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0.00 +0.00 DJIA
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6,155.81 -73.20 S&P 500
1,952.88 +10.84 Hang Seng
21,562.50 -568.81 SPI 200 Fut
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3,196.22 -46.87 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
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2.227 +0.046 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.310 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.992 +0.048 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Currencies
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0.7074 0.7024 NZD US$
0.6300 0.6277 EUR US$
1.1280 1.1209 Yen US$
120.60 120.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,109.50
Silver (Lon)
14.66 Gold (NY)
1,105.70
Light Crude
45.64 TRJCRB Index
198.01 +2.21 --------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK -
Wall Street was higher in early afternoon trading on Thursday as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and biotech shares lifted the market ahead of the crucial Federal Reserve meeting next week.
At 12:50 ET (1650 GMT) the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 93.24 points, or 0.57 percent, at 16,346.81, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 12.42 points, or 0.64 percent, at 1,954.46 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 43.71 points, or 0.92 percent, at 4,800.24.
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LONDON -
Britain's FTSE 100 index fell on Thursday, extending its early losses as sterling strengthened after the Bank of England sounded less concerned than expected about the domestic impact of the turmoil in global markets.
The FTSE 100 was down 1.2 percent at 6,155.81 points at the close, snapping its three-day rally.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO -
Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as a surprise drop in machinery orders in July heightened concerns about the economy, prompting investors to book profits a day after the market posted its biggest gain in nearly seven years.
The Nikkei share average .N225 dropped 2.5 percent to close at 18,299.62, shedding about a third of Wednesday's 7.7 percent jump, which was the biggest single-session rise for the benchmark index since October 30, 2008.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK -
The dollar softened on Thursday as global stock markets turned down and economic data sent contrary signals about whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise U.S. interest rates as early as next week.
The dollar index .DXY , a basket of six currencies valued against the greenback, was last off 0.15 percent. It has moved in tandem with global equities in recent months.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK -
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as stocks gained, reducing demand for safe haven assets, even after the government sold new 30-year bonds to strong demand.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 15/32 in price to yield 2.23 percent, up from 2.18 percent late on Wednesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK -
Gold rose from four-week lows on Thursday as European stocks snapped a three-day run of gains, but traders remained cautious as they awaited fresh clues on the timing of a U.S. rate hike.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.5 percent at $1,110.65 an ounce at 2:40 p.m. EDT (1840 GMT), while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled up 0.7 percent at $1,109.30 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON -
Copper prices hit a seven-week high on Thursday as fund buying fuelled the uptrend, but gains were capped ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting next week and on fears of a hard landing in top consumer China.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 closed up at $5,398 a tonne from $5,365 at the close on Wednesday. The metal used in power and construction earlier hit $5,435.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK -
Oil prices rallied on Thursday, with U.S. crude up more than 3 percent as indications of strong U.S. demand for gasoline overshadowed news of increased U.S. inventories of crude. The front-month in Brent LCOc1 , the global oil benchmark, rose 98 cents, or about 2 percent, to $48.56, after a session high at $48.92.
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