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07:22 / 1822 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
4,990.84 -19.50 NZSX 50
6,155.1 -58.3 DJIA
16,346.45 -167.65 Nikkei
17,697.96 -69.38 NASDAQ
4,643.63 -45.80 FTSE
5,912.44 -41.64 S&P 500
1,922.03 -21.06 Hang Seng
20,453.71 +120.37 SPI 200 Fut
4,850.00 -80.00 STI
2,751.23 +21.32 SSEC
3,186.78 +61.77 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.763 -0.014 US 10 YR Bond
2.116 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.435 +0.015 US 30 YR Bond
2.909 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.6954 0.7052 NZD US$
0.6545 0.6658 EUR US$
1.0921 1.0861 Yen US$
117.29 118.45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,101.85
Silver (Lon)
13.94 Gold (NY)
1,103.75
Light Crude
33.16 TRJCRB Index
168.58 +0.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, ending a volatile week with their worst five-day start to a year ever, as sliding oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy offset upbeat U.S. job growth.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 167.65 points, or 1.02 percent, to 16,346.45, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 21.06 points, or 1.08 percent, to 1,922.03 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 45.80 points, or 0.98 percent, to
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LONDON - Top UK shares took their biggest tumble in the first week of a year since 2000 on Friday, as China's decision to let the yuan weaken rattled global markets.
The UK's FTSE 100 .FTSE had opened higher after Chinese stocks regained some poise following a plunge the previous day.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell on Friday, making the new year the first since 1949 that opened with five consecutive losing sessions.
The Nikkei share average .N225 fell 0.4 percent to 17,697.96 after selling accelerated late in the session, erasing earlier gains that followed a rebound in Chinese markets.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Friday on steps taken by China to ease this week's market turbulence and on U.S. jobs gains in December, but the rise was limited by worries over whether Beijing has done enough to calm its battered stock market.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.3 percent at 98.553, far below the session high of 99.183.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Friday, with short- and medium-term yields hitting multi-week lows, on safety bids and after data showing a December surge in U.S. jobs growth was quelled by a lack of wage gains.
U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were last up 10/32 in price to yield 2.116 percent on Friday, from 2.153 percent late Thursday. U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds US30YT=RR were up 13/32 in price to yield 2.906 percent, from 2.926 percent late Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell further from an earlier nine-week high but was still on track for its strongest week since August on Friday as stronger-than-expected U.S. payrolls data boosted the dollar and stock markets, shoring up a recovery in equities.
Spot gold XAU= initially rose to the highest since early November in overnight trade at $1,112 an ounce. It was down 0.9 percent at $1,098.84 an ounce at 2:15 p.m. EST (1915 GMT), breaking a four-day winning streak. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for February delivery settled down 0.9 percent at $1,097.90.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell on Friday on mounting worries about growth and demand over coming weeks in top consumer China, holding prices close to near-seven year lows hit this week.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 0.9 percent at $4,485 a tonne in official rings. The metal used in power and construction hit $4,430 on Thursday, its lowest since May 2009.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, losing 10 percent on the week, and Goldman Sachs (N:GS) said more losses were needed to force producers to cut supplies adequately to balance the glut and bleak demand outlook in the market. Brent LCOc1 settled 20 cents lower at $33.55 a barrel. It hit a session low of $32.78, after sliding on Thursday to $32.16, the lowest since April 2004.
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