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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,193.7
+32.7 NZSX 50
6069.14 -32.13 DJIA
17,838.41 +26.22 Nikkei
19,847.58 -77.31 NASDAQ
5,121.08 +18.27 FTSE
6,337.64 +60.41 S&P 500
2,091.72 +2.58 Hang Seng
22,498.00 -89.63 SPI 200 Fut
5,199.00 -6.00 STI
2,891.58 -31.91 SSEC
3,647.85 +31.74 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.867 -0.017 US 10 YR Bond
2.232 -0.011 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.620 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.994 -0.012 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7253 0.7271 NZD US$
0.6577 0.6578 EUR US$
1.0621 1.0669 Yen US$
122.67 122.28 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,068.00
Silver (Lon)
14.14 Gold (NY)
1,075.11
Light Crude
42.93 TRJCRB Index
185.70 +0.43 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street held onto meager gains in subdued trading on Wednesday, underpinned by healthcare and consumer stocks after a flood of data suggested the U.S. economy was growing modestly. The data left intact expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates for the first time since 2006 when it meets for the last time this year on Dec. 15-16. At 12:42 p.m. ET (1742 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 30.57 points, or 0.17 percent, at 17,842.76, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 2.82 points, or 0.13 percent, at 2,091.96 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was up 18.70 points, or 0.37 percent, at 5,121.50.
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LONDON - British housebuilders surrendered part of their hefty gains on Wednesday after British finance minister George Osborne announced plans to raise property tax for those who buy a house in order to rent it and on second homes. The Thomson Reuters UK homebuilding index .TRXFLDGBPHBLD , which surged nearly 6 percent before Osborne's autumn budget statement in parliament, ended 2.8 percent higher. The UK blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE finished 1 percent higher at 6,337.64 points after rising to 6,348.05 earlier in the day.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday, snapping a five-day winning streak as investors took profits amid geopolitical tensions that damaged risk appetite and a strengthening yen that hurt sentiment, dragging down exporters and financials. The Nikkei share average .N225 shed 0.4 percent to end the day at 19,847.58, ending a five-day winning streak. The broader Topix .TOPX fell 0.7 percent to 1,594.67 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 lost 0.7 percent to end the session at 14,377.33.
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set for a tepid open with stock index futures slightly down, says Auckland-based Macquarie Equities Broker Brad Gordon. Gordon says investors will be largely focused on company AGMs, with Woolworths WOW.AX in particular attracting interest. He notes U.S. markets are a tad higher but trading is light ahead of Thanksgiving, which may also weigh on investor sentiment throughout Asia. The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO shed 0.6 percent or 32.7 points to 5,193.7 at the close of trade Wednesday.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Wednesday after strong economic data further backed the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and after officials said the European Central Bank was discussing additional options for stimulating the economy.
Manufacturing output rose well above economists' expectations in October and a gauge of U.S. business investment plans surged. A survey of factories also showed a rise in new orders last month, the Commerce Department said. The data turned the dollar upwards against the yen JPY= , which rallied overnight on heightened tensions between Russia and Turkey. The dollar touched a session high against the yen after the data; it last traded at 122.84 yen.
The euro recovered slightly after hitting a seven-month low against the dollar after Reuters reported the ECB is considering different policy options such as whether to stagger charges on banks hoarding cash, or buy more debt, as part of efforts to stimulate the euro zone. The ECB holds a policy meeting on Dec 3.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices were steady to higher on Wednesday on record low yields for German bonds and data that supported the view of modest U.S. inflation and economic growth ahead of a $29 billion auction of seven-year government debt. The yield curve flattened to levels not seen in over nine months as investors preferred longer-dated Treasuries over shorter-dated issues in anticipation the Federal Reserve would raise short-term interest rates at its Dec. 15-16 policy meeting.
In late morning trading, benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR held steady in price, yielding 2.238 percent, down 0.5 basis point from late on Tuesday.
The two-year yield US2YT=RR was up nearly 1 basis point at 0.942 percent, which was within striking distance of the 5-1/2-year peak seen on Nov. 6.
The 30-year bond US30Y=RR was the strongest performing maturity, rising 9/32 in price for a yield of 2.991 percent, down 1.5 basis points.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold dropped on Wednesday on a rebounding dollar after strong U.S. economic data that heightened expectations of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month. Spot gold XAU= fell 0.6 percent to $1,068.96 an ounce by 1531 GMT. U.S. gold GCcv1 was down 0.5 percent at $1,068.80 after a near 1 percent gain in the previous session after news that Turkey shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices fell on Wednesday as worries about an oversupplied market and weak demand growth from top consumer China were reinforced by a stronger dollar.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 1.3 percent at $4,549 a tonne. The metal used in power and construction plunged to $4,443.50 on Monday, its lowest in more than six years.
Aluminium CMAL3 gained one percent to $1,460 a tonne, zinc CMZN3 lost 0.2 percent to $1,578, lead CMPB3 rose 0.5 percent to $1,615 and tin CMSN3 rose 2.2 percent to $14,745.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell 1 percent on Wednesday as supportive geopolitical tensions in the previous session faded and focus returned to the global oil glut, although a smaller-than-expected U.S. supply build helped crude futures pare some losses. Benchmark Brent futures LCOc1 snapped a five-day run-up, trading 68 cents lower at $45.44 a barrel by 11:55 a.m. EST (1655 GMT), having touched a session bottom of $45.03 earlier. Brent hit a two-week high of $46.50 on Tuesday and again on Wednesday, reacting to Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane.
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