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4,512.09 +43.92 FTSE
5,931.78 -58.59 S&P 500
1,896.83 +13.88 Hang Seng
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118.78 118.63 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,114.00
Silver (Lon)
14.25 Gold (NY)
1,125.19
Light Crude
33.53 TRJCRB Index
165.22 +1.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street gained on Thursday as a blockbuster quarterly report from Facebook (O:FB) drove tech shares higher and a bounce in oil prices propped up the beleaguered energy sector.
At 2:40 p.m., the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 0.8 percent at 16,072.28 points and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.66 percent to 1,895.47. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC jumped 0.9 percent to 4,508.26.
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LONDON - Britain's top stock index retreated after hitting a three-week high earlier in Thursday's session, weighed down by Ashtead (L:AHT) AHT.L and travel stocks hit by rising oil prices.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 1 percent at 5,931.78 points at its close after earlier rising over the 6,000.00 level, its highest since early January.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell in choppy trade on Thursday with volatility in oil prices and fears of a global slowdown continuing to hurt sentiment, while cautious investors looked forward to the conclusion of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting on Friday.
The Nikkei share average .N225 declined 0.7 percent to 17,041.45.
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks face a cautious start, with a jump in oil prices set to push the energy sector higher, while concerns about U.S. growth on the back of a sharp drop in orders for durable goods may hold back gains.
Giving mixed signals, local share price index futures YAPcm1 climbed 0.2 percent to 4,936 to sit at a 40.2-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark rose 0.6 percent on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar hit a one-week low against the euro on Thursday as a plunge in U.S. durable goods orders supported the view of a U.S. economic slowdown on softer global demand.
The euro EUR= touched its highest since Jan. 20 against the dollar. It was last up 0.45 percent at $1.0940.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices ended higher on Thursday after weak data raised concerns about slowing U.S. economic growth, which offset higher inflation expectations as oil prices rebounded.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR ended 5/32 in price higher to yield 1.99 percent, after earlier falling as low as 1.97 percent on the weak durable goods data.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell by 1 percent on Thursday, pressured by earlier strength in equity markets on the back of a rally in oil prices, with bullion investors quick to cash in gains from the Wednesday's rally to 12-week highs.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.9 percent at $1,115.36 an ounce at 3:09 p.m. EST (2009 GMT), off a session low of $1,111.56. U.S. gold futures GCG6 for February delivery settled down 20 cents at $1,115.60 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slid on Thursday as the market started to factor in slower activity in China ahead of the New Year holiday, but expectations of stronger imports by the top consumer in January and a weaker dollar helped to limit losses.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 1.3 percent at $4,530 a tonne in official rings. The metal used in power and construction touched $4,595 on Wednesday, its highest since Jan. 8.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose for the third straight day on Thursday on hopes of the first global deal in over a decade between among oil-producing countries to help clear a glut that has depressed prices for over a year and a half.
By the close, Brent LCOc1 was up only 79 cents, or 2.4 percent, at $33.89 a barrel, after trading as high as $35.84.
U.S. crude CLc1 settled up 92 cents, or 2.9 percent, at $33.22 per barrel, down from a high of $34.82.
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