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RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 19/07/2016, 05:48 am
© Reuters.  RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets
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WELLINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:47 / 1947 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,458.47 +28.90 NZSX 50

7,105.95 +33.0 DJIA

18,538.74 +22.19 Nikkei

16,497.85 +111.96 NASDAQ

5,060.68 +31.09 FTSE

6,695.42 +26.18 S&P 500

2,168.12 +6.38 Hang Seng

21,803.18 +143.93 SPI 200 Fut

5,420.00 +3.00 STI

2,928.76 +3.41 SSEC

3,043.91 -10.39 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

NetChg

NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

1.989 -0.013 US 10 YR Bond

1.590 -0.004 NZ 10 YR Bond

2.335 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond

2.303 +0.001 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

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1700GMT AUD US$

0.7600 0.7588 NZD US$

0.7114 0.7105 EUR US$

1.1073 1.1056 Yen US$

106.18 105.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,334.70

Silver (Lon)

20.07 Gold (NY)

1,337.45

Light Crude

45.26 TRJCRB Index

188.19 -0.66 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - Wall Street rose on Monday as Bank of America's better-than-expected profit and a tech sector deal fed recent optimism about a stronger U.S. economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 17.56 points, or 0.09 percent, to 18,534.11, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 5.55 points, or 0.26 percent, to 2,167.29 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 30.09 points, or 0.6 percent, to 5,059.68.

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON - Britain's top equity index touched an 11-month closing high on Monday, boosted by a surge in shares of ARM Holdings (LON:ARM) after Japan's SoftBank Group agreed to buy the chip designer in a $32 billion cash deal.

ARM helped the blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE to finish 0.4 percent up at 6,504.33 points, the highest closing level since August last year.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei posted its biggest weekly gain in 6-1/2 years after a fifth straight winning session on Friday, lifted by Wall Street's record run and a sagging yen, while newly-listed Line Corp (NYSE:LN) 3938.T ended 32percent above its IPO price.

The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.7 percent to 16,497.85, its highest closing level since June 10.

For a full report, double click on .T

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar rose by more than 1 percent against the yen on Monday, nearing a three-week high, as investors unwound a surge of safe-haven trades made on the back of an attempted military coup in Turkey.

On Monday, the dollar was up 1.15 percent against the yen, rising to 106.05 yen. The lira TRYTOM=D3 was last up 1.75 percent against the dollar to 2.9660 lira.

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Monday, after two days of losses, as a failed coup attempt in Turkey over the weekend heightened concerns about global geopolitical risk, prompting investors to seek the safety of government bonds.

In mid-morning trading, benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR rose 6/32 in price to yield 1.571 percent, up from 1.548 percent on Friday.

U.S. 30-year bond prices US30YT=RR were higher as well, up 12/32 in price, yielding 2.287 percent from 2.257 percent late Friday.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold fell as much as one percent on Monday as European equities rose and investor jitters calmed following a failed coup attempt in Turkey.

Spot gold XAU= fell earlier to a session low of $1,323.43 an ounce and was down 0.5 percent at $1,331.12 by 1444 GMT. Bullion fell over 2 percent last week, its first weekly decline in seven weeks, as investors piled cash into riskier assets.

U.S. gold GCcv1 was up 0.3 percent at $1,334.70 an ounce.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper edged higher on Monday on the back of a weaker dollar but gains were kept in check after lacklustre rises in Chinese home prices fuelled worries about demand in the world's top metals consumer.

Benchmark copper, mainly used in the construction and power sectors, closed 0.4 percent up at $4,939 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange (LME) CMCU3 .

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices settled down more than 1 percent on Monday after rising stockpiles of crude and refined fuel intensified fears another major glut was building up.

Brent crude LCOc1 settled down 65 cents, or 1.4 percent, at $46.96 a barrel. It fell more than $1 earlier to an intraday low of $46.50.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 settled down 71 cents, or 1.6 percent, at $45.24 a barrel, after a session low at $44.86.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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