Nov 18 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 05:14 / 1814 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
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0.00 +0.00 DJIA
18,877.45 +9.31 Nikkei
17,862.63 +0.42 FTSE
6,794.71 +44.99 S&P 500
2,186.35 +9.41 Hang Seng
22,262.88 -17.65 SPI 200 Fut
5,356.00 +18.00 STI
2,813.48 +19.49 SSEC
3,208.68 +3.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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2.986 +0.061 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7426 0.7472 NZD US$
0.7035 0.7088 EUR US$
1.0639 1.0693 Yen US$
109.84 109.28 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,226.75
Silver (Lon)
16.78 Gold (NY)
1,224.90
Light Crude
45.79 TRJCRB Index
182.84 +0.50 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P and the Nasdaq were slightly higher in late morning trading on Thursday as investors assessed remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at a congressional testimony.
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LONDON - British shares rose on Thursday, helped by gains among mining firms, though Royal Mail (LON:RMG) dropped after an earnings update.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks ended marginally higher on Thursday as stocks were bought after the central bank's first fixed-rate debt purchasing operation weakened the yen.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar on Thursday climbed to fresh 13-1/2 highs versus a basket of major currencies after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen finished her appearance before the Congress's Joint Economic Committee.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened on Thursday after U.S. data suggested the labor market is tightening and inflation is beginning to gain traction, which prompted investors to sell government debt with longer-dated maturities.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold gained on Thursday, shrugging off strong U.S. economic data and comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that further bolstered the case for hiking rates next month.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper was barely changed as the impact of a slightly weaker dollar was offset by concerns that the metal used in construction and power had risen too far in recent sessions.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose on Thursday, with U.S. crude briefly rising as much as $1 a barrel, as expectations of an OPEC deal to limit production outweighed oversupply concerns, but a rallying dollar capped gains.
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