest since early January.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell in choppy trade on Thursday with volatility in oil prices and fears of a global slowdown continuing to hurt sentiment, while cautious investors looked forward to the conclusion of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting on Friday.
The Nikkei share average .N225 declined 0.7 percent to 17,041.45.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar hit a one-week low against the euro on Thursday as a plunge in U.S. durable goods orders supported the view of a U.S. economic slowdown on softer global demand.
The euro EUR= touched its highest since Jan. 20 against the dollar. It was last up 0.45 percent at $1.0940.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Treasuries yields rose on Thursday as oil prices rebounded, raising expectations that inflation may increase, which is negative for bonds.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were down 5/32 in price to yield 2.02 percent, up from 2.00 percent late on Wednesday. Thirty-year bonds US30YT=RR fell 7/32 in price to yield 2.82 percent, up from 2.79 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell by 1 percent on Thursday as Wall Street rose on the back of a rally in oil prices, with bullion investors quick to cash in gains from the Wednesday's rally to 12-week highs.
Spot gold XAU= was down 1 percent at $1,114.25 an ounce at 1509 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for February delivery were down $1.40 an ounce at $1,114.40.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slid on Thursday as the market started to factor in slower activity in China ahead of the New Year holiday, but expectations of stronger imports by the top consumer in January and a weaker dollar helped to limit losses.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 1.3 percent at $4,530 a tonne in official rings. The metal used in power and construction touched $4,595 on Wednesday, its highest since Jan. 8.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose on Thursday after a Russian official said that Saudi Arabia had proposed that oil-producing countries cut output by up to 5 percent each, amid a global supply overhang that has depressed prices for over a year and a half.
As of 11:46 a.m. EST (1646 GMT), Brent LCOc1 futures for March delivery were up 74 cents, or 2.2 percent, at $33.84 a barrel. Delivery for the contract begins tomorrow.U.S. crude CLc1 was up 71 cents, or 2.2 percent, at $33.01 per barrel.
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