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

Published 18/07/2016, 07:33 am
© Reuters.  RPT-UPDATE 1-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets
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WELLINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:31 / 2131 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,429.57 +17.96 NZSX 50

7,072.88 -7.45 DJIA

18,516.55 +10.14 Nikkei

16,497.85 +111.96 NASDAQ

5,029.59 -4.47 FTSE

6,669.24 +14.77 S&P 500

2,161.74 -2.01 Hang Seng

21,659.25 +98.19 SPI 200 Fut

5,378.00 -11.00 STI

2,925.35 +18.43 SSEC

3,053.68 -0.33 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

1.990 +0.011 US 10 YR Bond

1.558 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond

2.360 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond

2.266 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

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1700GMT AUD US$

0.7593 0.7630 NZD US$

0.7132 0.7166 EUR US$

1.1049 1.1123 Yen US$

105.46 105.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,327.00

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20.20 Gold (NY)

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45.95 TRJCRB Index

188.86 -1.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - The Dow industrials ended at a record high on Friday and major indexes closed a third consecutive week of gains as upbeat economic data and the start of earnings season gave investors confidence.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 10.14 points, or 0.05 percent, to 18,516.55, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 2.01 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,161.74 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 4.47 points, or 0.09 percent, to 5,029.59.

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LONDON - Britain's top share index edged higher on Friday, though travel-related stocks fell after an attack in the French city of Nice that killed more than 80 people.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was lower for most of the trading session before breaking a three-day losing streak to end the day 0.2 percent higher at 6,669.24 points.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei posted its biggest weekly gain in 6-1/2 years after a fifth straight winning session on Friday, lifted by Wall Street's record run and a sagging yen, while newly-listed Line Corp (NYSE:LN) 3938.T ended 32percent above its IPO price.

The Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.7 percent to 16,497.85, its highest closing level since June 10. Helped by fiscal and monetary stimulus hopes, receding Brexit worries and a sliding yen, the benchmark index gained 9.2 percent for the week, the biggest weekly gain since December 2009.

For a full report, double click on .T

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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open a touch lower on Monday with tension in Europe following a failed coup attempt in Turkey likely to spur some profit-taking after seven straight days of gains.

Local stock index futures YAPcm1 slipped 0.2 percent on Saturday to a 51.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close when the coup attempt was underway. The benchmark rose 0.3 percent on Friday to 5,452.7.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar rose to a three-week high against the yen on Friday and posted its largest weekly gain against the Japanese currency in 17 years after strong U.S. and Chinese economic data diminished the appetite for the yen as a haven from risk.

The dollar rose to 106.30 yen JPY= , its strongest level since June 24, in Asian trade. It vacillated between positive and negative territory throughout the U.S. session, and was last up 0.25 percent at 105.53 yen.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices trimmed losses in late U.S. trading on Friday as the Turkish military said it had taken power in the country, kindling safe-haven demand for low-risk assets on worries about a large shift in power in the Middle East.

Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were 8/32 lower in price for a yield of 1.558 percent, up 3 basis points from late on Thursday.

The 10-year note was down as much as 20/32 in price with a yield of 1.601 percent in earlier trading on Friday.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Spot gold prices XAU= turned higher, reversing earlier losses in late trade on Friday in New York after Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said a group within the country's military has attempted to overthrow the government.

Gold was up 0.23 percent at $1,337.73 per ounce at 4:42 p.m. EST (2042 GMT), moving off intraday lows of $1,322.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - A strong dollar on Friday knocked base metals from fresh peaks that were hit after economic growth data from top metals consumer China boosted confidence and left the door open for more stimulus.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed down 0.5 percent at $4,918 a tonne after climbing as high as $5,000. Prices still scored a weekly rise of 4.4 percent.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices extended gains in late trading on Friday after Turkey's armed forces said they had taken power in the country, igniting concerns about potential disruptions to shipments along one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

U.S. crude extended gains to trade as high as $46.33 after settling at $45.95 a barrel on Friday. Brent crude rose to a high of $48.25 after ending the session at $47.61.

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