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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
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6,941.95 +45.75 DJIA
18,202.79 +3.46 Nikkei
17,336.42 -55.42 NASDAQ
5,228.09 -22.18 FTSE
6,986.57 +28.48 S&P 500
2,137.67 -1.76 Hang Seng
23,132.35 -193.08 SPI 200 Fut
5,291.00 +38.00 STI
2,828.94 +0.37 SSEC
3,112.32 -3.99 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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2.379 +0.036 US 10 YR Bond
1.845 +0.055 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.670 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.603 +0.066 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7590 0.7620 NZD US$
0.7117 0.7148 EUR US$
1.0900 1.0899 Yen US$
105.30 104.65 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,266.25
Silver (Lon)
17.60 Gold (NY)
1,266.61
Light Crude
49.69 TRJCRB Index
190.05 +1.33 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Dow were back in positive territory as healthcare stocks outdid a drag from consumer discretionary stocks.
The S&P 500 .SPX was up 0.72 points, or 0.03 percent, at 2,140.15 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 10.80 points, or 0.21 percent, at 5,239.47.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index rose on Thursday in a choppy session, buoyed by well-received results from Barclays (LON:BARC), though mid-cap stocks fell as earnings updates led to double-digit slides for AMEC Foster Wheeler and Berendsen.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was up 0.4 percent at 6,986.57 points by the close, while the more domestically-focused FTSE 250 .FTMC slipped 0.5 percent.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped in choppy trade on Thursday as anxious investors waited on earnings results from major companies after Canon Inc 7751.T, a key exporter, issued a profit warning due to the yen's recent strength.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.3 percent to 17,336.42 after flirting with positive territory earlier.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - Sweden's crown hit a 6-1/2-year low against the euro on Thursday, after the central bank said the chances of another interest rate cut had increased and it was ready to expand its quantitative easing programme further.
But it then fell sharply, losing 0.8 percent on the day to trade at 9.8000 crowns per euro EURNOK=D4 , its weakest since May 2010. Against the dollar, it fell 0.6 percent to hit a 7-1/2-year low SEK= .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields climbed to roughly five-month peaks on Thursday, driven by gains in German and British bonds as well as upbeat U.S. jobless claims data that point to another robust non-farm payrolls number next week.
German 10-year bund yields rose to five-month peaks DE10YT=RR , while that of 10-year British bonds advanced to more than four-month highs GB10YT=RR , lifting U.S. Treasury yields in the process.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold was on track to end the week barely changed as the market awaited more signs about the timing of an expected U.S. interest rate rise from the Federal Reserve.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent on Thursday at $1,269.21 an ounce by 1430 GMT while U.S. gold futures GCcv1 rose by a similar margin to $1,269.70 per ounce. It has traded in a range of around $16 over the last week.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper hit a two-week high on Thursday as the market focused on the likelihood of stronger demand in China, but gains were limited by reduced speculative activity after a spike earlier this week.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended up 1.1 percent at $4,790 a tonne from an earlier $4,797, its lowest since October 13. Prices are up more than 3 percent so far this week.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil edged higher on Thursday, lifted by a reported drop in U.S. crude inventories stored at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub, and as commitments from Gulf OPEC members assuaged lingering doubts in the market about cooperation from other producers
Brent crude LCOc1 was up 65 cents at $50.66 a barrel as of 11.06 a.m. EDT (1506 GMT).
For a full report, double click on O/R
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