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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,889.95 -44.01 NZSX 50
7,229.8 -21.74 DJIA
20,586.57 +133.32 Nikkei
18,355.26 +19.63 NASDAQ
5,839.75 +34.60 FTSE
7,327.59 -21.40 S&P 500
2,343.40 +14.45 Hang Seng
24,261.66 -51.84 SPI 200 Fut
5,852.00 -15.00 STI
3,138.30 -30.94 SSEC
3,221.67 -24.39 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.524 +0.052 US 10 YR Bond
2.248 +0.020 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.955 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.912 +0.029 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7590 0.7590 NZD US$
0.7007 0.7010 EUR US$
1.0643 1.0623 Yen US$
108.70 108.34 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,284.15
Silver (Lon)
18.43 Gold (NY)
1,285.19
Light Crude
52.60 TRJCRB Index
187.39 -0.38 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were on track to snap a three-day losing streak on Monday as investors turned their attention to the first-quarter earnings season, while geopolitical concerns took a back seat.
At 12:47 p.m. ET (1647 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 112.67 points, or 0.55 percent, at 20,565.92, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 12.33 points, or 0.53 percent, at 2,341.28 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 32.46 points, or 0.56 percent, at 5,837.61.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - European shares were led lower by declines in the bank sector on Thursday, leaving an index of the continent's top companies to nurse a weekly loss.
The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index closed down 0.4 percent, ending the week with a 0.2 percent decline over a holiday-shortened four-day week, following two weeks of gains.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks eked out small gains in thin and choppy trade on Monday, with retail investors hunting for small-to-mid cap stocks in the absence of foreign investors due to the Easter holiday.
The Nikkei 225 share average .N225 opened lower and moved closer to near five-month lows in the morning, after the dollar fell on rising tensions over North Korea, hurting such exporters as automakers on worries that a strong yen would eat into their earnings.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell to a five-month low against the yen on Monday as rising tensions over North Korea stoked demand for the safe-haven Japanese currency.
The U.S. dollar retreated to 108.14 yen JPY= , its lowest since mid-November before recovering some ground to trade down 0.13 at 108.47 yen.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose from five-month lows on Monday on reports that Randal Quarles, a former Treasury Department official, is expected to be nominated as the Federal Reserve's vice chairman for bank supervision, which was seen as positive for bank growth.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 1/32 in price to yield 2.232 percent, after dropping to 2.198 percent overnight, the lowest since Nov. 17.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK -
Gold jumped to a five-month high on Monday as investors took refuge in safe-haven assets amid rising geopolitical tensions over North Korea.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.4 percent at $1,290.40 an ounce by 11:23 a.m. EDT (1523 GMT), after hitting its highest since early November at $1,295.42 earlier in the session.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Shanghai aluminium soared to nearly a four-year high on Monday after fresh capacity cuts in top producer China, while the country's robust first-quarter growth underpinned its demand outlook for most metals.
Shanghai Futures Exchange aluminium SAFcv1 closed 2.3 percent higher at 14,485 yuan a tonne, after climbing to its highest in five months earlier in the session at 14,995 yuan a tonne. A break of the November 2016 high at 15,015 yuan would open the way to prices last seen in February 2013.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil prices slipped on Monday in subdued trading after a three-week rally capped by the long Easter holiday weekend, but losses were curbed by strong economic growth in China and a weaker dollar.
Benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 37 cents at $55.52 at 1:12 p.m. EDT (1712 GMT) while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were down 39 cents at $52.79 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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