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07:19 / 1919 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,515.47 -26.42 NZSX 50
7,391.3 -35.98 DJIA
18,395.40 -53.01 Nikkei
16,360.71 -195.24 NASDAQ
5,218.92 +6.71 FTSE
6,838.05 +21.15 S&P 500
2,169.04 -3.43 Hang Seng
22,909.54 +94.59 SPI 200 Fut
5,482.00 -4.00 STI
2,857.65 -19.28 SSEC
3,070.48 +2.15 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
1.978 +0.055 US 10 YR Bond
1.628 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.285 -0.025 US 30 YR Bond
2.287 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7561 0.7632 NZD US$
0.7226 0.7316 EUR US$
1.1178 1.1298 Yen US$
101.90 100.49 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,318.75
Silver (Lon)
18.61 Gold (NY)
1,320.85
Light Crude
47.64 TRJCRB Index
186.11 -0.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended modestly lower after a volatile session on Friday, having bounced between gains and losses as investors wrestled with the likely timing of a U.S. interest rate hike following comments from top Federal Reserve officials.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 53.01 points, or 0.29 percent, to 18,395.4, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.43 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,169.04 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 6.71 points, or 0.13 percent, to 5,218.92.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top share index rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that a U.S. interest rate rise could come later this year, a relief for investors after last week's hawkish comments from some Fed policymakers.
The blue chip FTSE 100 .FTSE was up 21.15 points, or 0.3 percent, at 6,838.05 points by the close, though it posted a second straight weekly fall.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell to three-week lows on Friday, hit by a fall on Wall Street and as investors stayed cautious before a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, but companies announcing share buybacks attracted buying.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 1.2 percent lower at 16,360.71 points, its lowest closing level since August 5.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rallied to a two-week high against the yen and Swiss Franc on Friday in volatile trading as investors focused on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's comments on an improving U.S. economy that bolstered the case for an interest rate increase.
In afternoon trading, the dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback versus six major currencies, rose 0.8 percent at 95.563. Earlier, the index hit a 10-day high.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose to more than one-month highs on Friday as investors considered whether the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates at its September meeting, after hawkish but noncommittal comments by Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were down 16/32 in price to yield 1.63 percent, the highest since June 24, and up from 1.56 percent before the comments.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold pared gains on Friday, while the dollar turned up and U.S. stocks fell, as investors struggled to decipher the timing of a U.S. interest rate increase following comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and other officials.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.02 percent at $1,321.52 an ounce by 3:00 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT). It was on track to finish the week down 1.5 percent after two straight weeks higher.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc hit its highest in 15 months on Friday as bearish speculators scrambled to close out positions, though some investors doubted that the hefty gains were entirely justified.
LME zinc CMZN3 rallied to its highest since May 2015 at $2,333 a tonne before retreating. Zinc, used to rust-proof steel, failed to trade in closing open outcry activity but was bid up 0.7 percent to $2,314, taking this year's gains to 44 percent.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices were largely unchanged on Friday in a volatile session, as traders reacted to comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and reports of missile activity in Saudi Arabia.
At one point, crude benchmarks were up as much as 2 percent before drifting lower. Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $49.92, up 25 cents or 0.5 percent. U.S. crude CLc1 ended the session 31 cents higher at $47.64.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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