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RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 19/10/2015, 05:42 am
© Reuters.  RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets
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NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,268.21 +38.16 NZSX 50

5,820.01 +44.31 DJIA

17,215.97 +74.22 Nikkei

18,291.80 +194.90 NASDAQ

4,886.69 +16.59 FTSE

6,378.04 +39.37 S&P 500

2,033.11 +9.25 Hang Seng

23,067.37 +179.20 SPI 200 Fut

5,274.00 +22.00 STI

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0.6791 0.6835 EUR US$

1.1353 1.1383 Yen US$

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EQUITIES

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, notching a third week of gains, lifted by a jump in General Electric (N:GE) shares and upbeat consumer sentiment data.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 74.22 points, or 0.43 percent, to 17,215.97, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 9.25 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,033.11 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 16.59 points, or 0.34 percent, to 4,886.69.

For the week, the Dow rose 0.8 percent and the Nasdaq gained 1.2 percent, both also registering a third week of gains, while the S&P 500 was up 0.9 percent.

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON - Britain's top share index rose on Friday, lifted by drugmaker Shire SHP.L , whose shares climbed on speculation it could be lining up a bid for a U.S. rival.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE ended up 0.6 percent at 6,378.04 points.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japanese shares rose on Friday after upbeat U.S. price and jobless claims data eased recent concerns over the U.S. economy, but trading activity was subdued as investors looked ahead to more catalysts.

The Nikkei share average .N225 gained 1.1 percent to 18,291.80. For the week, it dropped 0.8 percent.

For a full report, double click on .T

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar rose broadly on Friday as traders reckoned the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates later this year and the European Central Bank may provide more stimulus to help the euro zone economy.

The dollar index .DXY was up 0.2 percent at 94.572 but was still on track for a third straight week of declines, having fallen to a seven-week intraday low of 93.806 on Thursday.

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Friday after data showing an upward revision to industrial production in August supported a potential December Federal Reserve rate hike, while a lack of conviction capped the rise in yields.

U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were down 3/32 in price to yield 2.03 percent, from a yield of 2.02 percent late Thursday.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold prices slipped on Friday as a recovering dollar pulled them off a 3-1/2 month high, but the metal still eked out a weekly rise after gaining in recent sessions on bets against a U.S. interest rate hike.

U.S. gold futures for December delivery GCv1 settled down $4.40, or 0.4 percent, at $1,182.10 an ounce. Spot gold, or bullion XAU= , was down 0.6 percent at $1,176.06 by 2037 GMT.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper slid from near a one-month high on Friday as a stronger dollar weighed on the market and planned output cuts by miners failed to ease concerns over ample supplies.

Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed 0.4 percent lower at $5,285 a tonne, after climbing near a four-week high earlier in the day.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Friday as traders covered short positions after four days of sharp losses, and the U.S. oil rig count fell for a seventh week in a row.

U.S. crude CLc1 settled up 88 cents at $47.26 per barrel, down almost 5 percent on the week. Brent LCOc1 for December delivery settled up 73 cents at $50.46 a barrel, down about 4 percent on the week.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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