(Updates prices, table) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:50 / 2050 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
0.00 +0.00 NZSX 50
7,121.63 +55.36 DJIA
20,181.31 +126.97 Nikkei
18,907.67 -99.93 NASDAQ
5,718.06 +35.60 FTSE
7,229.50 +40.68 S&P 500
2,308.67 +14.00 Hang Seng
23,525.14 +40.01 SPI 200 Fut
5,635.00 +25.00 STI
3,079.96 +13.43 SSEC
3,183.79 +16.81 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.670 +0.017 US 10 YR Bond
2.400 +0.060 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.245 +0.055 US 30 YR Bond
3.014 +0.053 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7625 0.7616 NZD US$
0.7192 0.7191 EUR US$
1.0661 1.0672 Yen US$
113.25 112.26 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,236.80
Silver (Lon)
17.67 Gold (NY)
1,241.61
Light Crude
53.03 TRJCRB Index
192.76 +0.49 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street's three main indexes hit record highs on Thursday after President Donald Trump said he would make a major tax announcement in a few weeks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 134.14 points, or 0.67 percent, to 20,188.48, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 14.72 points, or 0.64 percent, to 2,309.39 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 37.58 points, or 0.66 percent, to 5,720.03.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index gained on Thursday as insurance and banking stocks picked up pace, while miners weighed.
The blue chip FTSE 100 .FTSE index was up 0.5 percent at 7,221.77 points at the market close, underperforming the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index. It touched its highest level since Jan. 19.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday due to pressure from a stronger yen ahead of a meeting this week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The Nikkei .N225 ended 0.5 percent lower at 18,907.67.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open higher on Friday, tracking Wall Street, as higher energy prices is set to propel the index towards its fourth straight daily gain.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.4 percent to 5,563.0, a 27.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rpse 0.2 percent on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose across the board on Thursday, posting its best one-day gain against the yen in three weeks, after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that he would make a major announcement on a "phenomenal" tax plan in the next few weeks.
The dollar .DXY gained more than 5 percent against a basket of major currencies in the month and a half after Trump's election but has been on a downtrend this year as Trump has focused more on trade and immigration than fiscal stimulus.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as optimism wrapped markets following comments from President Donald Trump that he would reveal plans for U.S. tax reform in the coming weeks.
U.S. 30-year yields US30YT=RR fell to a three-week low of 2.945 percent Wednesday, while five-year yields US5YT=RR touched a two-month low of 1.794 percent Wednesday.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 16/32 in price to yield 2.393 percent, more than 5 basis points higher than their late Wednesday levels.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold slipped on Thursday from a three-month high in the previous session after robust U.S. economic data pointed to a stronger economy, increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise U.S. interest rates.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.6 percent at $1,234.36 an ounce by 1619 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCcv1 dropped 0.3 percent to $1,235.50.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell on Thursday as a bounce in the dollar and concerns over whether the supply and demand backdrop justified its recent rally sparked profit-taking, but prices remained underpinned by the threat of supply disruptions.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 closed down 1.2 percent at $5,822 a tonne, having climbed by 1.7 percent the previous day.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices held onto gains Thursday after an unexpected draw in U.S. gasoline inventories pointed to higher demand in the world's biggest oil market, although bloated crude supplies meant that fuel markets remain under pressure.
Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 was up 35 cents a barrel at $55.47 per barrel by 11:30 Eastern (16:30 GMT). U.S. light crude CLc1 was 55 cents higher at $52.89 a barrel.
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