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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,312.60 -49.34 NZSX 50
6,924.27 -39.7 DJIA
17,732.48 -132.86 Nikkei
16,019.18 -582.18 NASDAQ
4,848.44 -46.11 FTSE
6,044.97 -70.79 S&P 500
2,079.06 -17.01 Hang Seng
20,512.99 -529.65 SPI 200 Fut
5,219.00 -40.00 STI
2,785.43 -37.54 SSEC
2,832.51 -94.65 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.085 -0.025 US 10 YR Bond
1.613 -0.026 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.530 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.426 -0.021 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7382 0.7389 NZD US$
0.7051 0.7047 EUR US$
1.1288 1.1260 Yen US$
106.16 105.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,280.80
Silver (Lon)
17.43 Gold (NY)
1,273.80
Light Crude
48.88 TRJCRB Index
192.90 +0.01 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street stumbled for a third straight session on Monday as tech stalwarts Microsoft and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) dragged on indexes and investors braced for major economic and political events in the United States and Europe.
Microsoft MSFT.O fell 2.6 percent after announcing it would buy online networking company LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) LNKD.N for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal. LinkedIn shares jumped 46.6 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI closed down 132.86 points, or 0.74 percent, to 17,732.48, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 17.01 points, or 0.81 percent, to 2,079.06 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 46.11 points, or 0.94 percent, to 4,848.44.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's blue-chip shares index fell for the third day in a row on Monday but outperformed other European bourses, as widespread unease about the country's looming European Union membership vote weighed on markets.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed down 1.2 percent at 6,044.97 points.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks stumbled to a five-week low on Monday, marking a third straight day of losses, as Brexit woes sapped risk appetite and hit equities globally.
The benchmark Nikkei share average .N225 lost 3.5 percent to 16,019.18 points, its lowest since May 6. The Nikkei was dragged down by declines in index heavyweights like casual clothing retailer Fast Retailing Co Ltd 9983.T and factory automation robot maker Fanuc Corp 6954.T .
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are poised to drop on Tuesday after a three-day weekend, following slides offshore on worries about U.S. growth and Britain potentially pulling out of the European Union.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 pointed to a weak opening, falling 0.8 percent to 5,219.0, a 93.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close last Friday. The benchmark fell 0.9 percent last Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The safe-haven yen firmed broadly on Monday, hitting a three-year peak against the euro and sterling and a six-week high versus the dollar on concerns Britain could vote to leave the European Union in a referendum two weeks from now.
The dollar fell against the yen to a six-week trough of 105.75 JPY= . By late afternoon, the dollar was down 0.7 percent at 106.21 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell to a four-month low on Monday led by shorter-dated maturities as increased fears about Britain exiting the European Union weighed on investor risk appetite and sovereign debt yields in developed markets around the globe fell to all-time lows.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR rose 7/32 in price to yield 1.616 percent, after earlier falling to 1.608 percent, the lowest since Feb. 11.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose for the fourth straight session and hit its highest since mid-May on Monday, driven by rising investor risk aversion before central bank meetings this week and Britain's June 23 vote on whether to leave the European Union.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.6 percent at $1,281.96 an ounce at 2:58 p.m. EDT (1858 GMT), off an earlier peak of $1,287. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for August delivery settled up 0.9 percent at $1,286.90 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices rose on Monday, boosted by the dollar's softer tone due to expectations the U.S. Fed will keep rates on hold this week, though weak investment data from top consumer China was expected to limit gains.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed up 1 percent at $4,557 a tonne, paring gains from an earlier high of $4,589.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices edged lower on Monday, pressured by gloomy economic prospects in Europe and Asia, but supported by ongoing supply outages in Nigeria.
Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 settled down 19 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $50.35 per barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 ended 19 cents, or 0.4 percent, lower at $48.88 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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