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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,051.26 -74.44 NZSX 50
5,989.0 -34.9 DJIA
17,245.24 -202.83 Nikkei
19,596.91 -100.86 NASDAQ
4,927.88 -77.20 FTSE
6,118.28 -60.40 S&P 500
2,023.04 -22.93 Hang Seng
22,396.14 -492.78 SPI 200 Fut
4,997.00 -37.00 STI
2,925.68 -33.33 SSEC
3,581.70 -51.20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.938 -0.020 US 10 YR Bond
2.275 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.605 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
3.057 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7109 0.7127 NZD US$
0.6523 0.6536 EUR US$
1.0745 1.0784 Yen US$
122.30 122.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,081.50
Silver (Lon)
14.22 Gold (NY)
1,082.95
Light Crude
40.74 TRJCRB Index
184.77 -1.66 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street fell sharply on Friday and capped off its worst week since the dark days of August, hurt by a selloff in technology companies, while department stores dropped on concerns about the upcoming holiday shopping season.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 1.16 percent to finish at 17,245.24 points and the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.12 percent to 2,023.04. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 1.54 percent to 4,927.88.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - European shares fell on Friday, weighed down by some weak corporate earnings, to record their worst weekly loss in around two months.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 slid 0.8 percent to 1,457.91 points. The index fell 2.7 percent over the course of the week, its worst weekly drop since early September.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks slipped on Friday, snapping a seven-day winning streak as investors shunned risk and cashed in on recent gains after a sharp drop on Wall Street and weaker commodities prices.
The Nikkei share average .N225 lost 0.5 percent to end the day at 19,596.91. The benchmark index added 1.7 percent for the week for its fourth consecutive week of gains.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro was little changed against the dollar and slightly stronger against the yen in as foreign exchange markets reopened globally on Sunday following the attacks in Paris that left more than 100 people dead.
The euro was lately buying $1.0774; it hit a high of $1.0778 after trading opened. The attacks occurred Friday evening, but by that time most forex trading had waned, and the effect was a modest rally in the euro that strategists attributed to the unwind of speculative positions.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Friday, with yields hitting their lowest in a week, as unexpectedly weak U.S. retail sales and producer prices data reinforced the view of modest economic growth and tame inflation.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR were last up 13/32 in price with a yield of 2.273 percent, down 5 basis points from late on Thursday.
The 10-year yield has fallen 6 basis points on the week, snapping three straight weekly increases.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell back towards near six-year lows on Friday, staying on track for a fourth straight weekly loss, on expectations the Federal Reserve is set to raise U.S. interest rates next month for the first time in nearly a decade.
Spot gold XAU= was at $1,082.30 an ounce at 2:13 p.m. EST (1913 GMT), down 0.2 percent, having touched its lowest since February 2010 on Thursday at $1,074.26. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled down 10 cents an ounce at $1,080.90.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices slid to a six-year low on Friday as worries about economic and demand growth in top consumer China escalated and abundant supplies reinforced expectations of surpluses.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange earlier hit $4,787.50 a tonne. The metal used in power and construction ended little changed at $4,825 a tonne in ring trading, from $4,823.50 on Thursday.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil slumped again on Friday, extending the week's loss to the largest in eight months, as swelling storage of crude on both land and sea pressured prices.
Brent LCOc1 settled down 45 cents at $43.61 a barrel, as the December contract which served as the front-month expired. It lost nearly $4 on the week.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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