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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,753.55 +45.59 NZSX 50
7,073.83 +11.28 DJIA
20,596.72 -59.86 Nikkei
19,262.53 +177.22 NASDAQ
5,828.74 +11.05
FTSE
7,336.82 -3.89 S&P 500
2,343.98 -1.98 Hang Seng
24,358.27 +30.57 SPI 200 Fut
5,748.00 +1.00 STI
3,142.90 +15.97 SSEC
3,268.93 +20.38 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.753 -0.020 US 10 YR Bond
2.418 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.240 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
3.017 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7612 0.7615 NZD US$
0.7022 0.6994 EUR US$
1.0805 1.0762 Yen US$
111.22 111.33 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,247.50
Silver (Lon)
17.75 Gold (NY)
1,243.80
Light Crude
47.97 TRJCRB Index
183.47 -0.18 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - A dramatic session on Wall Street ended with stocks slightly lower on Friday as they pared losses in late-afternoon trading after Republicans pulled their bill to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 59.86 points, or 0.29 percent, to end at 20,596.72, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.98 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,343.98 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 11.05 points, or 0.19 percent, to 5,828.74.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index dipped on Friday ahead of a delayed U.S. vote on a key healthcare bill, though gains among Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) SMIN.L and Provident Financial PFG.L capped losses.
The FTSE 100 .FTSE closed 0.1 percent lower. It had its worst weekly decline in two months, down 1.2 percent on the week. Global equity markets turned down on Tuesday as investors grew concerned about the 'Trump trade', which had been buoying stocks.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Friday as the yen took a breather from its recent strength, but the Nikkei still logged a weekly loss.
The Nikkei .N225 ended up 0.9 percent at 19,262.53, shrugging off early weakness and moving decisively away from the previous session's 1-1/2-month lows. It still shed 1.3 percent for the week.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK -The dollar pulled back from near a four-month low against the Japanese yen on Friday, and was on pace to snap an eight-day losing streak against the safe-haven currency, after Republicans killed their bill to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system.
With a risk-averse mood across markets, the greenback has slipped about 1.3 percent against the yen this week =JPY . On Friday, it was up 0.31 percent at 111.27 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices gained on Friday on growing doubts about the ability of lawmakers in Washington to pass healthcare reform, which boosted demand for safe-haven debt.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR gained 4/32 in price to yield 2.40 percent, down from 2.42 percent on Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose on Friday, notching its second straight week of gains as concern about the ability of U.S. President Donald Trump to push legislation through Congress pressured the dollar, making bullion cheaper for holders of other currencies.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 at $1,247.66 an ounce by 2:10 p.m. EDT (1810 GMT). The metal has risen 1.6 percent this week and on Thursday touched $1,253.12, its highest since Feb. 28. It rose nearly 2 percent a week earlier.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell on Friday, ending the week 2 percent lower after workers agreed to end a strike at the world's top copper mine in Chile.
The price of copper in London CMCU3 dipped briefly on Thursday on news that the strike at BHP Billiton (LON:BLT)'s BHP.AX , BHP.L Escondida mine had ended. It stabilised but resumed its decline later in the Friday session
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose modestly on Friday in a spate of late-day activity, but fell on the week as concerns persisted over an excess of crude.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 settled up 27 cents to $47.97 a barrel, but lost 0.5 percent on the week. About 390,000 WTI contracts had changed hands, lower than the average of about 520,000 over the last 200 days.
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