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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,488.72 +37.47 NZSX 50
7,172.67 +17.84 DJIA
18,604.96 +45.95 Nikkei
16,681.89 -41.42 NASDAQ
5,089.76 +53.39 FTSE
6,728.99 +31.62 S&P 500
2,173.12 +9.34 Hang Seng
21,882.48 +209.28 SPI 200 Fut
5,462.00 +13.00 STI
2,945.74 +26.20 SSEC
3,028.34 -8.26 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
1.937 +0.012 US 10 YR Bond
1.580 +0.022 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.305 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond
2.298 +0.024 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7481 0.7488 NZD US$
0.7022 0.7054 EUR US$
1.1016 1.0987 Yen US$
106.96 106.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,315.90
Silver (Lon)
19.48 Gold (NY)
1,331.73
Light Crude
44.94 TRJCRB Index
185.09 -1.02 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street gained on Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 and Dow industrials to fresh records, as Microsoft's strong results boosted the indexes and marked the latest sign that U.S. corporate earnings season may be less dour than feared.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 45.09 points, or 0.24 percent, to 18,604.1, putting it on pace for its ninth straight day of gains.
The S&P 500 .SPX gained 10.27 points, or 0.47 percent, to 2,174.05 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 56.85 points, or 1.13 percent, to 5,093.22.
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LONDON - Britain's top shares index climbed to its highest closing level in 11 months on Wednesday, boosted by a rise in insurance stocks, although a slump in Anglo American (LON:AAL) AAL.L pushed down the mining sector.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE ended up 0.5 percent at 6,728.99 points -- its best closing level since August 2015.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average broke a seven-day winning streak on Wednesday on profit-taking, while Nintendo Co 7974.T stumbled after a reported delay for Pokemon GO's introduction in Japan.
The Nikkei .N225 dropped 0.3 percent to 16,681.89.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Wednesday, hitting its highest level in four months against a basket of currencies, as expectations for central bank easing weighed on major global peers.
The dollar index, which tracks the currency against a basket of six major rivals, hit a peak of 97.323 .DXY in European trade, its highest level since March 10. It was last trading at 97.173, up 0.1 percent on the day. The dollar rose 0.5 percent against the yen to 106.715 yen JPY= while the euro EUR= fell 0.15 percent against the dollar.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields rose on Wednesday in thin trading, bolstered by gains in stocks worldwide as well as a growing view that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at least once this year despite risk seen from recent geopolitical events.
In mid-morning trading, benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were down 10/32 in price for a yield of 1.593 percent, up from 1.558 percent late on Tuesday.
U.S. 30-year bond prices US30YT=RR fell 27/32 to yield 2.312 percent, down from 2.274 percent late Tuesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to its lowest level in three weeks on Wednesday as equities rose and the dollar hit a four-month high following strong U.S. economic data, which raised expectations the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates before the end of the year.
Spot gold XAU= fell as much as 1.4 percent to $1,313.26 an ounce earlier and was down 1.05 percent at $1,317.80 by 2:42 p.m. EDT. U.S. gold GCcv1 futures settled down 1 percent at $1,319.30 per ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper and aluminium slipped on Wednesday as the dollar surged to a four-month high, with copper investors also growing cautious about signs of rising supply. Zinc hit another 14-month high on falling mine output.
Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed down 0.4 percent at $4,966 a tonne while aluminium CMAL3 slid 1.3 percent to finish at $1,625, the weakest in three weeks. Zinc CMZN3 hit a 14-month high of $2,254 a tonne before closing up 0.2 percent at $2,246 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose 1 percent on Wednesday, lifting U.S. crude from two-month lows, after the U.S. government reported a ninth straight week of crude inventory draws, easing some concerns in a market worried about a fuel glut.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 60 cents, or 1.3 percent, at $47.26 a barrel by 12:21 p.m. EDT. It fell 76 cents earlier to an intraday low of $45.90.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude's front-month August contract CLQ6 futures rose 40 cents, or 1 percent, to $45.05 a barrel.
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