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WELLINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:47 / 1947 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,246.61 +13.23 NZSX 50
6,926.23 +28.7 DJIA
17,949.37 +19.38 Nikkei
15,682.48 +106.56 NASDAQ
4,862.57 +19.90 FTSE
6,577.83 +73.50 S&P 500
2,102.95 +4.09 Hang Seng
20,794.37 +358.25 SPI 200 Fut
5,235.00 +32.00 STI
2,846.37 +5.44 SSEC
2,932.82 +3.22 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
1.973 -0.001 US 10 YR Bond
1.456 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.350 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.241 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7449 0.0000 NZD US$
0.7158 0.0000 EUR US$
1.1126 0.0000 Yen US$
102.46
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1,340.00
Silver (Lon)
19.74 Gold (NY)
1,341.91
Light Crude
48.99 TRJCRB Index
194.26 +1.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The major U.S. stock indexes rose modestly on Friday, for a fourth straight day of gains, helped by encouraging U.S. manufacturing data.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 19.38 points, or 0.11 percent, to 17,949.37, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.09 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2,102.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 19.90 points, or 0.41 percent, to 4,862.57.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index climbed to a 10-month high on Friday and recorded its biggest weekly rise in 4-1/2 years, as hopes of fresh Bank of England stimulus lent momentum to a rebound from the slump that followed last week's Brexit vote.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE ended 1.1 percent higher at 6,577.83 points, rising for a fourth straight session. The benchmark index rose 7.2 percent this week, the biggest weekly advance since late 2011.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday for a fifth day as bargain hunting continued and risk appetites remained solid after U.S. and European shares gained.
The Nikkei .N225 ended up 0.7 percent at 15,682.48.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar tumbled against the safe-haven yen on Friday as a plunge in benchmark U.S. Treasury yields reduced the attractiveness of U.S. debt and traders expected dovish Federal Reserve policy through this year, while sterling dipped.
The dollar was last down 0.8 percent at 102.47 yen JPY= , near a session low of 102.44 hit in early trading. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, was last down 0.5 percent at 95.700 .DXY .
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasuries market rallied on Friday, with the 30-year yield hitting its lowest since the 1950s in a worldwide scramble for bonds on expectations of weak global growth and more policy stimulus from major central banks.
Benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were up 10/32 in price to yield 1.456 percent, down more than 3 basis points after nearly matching its record low of 1.381 percent earlier.
The U.S. 30-year bond yield US30YT=RR touched 2.189 percent in overseas trading earlier on Friday. This was the lowest level since the 1950s, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC) data showed.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose 1 percent on Friday and was heading for its fifth weekly gain, supported by a weaker dollar and prospects for further monetary policy easing in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
Spot gold XAU= rose to a session high of $1,341.40 an ounce, and was 1.2 percent higher at $1,337.6 by 2:23 p.m. EDT (1808 GMT). U.S. gold futures GCv1 for August delivery settled up 1.4 percent at $1,339.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Nickel hit the highest in nearly eight months on Friday on worries about possible mine closures in the Philippines while other metals got support from a weaker dollar and hopes for more stimulus in China.
Three month nickel CMNI3 on the London Metal Exchange soared 5.6 percent to close at $9,970 a tonne, the strongest since early November 2015 and the biggest one-day gain since mid-February.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices surged on Friday, and Brent crude posted its largest weekly gain since mid May, as investors positioned for the start of third quarter trading while a weaker dollar boosted prices of most commodities.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up 64 cents, or 1.3 percent, at $50.35 a barrel. It was down 1 percent early in the session.
U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 rose 66 cents, or 1.4 percent, to settle at $48.99.
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