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07:55 / 1955 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,856.29 -19.91 NZSX 50
7,289.52 +24.47 DJIA
20,652.91 +4.76 Nikkei
18,597.06 -264.21 NASDAQ
5,873.35 +8.88 FTSE
7,303.20 -28.48 S&P 500
2,355.92 +2.97 Hang Seng
24,273.72 -127.08 SPI 200 Fut
5,865.00 +17.00 STI
3,175.59 -0.96 SSEC
3,281.60 +11.29 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.596 +0.016 US 10 YR Bond
2.341 -0.016 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.120 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
2.988 -0.017 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7543 0.7545 NZD US$
0.6968 0.6977 EUR US$
1.0642 1.0675 Yen US$
110.76 110.52 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,252.50
Silver (Lon)
18.24 Gold (NY)
1,254.80
Light Crude
51.69 TRJCRB Index
186.78 +0.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street's three major indexes on Thursday rebounded from Wednesday's sharp decline as investors reconsidered their reaction to Federal Reserve meeting minutes.
At 2:45 P.M. EDT (1845 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 54.97 points, or 0.27 percent, to 20,703.12, the S&P 500 .SPX had gained 6.69 points, or 0.28 percent, to 2,359.64 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC had added 14.40 points, or 0.25 percent, to 5,878.88.
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LONDON - European shares ended slightly higher on Thursday, with banks seeing a volatile session as dovish comments from ECB chief Mario Draghi triggered talk over the outlook for monetary policy in the region.
The STOXX 600 .STOXX index reversed losses to end0.2 percent higher, while Britain's FTSE .FTSE lagged and Germany's DAX .GDAXI gained 0.1 percent.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled to a four-month closing low on Thursday after signs the U.S. Federal Reserve may start cutting its king-sized balance sheet earlier than expected spooked the market.
The Nikkei .N225 dropped 1.4 percent to 18,597.06, the lowest close since early December.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Thursday, with gains limited ahead of a two-day summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that could have geopolitical ramifications, and Friday's U.S. jobs report.
In late trading, the dollar index was up 0.1 percent at 100.69 .DXY . The greenback also rose 0.1 percent versus the Japanese yen at 110.80 JPY= .
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Thursday amid uncertainty ahead of a key U.S. jobs report Friday and a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and also over the fate of Trump's pro-growth agenda.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were last up 4/32 in price to yield 2.343 percent, from a yield of 2.357 percent late Wednesday. U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds US30YT=RR were last up 9/32 in price to yield 2.990 percent, from a yield of 3.005 percent late Wednesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold edged lower on Thursday, pressured by a firmer dollar on the back of upbeat U.S. unemployment data and as some investors sold to redeem profits after bullion's recent advance.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.24 percent at $1,251.76 ounce by 2:42 p.m. EDT (1836 GMT), retreating from an overnight peak of$1,258.96.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper closed lower on Thursday with investors largely cautious ahead of the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed down 0.6 percent at $5,858 a tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Thursday, on track for a fourth straight day of gains, but analysts remained cautious about record-high U.S. crude inventories.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 gained 61 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $54.97 a barrel by 2:21 p.m. EDT (1921 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 rose 1.3 percent, or 66 cents a barrel to $51.81.
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