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EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The three major U.S. stock indexes rose about 1 percent each to record their biggest percentage gains in a month as investors grew confident that Britain would choose to remain in the European Union in Thursday's referendum.
At 12:40 p.m. ET (1640 GMT) the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 165.02 points, or 0.93 percent, at 17,945.85.
The S&P 500 .SPX was up 20.15 points, or 0.97 percent, at 2,105.6.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 58.64 points, or 1.21 percent, at 4,891.96.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index rose to a two-month high on Thursday as Britons voted on membership of the European Union.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was up 1.2 percent at 6,338.10 points at its close, taking gains for the week to 5.3 percent, its biggest weekly advance since December 2011.
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TOKYO - Japanese shares prices rose on Thursday as investors covered short positions ahead of Britain's referendum, which could shape both Britain's economic future and that of the wider European integration project.
The Nikkei share average rose 1.1 percent to 16,238.35, its highest level in 10 days while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 1.1 percent to 1,298.71.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - Sterling hit a 2016 high and the euro surged against the dollar and yen on Thursday as investors grew confident that Britain would choose to remain in the European Union in Thursday's referendum.
Sterling GBP= rose to $1.4946, its highest against the dollar since Dec. 31, in early trading. The pound was last up 0.8 percent at $1.4830.
The euro EUR= touched a six-week high of $1.1421 against the dollar, also on the back of increased odds that Britain will remain in the 28-member European bloc. The currency was last up 0.8 percent at $1.1385.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices fell on Thursday on growing confidence that Britain will vote to remain in the European Union.
Benchmark 10-year notes were last down 17/32 in price to yield 1.74 percent, up from 1.69 percent late on Wednesday.
Yields had fallen to an almost four-year low of 1.52 percent last Thursday as fears over a British exit from the EU accelerated.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to a two-week low on Thursday as Britons voted Thursday in the referendum that has divided the nation.
Spot gold XAU= was 0.3 pct at $1,261.90 an ounce by 2:50 p.m. EDT (1850 GMT), after hitting $1,257.91, its lowest since June 9.
U.S. gold futures GCv1 settled down 0.5 percent at $1,263.10 per ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices rose to their highest in seven weeks on Thursday helped by a lift in sentiment as markets grew more confident that Britian will remain in the European Union and by a weaker dollar.
"The EU referendum has dominated things globally," said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Asa Bridle. "The lower dollar helps, but copper is still ranging."
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed 1.7 percent higher at $4,780 a tonne. It had earlier touched $4,793, its highest since May 6.
"The EU referendum has dominated things globally," said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Asa Bridle. "The lower dollar helps, but copper is still ranging."
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices closed 2 percent higher after a volatile session on Thursday, with investors less worried about prospects for the global economy after the last pre-vote opinion polls showed Britain was likely to remain in the European Union.
Brent crude LCOc1 settled up $1.03, or 2.1 percent, at $50.91 a barrel. U.S. crude CLc1 settled at $50.11 a barrel, up 98 cents. Both contracts shot up in the last few minutes of trading.
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