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07:26 / 1926 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,507.82 -27.23 NZSX 50
7,385.12 +30.1 DJIA
18,584.83 +10.89 Nikkei
16,486.01 -259.63 NASDAQ
5,240.38 +11.72 FTSE
6,868.96 +9.81 S&P 500
2,186.00 +3.78 Hang Seng
23,023.16 +223.38 SPI 200 Fut
5,482.00 +6.00 STI
2,836.98 -6.37 SSEC
3,104.32 -5.23 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
1.924 -0.009 US 10 YR Bond
1.532 -0.029 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.160 -0.015 US 30 YR Bond
2.257 -0.016 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7690 0.7709 NZD US$
0.7292 0.7292 EUR US$
1.1349 1.1314 Yen US$
99.96 99.85 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,350.05
Silver (Lon)
19.75 Gold (NY)
1,348.18
Light Crude
48.16 TRJCRB Index
189.34 +2.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street pared earlier gains and was little changed in early afternoon trading on Thursday, as a drop in technology stocks offset gains in energy companies on the back of higher oil prices.
At 12:41 p.m. ET (1641 GMT) the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 30.89 points, or 0.17 percent, at 18,543.05. he S&P 500 .SPX was down 0.94 points, or 0.04 percent, at 2,181.28.
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LONDON - UK shares edged up on Thursday, breaking a two-day losing streak after commodity-related stocks gained on the back of a weaker dollar.
The blue chip FTSE 100 FTSE index was up 0.1 percent to 6,868.96 points at the close, in line with the broader risk-on mood across European markets.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to a near two-week low on Thursday, as a strong yen soured investor risk appetite and dragged stocks lower across the board.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 1.6 percent to 16,486.01, the lowest closing level since Aug. 5.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hovered near its lowest against the euro and Swiss franc in nearly eight weeks on Thursday, a day after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting showed a bias among policymakers against raising interest rates soon.
The dollar last hovered slightly above the multiweek lows. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was down 0.36 percent at 94.374 DXY The index earlier touched a near eight-week low of 94.324.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Thursday on bets the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to raise interest rates with domestic inflation stuck below its 2 percent goal and uncertainty about global risks to economic growth at home.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were up 4/32 in price to yield 1.551 percent, down 1 basis point from Wednesday, while the 30-year bond US30YT=RR was up 5/32 in price for a yield of 2.265 percent, down 0.8 basis point.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose on Thursday, buoyed by a weaker dollar after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting showed policymakers were divided over whether to raise interest rates soon.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.3 percent at $1,351.98 an ounce by 2:39 p.m. EDT (1839 GMT), on track for a fourth straight day of gains.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices rose on Thursday as the dollar slipped after minutes of the Fed's last meeting showed little support for an imminent U.S. rate rise and worries about demand in top consumer China receded.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended up 0.7 percent at $4,810 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose on Thursday for a sixth straight day, with Brent crude rising above $50 for the first time in six weeks as the world's biggest producers prepared to discuss a possible freeze in production levels.
Brent LCOc1 ended the session up 2.09 percent at $50.89. The session high of $51.05 was its highest since June 23. U.S. crude CLc1 settled at $48.22, up 3.06 percent after touching a session high of $48.38, the highest since July 5.
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