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RPT-UPDATE 1-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 06/07/2015, 07:43 am
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-----------------------(07:40 / 2140 GMT)-----------------------Stock Markets

S&P/ASX 200

5,538.30 -61.52 NZSX 50

5,840.90 -0.57 DJIA

17,730.11 -27.80 Nikkei

20,539.79 +17.29 NASDAQ

5,009.21 -3.91 FTSE

6,585.78 -44.69 S&P 500

2,076.78 -0.64 Hang Seng

26,064.11 -218.21 SPI 200 Fut

5,480.00 -7.00 TRJCRB Index

224.55 +0.49 Bonds

AU 10 YR Bond

3.020 -0.069 US 10 YR Bond

2.386 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond

3.645 +0.005 US 30 YR Bond

3.190 +0.000 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)

AUD US$

0.7477 0.7583 NZD US$

0.6665 0.6705 EUR US$

1.0980 1.1093 Yen US$

122.11 123.06 Commodities

Gold (Lon)

1167.95

Silver (Lon)

15.67

Gold (NY)

1167.44

Light Crude

56.93

---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - U.S. financial markets were closed on Friday for a public holiday.

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON - Britain's blue-chip share index marked its biggest weekly drop in a month on Friday, with miners slipping on a slowdown in China and banks falling after Brazil said it was investigating some global lenders' currency market activity.

The FTSE 100 .FTSE closed 0.7 percent lower at 6,585.78 points and hardly moved on data showing Britain's services sector grew more than expected last month.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average inched up on Friday, paring earlier losses thanks to gains by banking sector shares and other large-caps, although caution ahead of a weekend Greek national vote limited overall action.

The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.1 percent to 20,539.79 after losing as much as 0.4 percent.

The broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.2 percent to 1,652.09. The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 added 0.3 percent to 14,925.02.

For a full report, double click on .T

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SYDNEY - Australian shares are likely to continue their negative streak on Monday as uncertainty in the eurozone remain after Greeks rejected austerity measures demanded in return for bailout money.

Stock index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.1 percent to 5,480, an 58.3-point discount/premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index. The benchmark fell 1.1 percent on Friday to 5,538.3 points.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The euro fell sharply on Monday in Asia-Pacific trading after Greeks looked to have overwhelmingly rejected austerity measures demanded in return for bailout money.

The euro initially fell about 1.4 percent against its U.S. counterpart but trimmed its losses slightly to last trade at $1.0992. EUR=

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. financial markets were closed on Friday for a public holiday.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

LONDON - Gold prices firmed on Friday, rebounding from a 3-1/2-month low as the dollar softened, while investors remained cautious ahead of Greece's referendum on an international bailout deal.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent at $1,167.73 an ounce by 1823 GMT. It had dropped to $1,156.85 - its lowest since mid-March - ahead of Thursday's U.S. non-farm payrolls data but pared losses as the dollar fell against a basket of currencies after the data showed jobs growth was weaker than expected last month.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper slipped on Friday alongside other markets on worries about the fallout from Greece, but losses are likely to be capped by a weaker dollar and expectations that further price falls could lead to production cuts.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was untraded at the close but bid at $5,758 a tonne from $5,795 at Thursday's close.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices dropped on Friday as a rising U.S. rig count stoked more concerns about global oversupply while an investigation by Chinese regulators into suspected stock market manipulation further unsettled the market.

Brent crude for August LCOc1 settled down $1.75 at $60.32 a barrel, extending a downward trend since early May during which prices have fallen around 13 percent.

Front-month U.S. crude CLc1 was at $55.52, down $1.41, dropping below a trading range of $57 to $62 seen since early May.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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