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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,475.43 +8.04 NZSX 50
7,116.92 -50.89 DJIA
18,329.04 +88.55 Nikkei
16,860.09 -39.01 NASDAQ
5,328.67 +36.27 FTSE
7,097.50 +53.11 S&P 500
2,163.66 +9.92 Hang Seng
23,851.82 -100.68 SPI 200 Fut
5,481.00 +21.00 STI
2,870.24 -5.00 SSEC
3,048.14 +43.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.251 +0.049 US 10 YR Bond
1.723 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.540 +0.030 US 30 YR Bond
2.455 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7604 0.7594 NZD US$
0.7133 0.7141 EUR US$
1.1134 1.1177 Yen US$
103.59 103.12 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,259.50
Silver (Lon)
17.63 Gold (NY)
1,256.48
Light Crude
51.22 TRJCRB Index
190.28 +1.96 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Monday as energy shares gained with oil prices and as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) jumped following problems with rival Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) Co Ltd's Note 7 phone.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 88.89 points, or 0.49 percent, to 18,329.38, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 9.93 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,163.67 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 36.27 points, or 0.69 percent, to 5,328.67.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index rallied to close near a record high on Monday, with commodities-related stocks surging on the back of strong crude oil and major industrial metals prices.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed 0.8 percent higher at 7,097.50 points, not far from a record 7,122.74 set in April last year.
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TOKYO - Financial markets in Tokyo were closed for a holiday on Monday.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open higher on Tuesday, tracking a solid finish on Wall Street, with mining and energy stocks poised to rise on the back of gains in iron ore, gold and oil.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.4 percent to 5,481.0, pointing to a firmer opening. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO inched up 8 points on Monday to 5,475.4.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - Sterling declined on Monday, after the currency plunged to a 31-year low on Friday in what has been described as a "flash crash" event, with investors concerned Britain will make a hard exit from the European Union.
The dollar firmed across the board as it continued to benefit from expectations the Federal Reserve will most likely raise interest rates in December.
The dollar was last up 0.75 percent against the yen at 103.67 yen JPY= after touching a session high of 103.78 yen. The dollar also rose against the euro, which was last down 0.54 percent at $1.1139 EUR= .
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The U.S. bond market was closed on Monday for the Columbus Day holiday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold recovered on Monday from its biggest weekly drop since November after downbeat U.S. payrolls data on Friday dampened speculation of a near-term interest rate hike and as Chinese buyers returned after the Golden Week holiday.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent at $1,259.48 an ounce by 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT), while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled up 0.7 percent at $1,260.40 per ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc prices rose on Monday, boosted by expectations of shortages because of mine closures, though analysts say the metal is still readily available and further gains could be limited.
Benchmark zinc CMZN3 on the London Metal Exchange finished with a 0.1 percent gain at $2,328 a tonne. Last week the metal used to galvanise steel hit a five-year high at $2,418, up nearly 70 percent since the January lows.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices jumped as much as 3 percent on Monday, with Brent hitting a one-year high, after Russia said it was ready to join OPEC in curbing crude output and Algeria called for similar commitments from other non-OPEC producers.
Brent crude LCOc1 hit its highest level since Oct. 9, 2015, reaching $53.73 a barrel, before paring gains to settle $1.21, or 2.3 percent higher at $53.14 a barrel.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rose to its highest since June 9 at $51.60, before easing to end the session at $51.35, up $1.54, or 3.1 percent.
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