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07:06 / 1806 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,084.21 -58.06 NZSX 50
6662.55
6.32 DJIA
17,580.14 +64.41 Nikkei
17,134.37 +131.62 NASDAQ
4,783.12 +9.62 FTSE
6,106.48 -92.63 S&P 500
2,042.34 +6.40 Hang Seng
20,345.61 -269.62 SPI 200 Fut
5,069.00 -12.00 STI
2,830.29 -17.10 SSEC
2,957.84 -21.59 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.579 -0.010 US 10 YR Bond
1.872 -0.021 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.055 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.644 -0.021 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7533 0.7523 NZD US$
0.6717 0.6692 EUR US$
1.1197 1.1163 Yen US$
113.35 113.55 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,221.00
Silver (Lon)
15.19 Gold (NY)
1,216.10
Light Crude
39.30 TRJCRB Index
172.47 +0.29 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks swung between small gains and losses on Monday as consumer shares rose after encouraging data, offsetting the impact of a dip in crude oil prices on the energy sector.
At 12:52 p.m. ET (1652 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 46.78 points, or 0.27 percent, at 17,562.51, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 4.14 points, or 0.2 percent, at 2,040.08 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 3.10 points, or 0.06 percent, at 4,776.61.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - UK shares fell on Thursday as investors dumped holdings in British retailer Next NXT.L and a decline in commodities prices put pressure on mining companies and oil majors. The FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 1.5 percent at 6,106.48 points by the close. The index fell 1.1 percent this week, posting its biggest weekly fall in six weeks.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose to a two-week high on Monday thanks to a weaker yen, while Sharp Corp 6753.T jumped on expectations it may finally sign a long-delayed takeover deal with its Taiwanese suitor.
The Nikkei .N225 gained 0.8 percent to 17,134.37, the highest closing level since March 14.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar eased against a basket of major currencies on Monday after U.S. data showing retreating inflation and a downward revision to consumer spending dampened expectations for a swifter pace of Federal Reserve interest rate increases.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, eased from an early 1-1/2-week high of 96.399 to a session low of 95.850 after the Commerce Department said consumer spending edged up 0.1 percent and the January reading was downwardly revised to 0.1 percent.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Monday in advance of a $26 billion sale of two-year notes, part of this week's $88 billion in longer-dated government debt supply.
In midday trading, benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR traded up 6/32 in price from Thursday for a yield of 1.870 percent, down 2 basis points.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold edged up on Monday, as the dollar retreated after weaker-than-expected U.S. data, but stayed close to a one-month low as investors focused on speeches by Federal Reserve officials that could give more clues on potential interest rate increases.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent at $1,218.62 an ounce by 1253 GMT, after touching a session low of $1,208.15, its cheapest since Feb. 23. The metal lost 3 percent last week, its biggest weekly loss since November on speculation that the next U.S. rate increase could come as soon as next month.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Aluminium futures in China climbed to the highest in six months on Monday, supported by a pickup in seasonal demand and tighter supply following production curtailments in the world's top producer.
The most-traded May aluminium contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange SAFcv1 rose as far as 11,830 yuan ($1,816) a tonne, its highest since Sept. 25. It closed up 0.9 percent at 11,740 yuan.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude futures steadied on Monday as European markets observed the Easter break but sentiment in oil was generally soft with data showing hedge funds and other big speculators slow in building long positions despite a two-month long price rebound.
Brent LCOc1 was down 38 cents, or 1 percent, at $40.06 a barrel by 12:57 p.m. EDT (1657 GMT). Reuters data showed trading in the London-based benchmark amounted to around 60,000 lots versus the 200,000 typical on a regular session.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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