(Repeats to more codes) (Updates with fresh numbers throughout; adds Sydney stocks)
-----------------------(07:07 / 2107 GMT)----------------------
Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200
5,636.23 +58.82 NZSX 50
5,805.95 +55.08
DJIA
18,050.17 -3.41 Nikkei
20,463.33 +78.00
NASDAQ
5,098.94
0.12 FTSE
6,753.75 +0.00
S&P 500
2,107.40 -1.55 Hang Seng
25,055.76 -65.15
SPI 200 Fut
5,589.00 +5.00 TRJCRB Index
216.62 -2.76
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond
2.963 -0.081 US 10 YR Bond
2.356 -0.043
NZ 10 YR Bond
3.560 -0.065 US 30 YR Bond
3.142 -0.049
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$
0.7373 0.7471 NZD US$
0.6587 0.6700
EUR US$
1.0947 1.0999 Yen US$
123.76 123.49
Commodities
Gold (Lon)
1147.40
Silver (Lon)
15.09
Gold (NY)
1155.03
Light Crude
51.62
---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, as a decline in energy shares outweighed gains in the financial sector in the latter stages of trading.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 3.41 points, or 0.02 percent, to 18,050.17, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.55 points, or 0.07 percent, to 2,107.4 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 5.95 points, or 0.12 percent, to 5,098.94.
For a full report, double click on .N
- - - -
LONDON - Britain's top share index ended flat on Wednesday, with building supplies company Travis Perkins TPK.L leading gainers after a broker upgrade, while luxury goods maker Burberry BRBY.L was among the biggest fallers after posting slower sales growth.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE , which had risen for the last five days and touched its highest level since late June earlier in the session, ended unchanged at 6,753.75 points.
For a full report, double click on .L
- - - -
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1-1/2-week high on Wednesday as investors were relieved that the worst may be over for the debt crisis in Greece, with stronger-than-expected Chinese economic data giving an additional boost.
The Nikkei gained 0.4 percent to 20,463.33 .N225 , the highest closing level since July 3.
For a full report, double click on .T
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australian shares are likely to open lower on Thursday, taking a lead from Wall Street.
In an indicator markets will open slightly lower, local share price index futures .AXJO edged down 0.1 percent to 5,589 points, a 47.2 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark finished 1.1 percent higher on Monday.
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reinforced market expectations for a U.S. interest rate hike, possibly as soon as September.
The greenback, which had been trading flat, jumped after the release of both Yellen's comments and the wholesale inflation figures. It was last up 0.40 percent against both the euro EUR= at $1.0965 percent and the yen JPY= at 123.81 yen.
For a full report, double click on USD/
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reinforced market expectations for a U.S. interest rate hike, possibly as soon as September.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last up 11/32 in price to yield 2.36 percent, down from 2.40 percent late on Tuesday.
For a full report, double click on US/
- - - -
COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold prices fell to four-month lows on Wednesday, extending losses for a third session as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank remains on track to raise interest rates this year.
The greenback, which had been flat, jumped after the release of Yellen's written comments and the wholesale inflation figures. It was last up 0.55 percent against the euro EUR= at $1.0948 and 0.30 percent against the yen JPY= at 123.69 yen.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slipped on Wednesday on a firm dollar and a renewed slide in top consumer China's equity markets, though data showing strong factory output and second-quarter growth in China limited losses.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended down 0.6 percent at $5,531 a tonne, having traded in positive territory for most of the day. Last week, prices hit their weakest in six years at $5,240.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
- - - -
OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell about 3 percent on Wednesday on expectations increased exports from Iran will add to a global supply glut and on rising inventories at the delivery hub at Cushing, Oklahoma.
Brent August crude LCOc1 fell $1.46, or 2.5 percent, to settle at $57.05 a barrel. The August contract expires on Thursday.
U.S. August crude CLc1 slumped $1.63, or 3 percent, to settle at $51.41.
For a full report, double click on O/R
- - - -