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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,784.66 -20.44 NZSX 50
7,089.52 +27.04 DJIA
20,798.13 +22.53 Nikkei
19,371.46 -8.41 NASDAQ
5,830.45 -30.18 FTSE
7,271.37 -30.88 S&P 500
2,362.10 -0.72 Hang Seng
24,114.86 -87.10 SPI 200 Fut
5,755.00 -4.00 STI
3,137.57 +15.37 SSEC
3,251.09 -10.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.763 -0.035 US 10 YR Bond
2.383 -0.035 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.290 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
3.018 -0.018 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7710 0.7692 NZD US$
0.7226 0.7205 EUR US$
1.0569 1.0555 Yen US$
112.62 113.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,247.90
Silver (Lon)
18.11 Gold (NY)
1,237.31
Light Crude
54.34 TRJCRB Index
191.52 +0.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed course after hitting record intraday highs late Thursday morning as losses in tech stocks offset the impact of a surge in oil prices.
At 11:05 a.m. ET, the Dow .DJI was down 3.61 points, or 0.02 percent, at 20,771.99, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 4.22 points, or 0.17 percent, at 2,358.6 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 41.30 points, or 0.7 percent, at 5,819.32.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed lower on Thursday, depressed by Barclays (LON:BARC) stock after the bank reported earnings, by mining sector shares and those trading ex-dividend. Ex-divs took about 14 points off the FTSE 100.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks ended marginally lower on Thursday as financials weakened after U.S. yields fell on the cautious tone struck in minutes of the latest Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.
The Nikkei .N225 ended down 0.04 percent to 19,371.46, while the broader Topix .TOPX dropped 0.1 percent to 1,556.25.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of major currencies on Thursday on a perceived lack of progress on U.S. tax reform and public spending, while Wednesday's more dovish-than-expected Federal Reserve meeting minutes continued to weigh on the greenback.
The dollar fell as much as 0.5 percent against the yen to a six-day low of 112.66 yen JPY= , while the euro rose as much as 0.3 percent against the dollar to $1.0587 EUR= .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Yields on U.S. Treasuries fell on Thursday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wants to see a major tax plan passed before Congress by August, but failed to give details about it.
In morning trade, U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last up 8/32 in price to yield 2.389 percent, compared with 2.418 percent late on Wednesday. Yields fell as low as 2.384 percent, their lowest level since Feb. 9.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices hit a three-month high on Thursday after the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting further dampened expectations of an interest rate hike in March, lowering U.S. bond yields and stalling upward momentum in the dollar.
Spot gold XAU= was on track for its biggest daily gain since Feb. 6, rising 0.9 percent by 1611 GMT to $1,249.05 an ounce, its highest since Nov. 11. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 rose 1.3 percent to $1,250.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices tumbled on Thursday as worries about demand in top consumer China resurfaced after the country's housing minister suggested moves were afoot to stabilise the property market, while a firm dollar reinforced negative sentiment.
The benchmark copper futures contract CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 3 percent at $5,859 a tonne, its biggest one-day fall since September 2015. The price has slipped 5.7 percent from a 21-month high of $6,204 on Feb 13
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose but gains were pared Thursday after U.S. government data showed a seventh straight build in crude stocks, suggesting high inventories could undermine OPEC's move to cut output.
Benchmark Brent crude oil LCOc1 rose 81 cents a barrel to $56.65 by 11:30 a.m. EDT (1630 GMT) after touching a high of $57.26. U.S. light crude CLc1 traded up 75 cents at $54.34 a barrel after touching $54.94 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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