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New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 14/11/2016, 08:12 am
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SYDNEY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 08:06 / 2106 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,370.74 +0.0 NZSX 50

6,735.74 +37.96 DJIA

18,847.66 +39.78 Nikkei

17,374.79 +30.37 NASDAQ

5,237.11 +28.32 FTSE

6,730.43 -97.55 S&P 500

2,164.45 -3.03 Hang Seng

22,531.09 -308.02 SPI 200 Fut

5,342.00 -15.00 STI

2,814.60 -19.49 SSEC

3,195.88 +24.60 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

2.655 +0.000 US 10 YR Bond

2.138 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond

3.065 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond

2.945 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

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1700GMT AUD US$

0.7537 0.7625 NZD US$

0.7111 0.7223 EUR US$

1.0830 1.0913 Yen US$

106.86 106.41 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,236.45

Silver (Lon)

17.34 Gold (NY)

1,225.72

Light Crude

43.41 TRJCRB Index

180.74 -2.59 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average ended at a record closing high on Friday, capping off its best week since 2011 after Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the U.S. presidential election.

The S&P 500 financial index .SPSY has gained 8 percent in the past three sessions and risen to levels not seen since 2008 during the financial crisis. The financial index has still not recovered to levels seen before the crisis.

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON -Britain's top share index fell on Friday, dragged down by a sell-off in emerging markets that hit shares of companies exposed to those regions, as investors digested the implications of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.

The blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE dropped 1.4 percent to 6,730.43 points by the close, falling for the second session in a row and underperforming the broader European market. A rise in sterling weighed on the index.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stood firmer on Friday, not far a nine-month high, as investors took profit after markets rose on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could boost growth.

The Nikkei .N225 gained 0.2 percent to 17,374.79, after rising as much as 17,621.73 earlier, the highest level since Feb. 2.

For a full report, double click on .T

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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open down on Monday, edging down from a near two-week high touched in the previous session.

Local share price index futures fell 0.3 percent to 5,342.0, a 28.8-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark inched up 0.79 percent on Friday.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar rose to its highest in nine months against a basket of major currencies on Friday and posted its best week in a year as investors packed on bets that the administration of President-elect Donald Trump would pump up U.S. inflation.

The dollar index .DXY , which tracks the dollar against six rival world currencies, rose more than 2 percent this week, its best one-week gain since November 2015.

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury futures declined to ten-month lows on Friday as bond investors worried that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would enact policies that increase inflation, which reduces the value of debt.

U.S. 10-year Treasury futures TYv1 fell as low as 127-5/32, the lowest since Jan. 12, before retracing back to 127-10/32.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold prices tumbled 3 percent to a five-month low on Friday, hit by a broad selloff in commodities as well as surging bond yields on speculation a splurge of U.S. infrastructure spending could stoke inflation.

Spot gold XAU= was down 3 percent at $1,222.38 an ounce by 3:04 p.m. EST (2004 GMT) after touching a session low of $1,219.40, the weakest since June 3. The selloff put gold on track for its poorest weekly performance since June 2013, even after it rallied nearly 5 percent on Wednesday when results showed Republican Donald Trump was the U.S. president-elect.

U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled down 3.3 percent at $1,224.30.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper fell on Friday as profit taking set in after a frenzied rally that pushed the metal to its best week since 2011, buoyed by Donald Trump's surprise U.S. election victory and improved demand prospects in China.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 jumped nearly 8 percent to $6,025.50 a tonne earlier, its highest level since June 2015 and putting it in sight of its best week since 1980 MCU3 .

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices settled down more than 2 percent on Friday after OPEC said October output reached another record, casting doubt on whether its plan to limit production is achievable or enough to ease persisting oversupply in the market

International Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $44.75 per barrel, down $1.09, or 2.4 percent. It had reached a low of $44.19, the lowest since August.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 were down by $1.25, or 2.8 percent, to $43.41 per barrel, after recovering from a low of 43.04.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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