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Nov 18 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:04 / 2004 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,338.00 +10.83 NZSX 50
6,814.66 -9.92 DJIA
18,881.49 +13.35 Nikkei
17,862.63 +0.42 NASDAQ
5,325.92 +31.33 FTSE
6,794.71 +44.99 S&P 500
2,185.07 +8.13 Hang Seng
22,262.88 -17.65 SPI 200 Fut
5,349.00 +11.00 STI
2,813.48 +19.49 SSEC
3,208.68 +3.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.620 +0.025 US 10 YR Bond
2.279 +0.056 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.025 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond
2.991 +0.066 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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0.7408 0.7472 NZD US$
0.7034 0.7088 EUR US$
1.0624 1.0693 Yen US$
109.92 109.28 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,226.75
Silver (Lon)
16.60 Gold (NY)
1,224.90
Light Crude
45.03 TRJCRB Index
182.44 +0.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The benchmark S&P 500 index rose and was near its record high on Thursday as bank stocks got a boost on bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve was on track to raise interest rates in December following comments by Chair Janet Yellen.
At 2:25 p.m. ET, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 8.14 points, or 0.37 percent, at 2,185.08 - about five points under its record close of 2190.15 reached on Aug. 15.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 5.72 points, or 0.03 percent, at 18,873.86, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 31.86 points, or 0.6 percent, to 5,326.44.
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LONDON - British shares rose on Thursday, helped by gains among mining firms, though Royal Mail (LON:RMG) dropped after an earnings update.
The blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE ended up 0.7 percent, slightly outperforming the broader European market.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks ended marginally higher on Thursday as stocks were bought after the central bank's first fixed-rate debt purchasing operation weakened the yen.
The Nikkei .N225 ended flat at 17,862.63 in choppy trade, while the Topix .NTOPX rose 0.1 percent to 1,423.08. The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 also gained 0.1 percent, to 12,786.58.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open slightly higher on Friday after a positive lead from Wall Street and a rise in the oil and copper prices.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose by 0.2 percent to 5,350.00, a 12-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.2 percent on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar on Thursday climbed to fresh 13-1/2 highs versus a basket of major currencies after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen finished her appearance before the Congress's Joint Economic Committee.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a group of six currencies, was last up 0.2 percent at 100.61 after hitting 100.65 which was its highest since April 2003. .DXY
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened on Thursday after U.S. data suggested the labor market is tightening and inflation is beginning to gain traction, which prompted investors to sell government debt with longer-dated maturities.
The 10-year note US10YT=RR fell 5/32 in price to yield 2.242 percent. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR fell 23/32 in price to yield 2.962 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to a 5-1/2-month low on Thursday, giving up earlier gains as the dollar index tapped a 13-1/2-year high on strong U.S. economic data and comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that bolstered the case for hiking interest rates next month.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.8 percent at $1,215.50 an ounce by 2:31 p.m. EST (1931 GMT), after falling to $1,210.73, the lowest since June 3.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper rose on Thursday in volatile trade on speculative flows and against the backdrop of falling inventories for the metal used in construction and power.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed 1.2 percent higher at $5,495.50 per tonne after touching its highest since June 2015 at $6,025.50 per tonne on Nov. 11.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose on Thursday, with U.S. crude briefly rising as much as $1 a barrel, as expectations of an OPEC deal to limit production outweighed oversupply concerns, but a rallying dollar capped gains.
Brent crude oil LCOc1 was up 23 cents a barrel at $46.86 by 11:53 a.m. EST (1653 GMT) after retreating from a high of $47.62. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was also up 32 cents at $45.89. It reached a session high of $46.58.
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