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06:49 / 1749 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,645.43 -7.73 NZSX 50
7,053.54 -1.96
DJIA
19,889.24 -1.70 Nikkei
18,914.58 NASDAQ
5,639.02 -3.63 FTSE
7,140.75 +33.10 S&P 500
2,280.43 +0.88 Hang Seng
23,184.52 -133.87 SPI 200 Fut
5,598.00 +0.00 STI
3,044.08 -23.41 SSEC
3,159.17 +9.61 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.760 -0.027 US 10 YR Bond
2.470 -0.004 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.400 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
3.084 +0.002 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7667 0.7635 NZD US$
0.7290 0.7288 EUR US$
1.0785 1.0780 Yen US$
112.75 112.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,221.95
Silver (Lon)
17.46 Gold (NY)
1,209.11
Light Crude
53.72 TRJCRB Index
193.89 -0.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks reversed course and were up slightly on Thursday, as a rise in consumer shares helped offset losses in financials, but investors remained cautious over President Donald Trump's isolationist policies.
At 10:58 a.m. ET (1558 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 21.49 points, or 0.11 percent, at 19,912.43, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 3 points, or 0.13 percent, at 2,282.55 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 9.84 points, or 0.17 percent, at 5,652.49.
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LONDON - - Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, as shares in consumer products group Reckitt Benckiser RB.L jumped on M&A-related news and energy and mining sectors were also strong.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE closed 0.5 percent higher at 7,140.75 points, marking its biggest one-day gain in two weeks. The index extended gains when sterling reversed course after the Bank of England disappointed bets that interest rates could be hiked by the end of the year.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday to its lowest in more than a week after a stronger yen soured sentiment.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 1.2 percent to 18,914.58, the lowest closing level since Jan. 24.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest since mid-November against a basket of major rivals on Thursday in the wake of a Federal Reserve policy statement that disappointed investors hoping for clearer signs on rate hikes, while rhetoric from U.S. President Trump unnerved traders.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, slumped to its lowest since Nov. 14 at 99.233 .DXY in morning trade in Europe. The euro hit an eight-week high against the dollar of $1.0828 EUR= , while the dollar slumped as much as 1 percent against the yen to 112.06 yen.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices gained on Thursday a day after the Federal Reserve gave a more dovish-than-expected statement, and as uncertainty over policies from President Donald Trump increased safety buying of U.S. debt.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR gained 7/32 in price to yield 2.45 percent, down from 2.47 percent late on Wednesday. The yields got as high as 2.52 percent before the Fed's statement on Wednesday, as jobs and manufacturing data pointed to accelerating economic growth.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold hit an 11-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave no clear signal on the likelihood of a March interest rate increase in its latest statement, prompting another drop in the dollar.
Spot gold XAU= struck its highest level since Nov. 17 at $1,225.30 an ounce, and was up 0.9 percent at $1,219.96 at 1520 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for April delivery were up $14.00 at $1,222.40.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Nickel prices hit three-week highs on Thursday after the Philippines ordered the closure of 21 mines, mainly nickel producers that account for about half of output in the world's top ore supplier.
Benchmark nickel CMNI3 on the London Metal Exchange closed up 1.4 percent at $10,395 a tonne, having earlier touched $10,500, the strongest since Jan. 11.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices were little changed in U.S. trade on Thursday, retracing early gains as traders grew less concerned about mounting tensions between the United States and Iran, but prices were still supported by evidence that OPEC and other big exporters were cutting production.
Brent LCOc1 futures were up 9 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $56.89 a barrel by 11:18 a.m. EST (1618 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was down 4 cents, or 0.1 percent, at $53.84 per barrel.
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