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2.214 -0.089 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.395 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
3.032 -0.058 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Currencies
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0.6386 0.6349 EUR US$
1.1390 1.1301 Yen US$
120.14 120.84 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,117.50
Silver (Lon)
15.20 Gold (NY)
1,119.15
Light Crude
46.97 TRJCRB Index
198.22 -0.76 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK -U.S. stocks were up in volatile afternoon trading on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates in a nod to concerns about global economic weakness.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 36.68 points, or 0.22 percent, to 16,776.63, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 6.92 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,002.23 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 22.53 points, or 0.46 percent, to 4,911.76.
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LONDON -
Britain's share market on Thursday gave up some of its gains from the previous session, with engineering companies such as Smiths Group SMIN.L and Weir Group WEIR.L falling on concerns about peer Rotork's ROR.L outlook.
The FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.7 percent at 6,186.99 points at its close. It gained 1.5 percent in the previous session, when it set a one-week high.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO -
Japanese stocks rose for a third consecutive day on Thursday, buoyed by continued gains on Wall Street and calm markets in China ahead of the much anticipated outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 1.4 percent to 18,432.27, its highest point since September 9.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK -
The dollar slumped on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid a slew of global challenges, and lowered its long-term outlook for the American economy.
In midafternoon trading, the euro rose to three-week highs of $1.1420 EUR= and was last at $1.1387, up 0.9 percent. Against the yen, the dollar fell 0.3 percent to 120.20 JPY= .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Thursday, with two-year note yields hitting their lowest level in nearly two weeks, after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged after its two-day policy meeting.
U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds US30YT=RR were last up 1-7/32 in price to yield 3.03 percent, from a yield of 3.09 percent late Wednesday. Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were last up 27/32 in price to yield 2.21 percent, from a yield of 2.30 percent late Wednesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK -
Gold rose to a two-week high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve said it held U.S. interest rates steady following a two-day policy meeting, sending the dollar index .DXY to a three-week low.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.8 percent at $1,127.80 an ounce, after rising to $1,130.35, the highest since Sept. 3. It rose 1.3 percent on Wednesday in its biggest daily jump since Aug. 20, helped by data showing U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in August.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON -
Copper hit nearly two-month highs on Thursday after a massive earthquake in top producer Chile but then retreated as reports showed little damage to mines so far.
Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed up 0.4 percent at $5,400 a tonne after hitting its highest since July 22 at $5,440.50 following initial reports of the Chile quake.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK -
Brent and U.S. crude futures fell on Thursday in volatile trading as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later in the day.
Brent crude for November delivery LCOc1 was down $1 at $48.75 a barrel at 12:14 p.m. EDT (1614 GMT), having swung from $48.48 to $50.14.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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