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07:25 / 1825 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,471.26 +58.91 NZSX 50
7,343.45 +38.03 DJIA
18,170.57 -168.67 Nikkei
16,693.71 +228.31 NASDAQ
5,277.23 -41.32 FTSE
6,919.42 +70.04 S&P 500
2,155.75 -15.62 Hang Seng
23,739.47 +119.82 SPI 200 Fut
5,435.00 -28.00 STI
2,885.71 +27.70 SSEC
2,998.23 +10.38 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.016 -0.007 US 10 YR Bond
1.562 -0.005 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.365 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
2.280 -0.008 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7636 0.7662 NZD US$
0.7253 0.7274 EUR US$
1.1205 1.1217 Yen US$
101.11 101.55 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,318.10
Silver (Lon)
19.08 Gold (NY)
1,321.23
Light Crude
47.83 TRJCRB Index
185.82 -0.08 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street was lower in choppy trading late Thursday morning after two straight days of gains, pulled lower by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and healthcare stocks.
The S&P 500 .SPX was down 2.81 points, or 0.13 percent, at 2,168.56. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 17.55 points, or 0.33 percent, at 5,301.00.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top share index approached a 1-1/2 year high on Thursday, boosted by heavyweight oil companies after a decision by OPEC to curb output for the first time since 2008
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed up 1 percent at 6,919.42 points, within touching distance of its 2016 peak of 6,955 points which was its highest level since April 2015.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1 percent on Thursday as investors cheered a weakening yen and rallying oil prices after OPEC's surprise deal to trim crude output.
The Nikkei stock index .N225 ended up 1.4 percent, or 228.31 points, at 16,693.71.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hit an eight-day high against the yen on Thursday on reduced appetite for the safe-haven currency a day after OPEC agreed to cut oil output, while easing concerns surrounding the European banking sector helped the euro gain.
The dollar was last up 0.92 percent against the yen at 101.58 yen JPY= after hitting an eight-day high of 101.84 yen.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields edged higher for a second straight session on Thursday, as risk appetite improved with oil and global stocks mostly posting gains after news on Wednesday OPEC would cut crude supply.
In mid-morning trading, U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were down 6/32 in price for a yield of 1.589 percent, up from 1.567 percent late on Wednesday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold was up a shade on Thursday after the dollar flip-flopped in the wake of mixed U.S. data and as scepticism grew over whether OPEC members would be able to implement production cuts that could fuel inflation.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.18 percent at $1,323.61 an ounce by 2:02 p.m. EDT (1802 GMT), having touched an overnight high of$1,325.80.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Lead climbed on Thursday to its highest since May last year, supported by steadier copper prices and worries over mine supply, while nickel retreated from a seven-week high.
Three-month lead on the London Metal Exchange CMPB3 closed up 3.3 percent at $2,062.50 a tonne. The metal hit $2,070.50 earlier, its strongest since May 2015, extending gains from the previous session, when rising oil prices also lent support.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose nearly 3 percent on Thursday, extending their rally on optimism over OPEC's first output cut plan in eight years, despite some analysts' doubts that the reduction would be enough to rebalance a heavily over-supplied market.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $1.06, or 2.2 percent, at $49.75 by 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT). Brent hit a session peak at $49.81, the highest since Sept. 9, after falling to $47.99 earlier.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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