WELLINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:24 / 1924 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,339.18 -46.57 NZSX 50
7,468.59 -66.13 DJIA
18,085.45 -394.46 Nikkei
16,965.76 +6.99 NASDAQ
5,125.91 -133.58 FTSE
6,776.95 -81.75 S&P 500
2,127.81 -53.49 Hang Seng
24,099.70 +180.36 SPI 200 Fut
5,246.00 -79.00 STI
2,873.33 -21.15 SSEC
3,078.85 -17.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.114 +0.093 US 10 YR Bond
1.675 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.355 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.393 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7535 0.7632 NZD US$
0.7316 0.7383 EUR US$
1.1232 1.1272 Yen US$
102.69 102.22 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,330.85
Silver (Lon)
19.03 Gold (NY)
1,327.69
TRJCRB Index
182.54 -3.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, giving the S&P 500 its worst day since June as investor nervousness increased following a nuclear test by North Korea and Federal Reserve officials' comments lifted rate hike bets.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 394.46 points, or 2.13 percent, to 18,085.45, while the S&P 500 .SPX lost 53.49 points, or 2.45 percent, to 2,127.81. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 133.58 points, or 2.54 percent, to 5,125.91.
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LONDON - British shares fell on Friday, posting their biggest weekly decline since May, after the European Central Bank made no changes in its asset-buying programme.
The FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed down 1.2 percent at 6,776.95 points, with the losses accelerating after U.S. markets opened, and dropped 1.7 percent for the week. The decline was bigger than the losses after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei was flat in choppy trade on Friday as investors continued to look for clues to when U.S. interest rate will be increased and whehter the Bank of Japan will add to its aggressive monetary stimulus.
The Nikkei .N225 ended nearly flat at 16,965.76, and it was down 0.2 percent for the week.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Friday as remarks by Federal Reserve policymakers helped boost investor expectations of a near-term increase in U.S. interest rates.
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said in a speech on Friday that gradual interest rate increases might be in order with the U.S. economy at full employment and that low interest rates were increasing the chance of an overheated economy.
The dollar index .DXY , which tracks the U.S. currency against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.35 percent to 95.366.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday, with long-dated maturities reaching more than two-month highs, in line with Japanese government bonds, after reports suggested the Bank of Japan is considering measures to cut short- to medium-term yields, while lifting those of long-term debt.
In late New York trading, benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were down 16/32 in price to yield 1.673 percent, compared with 1.616 percent late on Thursday. Yields rose as high as 1.678 percent, an 11-week high. The 30-year Treasury bond US30YT=RR fell more than a point in price to yield 2.392 percent, compared with 2.322 percent on Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold prices fell again on Friday as hawkish comments on U.S. interest rates from a top Federal Reserve official helped lift the U.S. dollar, and as buyers continued to cash in on this week's price rally.
Spot gold was down 0.67 percent at $1,329.02 per ounce by 2:18 p.m. EDT (1818 GMT), while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled down $7.1, or 0.53 percent, at $1,334.5 per ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Most industrial metals slipped in thin trade on Friday, weighed by a stronger dollar, weak oil prices and concern about Europe's economy after German exports tumbled, with zinc at its lowest in more than a week.
LME three month copper CMCU3 slipped 0.7 percent to finish at $4,633 a tonne, after hitting a two-week top of $4,688.50 on Wednesday.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell 4 percent on Friday, paring most of the previous session's rise as traders noted that a tropical storm was behind this week's unexpected slump in U.S. crude inventories.
Brent crude LCOc1 settled down $1.98 at $48.01 a barrel after rising above $50 for the first time in two weeks on Thursday. U.S. crude CLc1 was down $1.74 at $45.88.
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