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WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Snapshot at: 07:35 / 1835 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,442.14 +6.78 NZSX 50
6,973.78
0.00 DJIA
18,179.01 -23.61 Nikkei
17,235.50 +236.59 NASDAQ
5,236.70 -9.71 FTSE
7,026.90 +4.98 S&P 500
2,141.11 -3.18 Hang Seng
23,374.40 +69.43 SPI 200 Fut
5,422.00 -3.00 STI
2,842.62 -2.00 SSEC
3,084.76 +0.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.289 -0.019 US 10 YR Bond
1.747 -0.005 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.615 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.497 -0.018 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7630 0.7657 NZD US$
0.7200 0.7207 EUR US$
1.0929 1.0965 Yen US$
103.97 103.74 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,271.65
Silver (Lon)
17.51 Gold (NY)
1,268.90
Light Crude
50.43 TRJCRB Index
188.78 -1.99 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street recovered sharply to trade flat on Thursday as a rally in American Express (NYSE:AXP) and health stocks helped counter a drop in Verizon and technology stocks.
At 12:22 pm. ET (1622 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 12.19 points, or 0.07 percent, at 18,214.81. The index had fallen as much as 0.4 percent earlier. The S&P 500 .SPX was down 1.54 points, or 0.07 percent, at 2,142.75, recovering from a drop of as much as 0.5 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 7.09 points, or 0.14 percent, at 5,239.33.
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LONDON - Banks helped to support British blue-chips on Thursday, buoyed by good performance from U.S. lenders in key business areas on a volatile day as the European Central Bank held policy steady.
The FTSE 100 ended up 4.98 points, or 0.1 percent, at 7,026.90, following a volatile session.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a near six-month high on Thursday taking cues from rising U.S. stocks, as investors priced in the outcome of the final U.S. presidential election debate, which a snap poll suggested was won by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
The Nikkei .N225 rose 1.4 percent to 17,235.50, the highest closing level since April 27.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro fell to a four-month low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, and helped the U.S. dollar index rise to a seven-month highs, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the bank did not discuss ending bond purchases.
The euro EUR= was last down 0.18 percent against the U.S. dollar to $1.0952, after falling as low as $1.0935, the lowest since June 24.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK -
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said there was no discussion at the ECB's latest policy meeting on possible changes to its 1 trillion-plus euro bond purchase program.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were up 6/32 in price to yield 1.731 percent, down 2 basis points from late on Wednesday, while the 30-year bond US30YT=RR was up 21/32 in price, yielding 2.482 percent, which was down 3 basis points from Wednesday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold steadied on Thursday after three days of gains as the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged and maintained the parameters of its 1.74 trillion euro ($1.95 trillion) asset buying scheme.
Spot gold XAU= was at $1,268.98 an ounce at 1407 GMT, little changed from late on Wednesday, having earlier risen as hgh as $1,273.81. U.S. December gold futures GCv1 were up 30 cents at $1,270.20.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Aluminium slid to its lowest in nearly a month on Thursday on worries about oversupply after a rise in output from top producer China and heavy flows into LME warehouses in Asia.
Benchmark aluminium CMAL3 on the LME shed 1.2 percent to close at $1,612 a tonne, its weakest since Sept. 22.
Copper fell as steps by China to cool its real estate market, a key metals user, dampened buying interest.three-month copper CMCU3 fell 0.4 percent to end at $4,652 LME a tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell about 2 percent on Thursday, as a resurgent dollar encouraged players to take profit on the previous day's rally that had sent U.S. crude to 15-month highs.
Benchmark Brent crude for December delivery LCOc1 was down $1.23, or 2.3 percent, at $51.44 per barrel by 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 GMT).
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude's November contract CLc1 , which expires at Thursday's settlement, was off by $1.10 cents, or 2.1 percent, at $50.50. WTI's more-active December contract CLc2 slid $1.05 to $50.77.
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