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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,278.89 -44.28 NZSX 50
7,003.12 -19.3+0.00 DJIA
17,811.10 +21.43 Nikkei
16,562.55 -393.18 NASDAQ
4,962.42 +10.17 FTSE
6,185.61 -6.32 S&P 500
2,101.48 +2.15 Hang Seng
20,859.22 +98.24 SPI 200 Fut
5,307.00 +28.00 STI
2,795.09 +4.55 SSEC
2,925.07 +11.56 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.259 -0.018 US 10 YR Bond
1.811 -0.035 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.655 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
2.587 -0.039 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7219 0.7225 NZD US$
0.6801 0.6796 EUR US$
1.1144 1.1193 Yen US$
108.86 109.19 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,212.40
Silver (Lon)
16.00 Gold (NY)
1,212.40
Light Crude
48.98 TRJCRB Index
188.03 +1.20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday as another positive day for healthcare shares countered declines in tech and energy names and investors girded for the payrolls report on Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was rising 26.29 points, or 0.15 percent, at 17,815.96, the S&P 500 .SPX was gaining 2.74 points, or 0.13 percent, at 2,102.07 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was adding 8.81 points, or 0.18 percent, at 4,961.07.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended slightly lower on Thursday, with companies such as National Grid NG.L and Marks & Spencer MKS.L falling after trading without the attraction of their latest dividend payouts and energy firms tracking weaker oil prices.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE finished 0.1 percent at 6,185.61 points, dragged down by a 4.6 percent and 2.6 percent fall in National Grid and Marks & Spencer respectively.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks suffered their biggest daily percentage drop in a month on Thursday hit by a stronger yen, while global concerns such as the upcoming Brexit vote and worries about Japan's fiscal policies sapped risk appetite.
The Nikkei share average .N225 fell 2.3 percent to 16,562.55, the biggest daily drop since May 2.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell to its lowest against the yen in more than two weeks on Thursday, weighed down by uncertainty over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this summer and a loss of risk appetite from investors as oil and world stock prices fell.
The dollar slid 0.9 percent against the yen JPY= to 108.50 yen, its lowest since May 16. That level was 2.5 percent down from a one-month high of 111.45 yen set on Monday.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields fell on Wednesday, spooked by weakness in global stock markets and persistent concerns about Britain's future in the European Union.
In mid-morning trading, benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were up 11/32 in price for a yield of 1.805 percent, from 1.840 percent late on Wednesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD - Gold was little changed on Thursday as the dollar turned positive after the European Central Bank said it made only marginal upward adjustments to its inflation projections, while investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. labor data.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.1 percent at $1,210.96 an ounce by 1:54 p.m. EDT (1754 GMT). U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled down 0.2 percent at $1,212.60.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc prices rose on Thursday to their highest in nearly 10 months as a flurry of buying based on expectations of tight supplies fuelled upward momentum, but analysts expect optimism to fade as demand weakens.
Benchmark zinc CMZN3 on the London Metal Exchange ended up 0.6 percent at $1,982 a tonne. Earlier on Thursday the metal used to galvanise steel hit $2,004, its highest since July 23.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose on Thursday, with Brent returning to above $50 a barrel, after data showing a weekly drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles offset OPEC's decision not to set a ceiling for its production.
Brent LCOc1 was up 43 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $50.15 a barrel by 1:03 p.m. EDT (1703 GMT), after an intraday low at $48.84.
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