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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200
5,670.10 +0.49 NZSX 50
5,853.76 +29.61 DJIA
18,086.45 -33.80 Nikkei
20,650.92 +50.80 NASDAQ
5,210.14 +46.96 FTSE
6,775.08 -21.37 S&P 500
2,126.64 +2.35 Hang Seng
25,415.27 +252.49 SPI 200 Fut
5,612.00 -1.00 TRJCRB Index
214.54 -1.01 Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond
2.941 -0.027 US 10 YR Bond
2.347 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.490 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
3.080 +0.000 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$
0.7372 0.7406 NZD US$
0.6515 0.6535 EUR US$
1.0835 1.0885 Yen US$
123.98 124.02 Commodities
Gold (Lon)
1132.80
Silver (Lon)
14.86
Gold (NY)
1133.60
Light Crude
50.89
---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - A major rally in Google pushed the Nasdaq to a second straight record high on Friday while weak energy stocks weighed on the Dow and S&P 500.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 46.96 points, or 0.91 percent, to end at 5,210.14, its second straight record high close.
The S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.35 points, or 0.11 percent, to end at 2,126.64, just shy of its record high of 2,130.82.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 33.8 points, or 0.19 percent, to end at 18,086.45.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended lower on Friday, weighed down by miners hit by a drop in metals prices and by Royal Mail RMG.L , which fell after market regulator Ofcom published a discussion document reviewing the company.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed 0.3 percent weaker at 6,775.08 points after rising 0.6 percent in the previous session.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks extended their rise into a fifth day on Friday thanks to strength on Wall Street, but gains were capped as investors refrained from taking big positions before a long weekend.
The Nikkei share average .N225 edged up 0.3 percent to 20,650.92, the highest closing level in three weeks. For the week, the benchmark jumped 4.4 percent, the biggest weekly gain since last October.
The broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.1 percent to 1,662.94 in thin trade, with only 1.873 billion shares changing hands, the lowest level in a month. The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 added 0.2 percent to 15,022.34.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Friday, ending its best week of gains since May, on strong inflation and housing data that encouraged bets on a U.S. interest rates hike by the end of the year.
The greenback, as tracked by the U.S. dollar index .DXY against a basket of currencies, has this week clocked a nearly 2 percent rise, and on Friday was last up 0.20 percent. That was the index's best weekly showing since the week ended May 22.
The euro was off 0.25 percent on Friday to $1.0850 EUR= , a level last seen on May 27 and down more than 2 percent on the week as currency investors shifted attention from the Greek crisis to economic fundamentals that favor the United States.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened on Friday after solid data on inflation and housing bolstered the view that the Federal Reserve is closer to raising interest rates.
A rally in 30-year bonds US30YT=RR accounted for the bulk of the move, gaining 21/32 in price to yield 3.08 percent, down from 3.12 percent late on Thursday.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR rose 2/32 in price to yield 2.35 percent, little changed on the day.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to a five-year low on Friday, pressured by a strong dollar and expectations for a U.S. rate hike this year, and as China bought less than expected over the past six years.
Spot gold XAU= dropped 1.1 percent to its lowest since April 2010 at $1,130.70 an ounce and was last down 1 percent at $1,133.13. It was on track for a 2.6 percent weekly fall, the biggest since early March.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices slipped on Friday, pressured by uncertainty over demand from top consumer China and a firmer dollar, but a Chinese stock market recovery is expected to curb the metal's losses.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down more than 1 percent at $5,480 a tonne from $5,560 at Thursday's close. The metal, used in power and construction, hit a six-year low of $5,240 last week.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Brent crude rose and U.S. futures dipped on Friday in choppy trading as expectations of increased exports from Iran capped prices and helped both contracts post their third consecutive weekly losses.
Brent September crude LCOc1 gained 18 cents to settle at $57.10 a barrel, off nearly 3 percent for the week and more than 10 percent for the month.
U.S. August crude CLc1 , also known as West Texas Intermediate (WTI), fell only 2 cents to settle at $50.89, down more than 3 percent this week and more than 14 percent in July. The August contract expires on July 21.
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