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RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 28/10/2015, 05:47 am
© Reuters.  RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets
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(Repeats to additional subscribers) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 1843 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,346.15 -1.84 NZSX 50

6,001.02 +30.35 DJIA

17,569.70 -53.35 Nikkei

18,777.04 -170.08 NASDAQ

5,019.88 -14.83 FTSE

6,365.27 -51.75 S&P 500

2,062.48 -8.70 Hang Seng

23,142.73 +26.48 SPI 200 Fut

5,322.00 -24.00 STI

3,052.53 -30.54 SSEC

3,434.27 +4.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

2.621 -0.015 US 10 YR Bond

2.025 -0.033 NZ 10 YR Bond

3.350 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond

2.848 -0.019 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

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1700GMT AUD US$

0.7195 0.7239 NZD US$

0.6777 0.6777 EUR US$

1.1037 1.1058 Yen US$

120.32 120.67 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,165.70

Silver (Lon)

15.82 Gold (NY)

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43.24 TRJCRB Index

191.34 -0.94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - Wall Street was lower on Tuesday after mixed earnings reports from major U.S. companies, weaker-than-expected data and further declines in crude oil prices.

At 1625 GMT, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 37.01 points, or 0.21 percent, at 17,586.04, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 7.65 points, or 0.37 percent, at 2,063.53 and the Nasdaq composite index .IXIC was down 8.89 points, or 0.18 percent, at 5,025.81.

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell for on Tuesday, extending losses as shares linked to the economic cycle gave up ground on concerns over growth in some countries and an oversupplied commodity market.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.8 percent at 6,365.27 points at the close, its biggest daily loss in almost two weeks.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks fell on Tuesday after Apple Inc (O:AAPL) APPL.O suppliers such as TDK Corp 6762.T and Murata Manufacturing Co 6981.T tumbled before the tech giant's earnings report, while investors remained cautious before key central bank events this week.

The Nikkei share average .N225 fell 0.9 percent to 18,777.04.

For a full report, double click on .T

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar held firm against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as traders await the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to raise interest rates by year-end amid evidence the U.S. economy has slowed in recent weeks.

The dollar index .DXY was up 0.08 percent at 96.937, not far below a 2-1/2 month peak of 97.201 struck on Friday. The euro EUR= slipped 0.2 percent to $1.1038, but the greenback fell 0.5 percent to 120.41 yen JPY= .

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday after a drop in domestic durable goods orders in September reinforced the view of a slowdown in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter, supporting investor demand for low-risk government bonds.

Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR rose 11/32 in price to yield 2.018 percent, down 4 basis points from late Monday.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold edged up on Tuesday as caution ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting weighed on risk appetite, but moves were muted as buyers awaited clues on the timing of a possible U.S. interest rate hike.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.4 percent at $1,167.20 an ounce at 1450 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery were up $1 an ounce at $1,167.20.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper prices rose on Tuesday as expectations of a weaker dollar fuelled a short-covering rally, but gains are likely to be limited by technical levels and worries about slowing demand growth in top consumer China.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed 0.5 percent higher at $5,220 a tonne.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices fell a third straight session on Tuesday, with Brent crude touching a six-week low on the persistent global supply glut ahead of U.S. data expected to show another increase in crude inventories.

Brent December futures LCOc1 were off 88 cents at $46.66 a barrel by 1558 GMT, having earlier fallen more than $1 to $46.41, the lowest since mid-September.

U.S. December crude CLc1 was off $1.04 at $42.94, having slumped to a nine-week low of $42.58.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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