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Nov 4 - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:02 / 2002 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,225.55 -3.44 NZSX 50
6,778.94 -74.81 DJIA
17,931.15 -28.49 Nikkei
17,134.68 -307.72 NASDAQ
5,058.41 -47.16 FTSE
6,790.51 -54.91 S&P 500
2,088.67 -9.27 Hang Seng
22,683.51 -126.99 SPI 200 Fut
5,167.00 -25.00 STI
2,802.08 -5.06 SSEC
3,128.67 +25.94 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.329 +0.020 US 10 YR Bond
1.812 +0.012 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.770 +0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.603 +0.038 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7682 0.7670 NZD US$
0.7328 0.7314 EUR US$
1.1105 1.1114 Yen US$
102.86 102.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,301.00
Silver (Lon)
18.36 Gold (NY)
1,296.89
Light Crude
44.65 TRJCRB Index
183.38 -0.91 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 fell for an eighth straight session on Thursday, its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis, as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) shares weighed and investors grappled with uncertainty over next week's U.S. presidential election.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 28.49 points, or 0.16 percent, to 17,931.15, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 9.25 points, or 0.44 percent, to 2,088.69 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 47.16 points, or 0.92 percent, to 5,058.41.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell on Thursday after the government lost a court case on how to trigger the process for leaving the European Union and the Bank of England shifted away from cutting interest rates further.
The blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.8 percent at 6,790.51 points by the close, lagging the broader European market which was broadly positive.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a two-week low on Wednesday as worries over the U.S. presidential election prompted a recoil in global markets, with a stronger yen adding to the cautious mood.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 1.8 percent to 17,134.68, the lowest closing price since Oct. 19. It was the biggest daily drop since early August.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open down by around 1 percent on Friday, under pressure from a weaker Wall Street as uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election rises.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 slipped 0.5 percent to 5,167, which was a 58.6-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO on Monday. The benchmark fell by 0.06 percent in the last session.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar stabilized from multi-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday on reduced U.S. election fears after a poll showed U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton maintained a narrow lead, while the Mexican peso rallied.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was down 0.09 percent on the day at 97.308. But that was an improvement from an earlier 0.3 percent drop to a more than three-week low of 97.041.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK -
Longer-dated U.S. Treasury prices fell on Thursday after the Bank of England indicated that inflation is likely to rise further, while uncertainty over next week's U.S. Presidential election propped up shorter-dated debt.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR ended down 5/32 in price to yield 1.82 percent, up from 1.80 percent late on Wednesday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold edged higher on Thursday in response to a lower dollar and also uncertainty about the outcome of a tight U.S. presidential race.
U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled down 0.4 percent at $1,303.30 per ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc prices climbed to their highest level in more than five years on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and buying from computer-driven speculative funds that also helped copper to a three-month high.
Benchmark zinc CMZN3 on the London Metal Exchange closed at $2,487 a tonne, up 2.5 percent, having earlier touched $2,494, its highest since August 2011.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices settled down more than 1 percent on Thursday as investors reeled from a record weekly surge in U.S. crude inventories, and remained skeptical about whether OPEC can actually implement its planned output cap.
U.S. crude CLc1 fell 68 cents, or 1.5 percent, to settle at $44.66 per barrel. At one point, oil had fallen more than $1 a barrel and hit a session low of $44.37.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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