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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,323.34 -32.82 NZSX 50
6,903.60 -79.0 DJIA
17,435.40 -91.22 Nikkei
16,646.66 +1.97 NASDAQ
4,712.53 -26.59 FTSE
6,053.35 -112.45 S&P 500
2,040.04 -7.59 Hang Seng
19,694.33 -132.08 SPI 200 Fut
5,339.00 -6.00 STI
2,740.11 -37.00 SSEC
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2.325 -0.044 US 10 YR Bond
1.847 -0.036 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.705 -0.025 US 30 YR Bond
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0.7223 0.7208 NZD US$
0.6740 0.6742 EUR US$
1.1200 1.1222 Yen US$
109.96 110.16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,246.25
Silver (Lon)
16.48 Gold (NY)
1,257.90
Light Crude
48.27 TRJCRB Index
183.88 -1.52 ----------------------------------------------------------------
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 fell on Thursday to its lowest since March as Wall Street became more worried that the Federal Reserve might raise U.S. interest rates as early as June.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI closed down 0.52 percent at 17,434.99 points and the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.37 percent to 2,040.04. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.56 percent to 4,712.53.
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LONDON - UK shares fell on Thursday after the disappearance of an EgyptAir flight and a drop in summer bookings for Thomas Cook TCG.L weighed on the travel sector, while mining shares also dipped.
The blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE dropped 112.45 points, or 1.8 percent, to 6,053.35 points by the close, underperforming the broader European market.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average ended little changed on Thursday, moving in and out of positive territory as general caution offset some gains from Federal Reserve minutes that boosted the dollar and weakened the yen.
The Nikkei .N225 ended flat at 16,646.66.
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set for a subdued start on Friday with a fall on Wall Street likely to dampen market sentiment.
Stock index futures YAPcm1 edged down 0.1 percent to 5,339.0, a 15.7-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark closed 0.6 percent lower on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar rose slightly against the euro and Swiss franc on Thursday after the president of the New York Federal Reserve said the central bank was on track for a rate hike in June or July, but the greenback slipped against the safe-haven yen on risk aversion.
The euro was last down 0.12 percent at $1.1203 EUR= , having earlier touched its lowest in more than seven weeks at $1.1181. The dollar earlier hit a 10-week high against the Swiss franc of 0.9921 francs CHF= , but pared gains to last trade 0.16 percent higher at 0.9892 francs.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Thursday as markets rebounded from Wednesday's sell-off and priced down the odds of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase after even-handed remarks from New York Fed President William Dudley.
Benchmark U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR rose 11/32 in price to yield 1.85 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold slid more than 1 percent to a three-week low on Thursday, extending the previous day's decline, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's April policy meeting signaled that it could raise U.S. interest rates as soon as next month.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,253.80 an ounce at 1756 GMT, off an earlier low of $1,244.00, its weakest since April 28. It fell 1.7 percent on Wednesday.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slumped to a three-month low on Thursday, weighed down by a stronger dollar, the potential for a U.S. interest rate increase next month and worries about lacklustre demand.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended 0.7 percent down at $4,580 a tonne, having touched its lowest since Feb. 17 at $4,540 and extending losses from the previous session.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices settled largely unchanged on Thursday as worries about Canadian and Nigerian supply outages offset the impact of a stronger dollar, which has rallied on growing expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month.
Brent's front-month contract, July LCON6 , settled down 12 cents at $48.81 a barrel. It had fallen $1.55, or more than 3 percent, to $47.38 a barrel during the session.
WTI's June contract CLM6 settled down 3 cents at $48.16 a barrel, expiring as the front-month. It slid to $46.73 earlier.
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