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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,272.71 +56.76 NZSX 50
6,906.1
+4.8 DJIA
17,990.91 -105.36 Nikkei
17,363.62 +457.08 NASDAQ
4,944.92 -3.21 FTSE
6,381.44 -28.82 S&P 500
2,092.14 -10.26 Hang Seng
21,622.25 +385.94 SPI 200 Fut
5,236.00 -21.00 STI
2,960.78 +10.83 SSEC
2,952.60 -19.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.612 +0.005 US 10 YR Bond
1.870 +0.018 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.905 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.691 +0.032 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7741 0.7806 NZD US$
0.6910 0.6962 EUR US$
1.1292 1.1298 Yen US$
109.49 109.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,249.25
Silver (Lon)
17.01 Gold (NY)
1,243.30
Light Crude
43.50 TRJCRB Index
179.88 -1.56 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street retreated on Thursday, heading for its first loss in four sessions after a mixed bag of quarterly reports and a warning by Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) that a strike by workers would likely impact its bottom line.
At 2:23 p.m., the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 0.53 percent to 18,001.04 points and the S&P 500 .SPX had lost 0.46 percent to 2,092.68.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell on Thursday after reaching this year's highest close the day before, following a drop in the shares of miner Anglo American (LON:AAL) AAL.L and Sky SKYB.L.
The index .FTSE was down 28.82 points, or 0.5 percent at 6,381.44 points at its close. On Wednesday, it closed at 6,410.26, its highest since early December.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose to a 2-1/2 month high on Thursday after the yen resumed a weakening trend against the U.S. dollar amid a bounce in oil prices and growing expectations of further easing from the Bank of Japan.
The Nikkei share average .N225 climbed 2.7 percent to end the day at 17,363.62, its highest level since February 3.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro reversed to trade lower against the dollar on Thursday after traders looked past a European Central Bank meeting and weighed the potential for a more hawkish Federal Reserve next week, while the yen rebounded on flagging risk appetite.
The euro was last down 0.12 percent against the dollar EUR= at $1.1280, near a session low of $1.1271, after hitting a nine-day high of $1.1394 on the back of comments from ECB President Mario Draghi.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose to more than three-week highs on Thursday as oil prices held firm and investors focused on supply of government and corporate debt and next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting.
Ten-year notes US10YT=RR fell 8/32 in price to yield 1.88 percent, up from 1.85 percent on Wednesday. The yields had held in a tight range below 1.81 percent from the beginning of April until breaking above the range on Wednesday afternoon.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Silver slipped sharply from an 11-month peak on Thursday as a rebound in the dollar prompted traders to cash in earlier gains, while gold also fell from a five-week high hit after comments from the European Central Bank drove the euro higher.
Silver XAG= was up 0.6 percent at $17.03 an ounce by 2:11 p.m. EDT (1811 GMT), off a peak of $17.70, its highest since May. Spot gold XAU= was up 0.4 percent at $1,248.50 an ounce, but was well below an earlier five-week high of $1,270.10.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper rose to a four-week high on Thursday, boosted by rising expectations of improving demand growth from China after a string of stronger economic data from the top consumer.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange finished with a 0.4 percent gain at $5,000 a tonne, having peaked earlier at $5,065 and dipped to a low of $4,930 after funds cut bets on higher commodity prices after New York opened.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices slid on Thursday, reversing early gains as a rebounding dollar weighed on commodities denominated in the U.S. currency.
Brent crude futures' front-month contract LCOc1 was down 55 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $45.25 a barrel by 11:24 a.m. EDT (1524 GMT), off its session high of $46.18. Brent had gained 7 percent in two previous sessions.
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