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New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 18/03/2016, 05:14 am
© Reuters.  New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

© Reuters. New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

UK100
-0.26%
XAU/USD
1.01%
US500
1.09%
DJI
1.18%
AXJO
-1.24%
JP225
-0.22%
HK50
-0.16%
FDX
-0.05%
GC
1.42%
HG
0.49%
LCO
0.08%
CL
0.12%
IXIC
1.03%
US2YT=X
0.23%
US30YT=X
0.21%
TOPX
-0.44%
JPXNK400
-0.36%

WELLINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:13 / 1813 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,168.15 +49.13 NZSX 50

6,573.45 +10.49 DJIA

17,517.34 +191.58 Nikkei

16,936.38 -38.07 NASDAQ

4,781.03 +17.06 FTSE

6,201.12 +25.63 S&P 500

2,044.95 +17.73 Hang Seng

20,503.81 +246.11 SPI 200 Fut

5,197.00 +27.00 STI

2,880.17 +35.96 SSEC

2,905.54 +35.11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

NetChg

NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

2.569 +0.005 US 10 YR Bond

1.903 -0.035 NZ 10 YR Bond

3.065 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond

2.686 -0.050 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

1700GMT

1700GMT AUD US$

0.7655 0.7610 NZD US$

0.6853 0.6777 EUR US$

1.1319 1.1231 Yen US$

111.40 111.99 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,266.50

Silver (Lon)

15.97 Gold (NY)

1,262.33

Light Crude

39.94 TRJCRB Index

177.20 +3.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - Wall Street edged up on Thursday as FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and GE shares lifted the industrials sector, a day after the Federal Reserve's lowered projection of two interest rate hikes in 2016 pushed the S&P 500 to its highest close this year.

At 12:39 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 135.98 points, or 0.78 percent, at 17,461.74, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 12.41 points, or 0.61 percent, at 2,039.63 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 9.61 points, or 0.2 percent, at 4,773.58.

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LONDON - UK shares edged higher on Thursday, outperforming their European counterparts, as miners were boosted by a weaker dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve's dovish decision to hold interest rates steady.

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The FTSE 100 index .FTSE rose 25.63 points, or 0.3 percent to 6,201.12 points by the close, outperforming steeper falls in euro zone shares.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell in a volatile trading on Thursday as the stronger yen dented investors' risk appetite and more than offset a rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled fewer interest rate hikes this year.

The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.2 percent lower at 16,936.38. The index had earlier risen as much as 1.6 percent to hit an intraday high of 17,253.03.

The broader Topix .TOPX dropped 0.1 percent to 1,358.97. The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 declined 0.1 percent to 12,279.75.

For a full report, double click on .T

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar tumbled against major currencies on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve pared back expectations for interest rate increases, while the yen was volatile on speculation the Bank of Japan was concerned about the Japanese currency's strength.

The dollar fell 1 percent against a basket of currencies. Against the yen, it dropped sharply early in the session but bounced back on newsthat the Bank of Japan was asking dealers about recent movements in the yen.

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields fell for the fourth straight session on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve lowered its expectations for interest rate hikes this year and expressed concerns about the state of global financial markets.

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The 30-year bond US30YT=RR was last up more than a point in price, while yields fell to 2.676 percent from 2.710 percent late on Wednesday.

U.S. two-year notes US2YT=RR were unchanged in price, with yields dipping to 0.863 percent from 0.867 percent.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold rose on Thursday, building on a 2.5 percent rally in the previous session after the Federal Reserve cut the number of interest rate rises it forecasts for this year, sending the dollar sharply lower.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.3 percent at $1,266.01 an ounce at 1445 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for April delivery were up 3 percent at $1,266.90.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper jumped to its highest in more than four months on Thursday, boosted by signs from the U.S. Federal Reserve it will not raise rates to the extent flagged last year, falling inventories and higher stock markets.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was untraded at the close, but bid up 2.7 percent at $5,069.5 a tonne after hitting $5,074 earlier in the session, its highest since Nov. 5.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices hit 2016 highs on Thursday, with U.S. crude piercing the $40 psychological barrier, on optimism that major producers will strike an output freeze deal next month amid soaring gasoline demand in the United States.

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On Thursday, the front-month in U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 was up $1.52, or 4 percent, at $39.98 a barrel by 12:45 p.m. EDT, after setting a 2016 high at $40.08.

Brent crude's front-month LCOc1 rose $1.04 to $41.37, after earlier reaching the year's peak of $41.60.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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