(Updates with fresh numbers throughout) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:09 / 2009 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,483.03 +30.11 NZSX 50
7,197.29 -73.87 DJIA
18,268.50 -12.53 Nikkei
16,899.10 +79.86 NASDAQ
5,306.85 -9.17 FTSE
6,999.96 -33.29 S&P 500
2,160.77 +1.04 Hang Seng
23,952.50 +164.19 SPI 200 Fut
5,481.00 +14.00 STI
2,885.22 +3.43 SSEC
3,005.51 +7.03 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.194 +0.026 US 10 YR Bond
1.741 +0.025 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.560 +0.045 US 30 YR Bond
2.460 +0.024 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7585 0.7581 NZD US$
0.7161 0.7155 EUR US$
1.1151 1.1194 Yen US$
104.03 103.58 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,254.50
Silver (Lon)
17.28 Gold (NY)
1,266.16
Light Crude
50.52 TRJCRB Index
188.54 -0.24 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Major U.S. stock indexes were little changed on Thursday even as declining names outnumbered advancers, ahead of job market data seen as key to determine whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates before the end of the year.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 11.36 points, or 0.06 percent, to 18,269.67, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 1.1 points, or 0.05 percent, to 2,160.83 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 9.17 points, or 0.17 percent, to 5,306.85.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top shares index fell on Thursday, although it remained near record highs, with budget airline easyJet EZJ.L sliding lower after issuing a profit warning.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed down 0.5 percent at 6,999.96 points - still near its record intraday high of 7,122.74 points reached in April 2015.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose for a fourth straight session on Thursday as a weaker yen boosted investors' risk appetite, while Fujitsu Ltd surged on news that Lenovo is taking over its computer business.
The Nikkei .N225 gained 0.5 percent to 16,899.10 points.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Thursday to its strongest level in two months as encouraging data on U.S. jobs reinforced the view the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at the end of the year.
The dollar index .DXY was last up 0.55 percent at 96.658 after touching its highest level since late July.
The greenback reached a one-month peak versus the yen, last up 0.5 percent at 104.04 yen. JPY=
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose to three-week highs on Thursday as investors prepared for a potentially strong jobs report on Friday, which will be interpreted for when the Federal Reserve is likely to next raise interest rates.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 7/32 in price to yield 1.74 percent, up from 1.72 percent late on Wednesday. The yields have climbed from 1.54 percent last Friday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell for the eighth straight session on Thursday, slipping to a four-month low, pressured by a stronger dollar after U.S. weekly jobless claims fell and ahead of key data that could put the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates this year.
Spot gold XAU= fell to $1,250.35 an ounce, its lowest since June 8 after extending losses below the 200-day moving average. The most active U.S. gold GCcv1 futures for December delivery settled down 1.2 percent at $1,253 per ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper hit a two-week low on Thursday after jobless claims suggested further improvement in the U.S. jobs market, increasing the chances of a Fed rate rise later this year and so boosting the dollar.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended at $4,758 a tonne, down 0.9 percent, having earlier touched $4,750, the lowest since Sept. 20. Traders said volumes were subdued by a week-long holiday in China.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose more than 1 percent to four-month highs on Thursday, spurred by another informal OPEC meeting on output cuts and plunging U.S. crude inventories, with some saying the market has overshot itself with a 15-percent gain in seven sessions.
Brent crude LCOc1 settled up 65 cents, or 1.3 percent, at $52.51 a barrel. It rose earlier to $52.65, its highest since June 9.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 closed up 61 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $50.44. It was WTI's first settlement above $50 since June 24.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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