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UPDATE 1-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

Published 01/09/2016, 07:30 am
Updated 01/09/2016, 07:40 am
© Reuters.  UPDATE 1-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets
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(Updates with Australian shares and new figures throughout)

WELLINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:28 / 2128 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets

NetChng

NetChng S&P/ASX 200

5,433.03 -45.26 NZSX 50

7,398.83 +10.88 DJIA

18,400.88 -53.42 Nikkei

16,887.40 +162.04 NASDAQ

5,213.22 -9.77 FTSE

6,781.51 -39.28 S&P 500

2,170.95 -5.17 Hang Seng

22,976.88 -39.23 SPI 200 Fut

5,391.00 -19.00 STI

2,820.59 -7.80 SSEC

3,085.48 +10.81 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds

NetChg

NetChg AU 10 YR Bond

1.897 +0.007 US 10 YR Bond

1.578 +0.008 NZ 10 YR Bond

2.255 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond

2.231 -0.002 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies

1700GMT

1700GMT AUD US$

0.7518 0.7499 NZD US$

0.7242 0.7228 EUR US$

1.1154 1.1135 Yen US$

103.40 103.25 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)

1,309.25

Silver (Lon)

18.61 Gold (NY)

1,310.65

Light Crude

44.86 TRJCRB Index

180.21 -2.62 ----------------------------------------------------------------

Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - Stocks ended lower on Wall Street on Wednesday, as energy shares tracked oil prices lower, and the S&P posted a loss for August, the first negative month for the benchmark index since February.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 53.42 points, or 0.29 percent, to 18,400.88, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 5.17 points, or 0.24 percent, to 2,170.95 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 9.77 points, or 0.19 percent, to 5,213.22.

For a full report, double click on .N

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LONDON - UK shares ended lower on Wednesday, hit by a late slump in the energy sector, although the FTSE 100 .FTSE posted its third monthly gain in a row.

The blue chip index closed down 39.28 points, or 0.6 percent, at 6,781.51 points, slightly underperforming the broader European market. The index ended the month up 0.8 percent, and has risen 6 of the last 7 months.

For a full report, double click on .L

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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday in heavy trade, led by exporters and financials as the dollar stood tall against the yen and upbeat U.S. consumer confidence data lifted expectations of a near-term U.S. interest rate hike.

The Nikkei .N225 gained 1.0 percent to 16,887.40, the highest closing level since Aug. 12. The benchmark index gained 1.9 percent this month.

For a full report, double click on .T

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SYDNEY - Australian shares are seen opening lower on Thursday, weighed by falls on Wall Street overnight and as energy stocks are expected to track oil prices lower.

Local share price index futures fell 0.4 percent to 5,391 points, a 42-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 Index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed down 0.83 percent on Wednesday.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell from three-week highs against a basket of currencies on Wednesday after weak manufacturing data dented some optimism about U.S. economic growth ahead of a highly anticipated jobs report on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of six majors, rose as high as to 96.255 .DXY , its highest since Aug. 9, before falling back to 96.005, marginally down on the day.

The greenback gained against the yen to 103.39 yen JPY= , after hitting 103.53, its highest since July 29.

For a full report, double click on USD/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - Yields on benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury notes were little moved on Wednesday but notched their largest monthly gain in more than a year as strong U.S. data and limited volatility reduced the appetite for safe-haven U.S. government debt.

On Wednesday, benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR rose 3/32 in price from their Tuesday close to yield 1.56 percent. Two year US2YT=RR prices rose 1/32, yielding 0.79 percent.

For a full report, double click on US/

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

NEW YORK - Gold slid to a two-month low on Wednesday after forecast-beating U.S. jobs data stoked speculation that the Federal Reserve would move ahead with plans to raise interest rates, briefly propelling the dollar index to its highest in three weeks.

Spot gold XAU= fell to $1,304.91 an ounce, its lowest since June 24, the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union. It was down 0.2 percent at $1,308.01 an ounce by 2:47 p.m. EDT (1847 GMT) after the dollar .DXY turned slightly lower.

For a full report, double click on GOL/

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Copper rose on Wednesday as investors covered short positions but it ended August with a 6 percent loss for the month after rising inventories in Asia signalled muted demand from top consumer China.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended up 0.2 percent on the day at $4,617 a tonne helped by funds and traders squaring short positions.

For a full report, double click on MET/L

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OIL

NEW YORK - Oil prices fell 3 percent or more on Wednesday, paring their big gains for August, after government data showed a large surprise weekly build in U.S. crude and distillate stockpiles and a smaller-than-expected drawdown in gasoline.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled down $1.33, or 2.8 percent, at $47.04 per barrel. It rose nearly 11 percent for August.

U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures CLc1 fell $1.65, or 3.6 percent, to close at $44.70. It gained more than 7 percent for the month.

For a full report, double click on O/R

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