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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,415.00 -17.47 NZSX 50
7,423.19 +24.36 DJIA
18,419.30 +18.42 Nikkei
16,926.84 +39.44 NASDAQ
5,227.21 +13.99 FTSE
6,745.97 -35.54 S&P 500
2,170.86 -0.09 Hang Seng
23,162.34 +185.46 SPI 200 Fut
5,394.00 -12.00 STI
2,816.47 -4.12 SSEC
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1.568 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.290 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond
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0.7546 0.7544 NZD US$
0.7279 0.7270 EUR US$
1.1196 1.1150 Yen US$
103.24 103.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,309.50
Silver (Lon)
18.84 Gold (NY)
1,308.45
Light Crude
43.53 TRJCRB Index
178.21 -2.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday, with gains in the tech sector offseting sluggish factory activity data and lower oil prices, as investors exercised caution ahead of a key payrolls report on Friday.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 18.42 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,419.3, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.09 points to 2,170.86, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 13.99 points, or 0.27 percent, to 5,227.21.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell on Thursday, as initial gains fizzled out following a jump in sterling sparked by data showing a recovery in UK manufacturing, while oil stocks also lost ground.
The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5 percent at 6,745.97 points.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks edged up to three-month closing highs in choppy trade on Thursday after gains by banks offset weak mining shares, while many investors waited for U.S. jobs data that could provide clues on when there will be an interest rate hike.
The Nikkei share average .N225 , which moved in and out of positive territory, gained 0.2 percent to 16,926.84, the highest closing level since June 1.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open weaker, leading to a third straight day of declines, after a slide in key commodities prices and a lacklustre performance from global equities overnight.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 12 points to 5,394.0, a 21.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close in early trading.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Thursday after U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly declined in August, casting some doubts on the strength of U.S. economic growth.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.40 percent to 95.635, after earlier trading as high as 96.239.
The greenback also declined to 103.28 yen JPY= , after earlier rising to 104.00, the highest since July 29.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields were little moved on Thursday after weak U.S. manufacturing data contrasted with strong overseas manufacturing numbers and U.S. jobless claims data that beat expectations as investors tried to position ahead of Friday's U.S. non-farms payrolls report.
Benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were little changed from their late Wednesday close to yield 1.571 percent. Two-year notes US2YT=RR were also little changed in price to yield 0.789 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold turned higher after tapping the lowest level in more than two months on Thursday, as the dollar fell on unexpectedly weak U.S. manufacturing data that raised doubts about the economy's strength.
Spot gold XAU= touched its lowest level since June 24 at $1,301.91 an ounce, before rising 0.35 percent to $1,313.07 by 2:33 p.m. EDT (1833 GMT). U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled up 0.4 percent at $1,317.10.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - The price of zinc surged to its highest in more than 15 months on Thursday, with other metals also rallying, after upbeat factory data from top metals consumer China and a weak dollar spurred buying.
Benchmark zinc CMZN3 on the London Metal Exchange surged 1.2 percent to close at $2,338 a tonne, its highest since May 2015. LME copper CMCU3 edged up 0.3 percent to finish at $4,630 after falling on Tuesday to the weakest since June 24 at $4,600 amid mounting supply.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, heading for their sharpest weekly slide since January as investors brushed aside talk that OPEC might freeze production and focused on a growing glut from U.S. crude stockpiles.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 ended the session at $45.45 per barrel, down $1.44 or 3.07 percent.
U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 closed down $1.54 or 3.45 percent at $43.16 a barrel.
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