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Stock Markets                                                    
S&P/ASX 200    5,350.10  -17.81  NZSX 50        4,769.04  +32.03 
DJIA          16,469.99  +28.64  Nikkei        16,291.31 +112.37 
NASDAQ         4,131.91  -11.16  FTSE           6,730.67  +12.76 
S&P 500        1,831.37   -0.61  Hang Seng     22,817.28 -522.77 
SPI 200 Fut    5,335.00  +23.00  TRJCRB Index     276.53   -0.88 
 
Bonds                                                            
AU 10 YR Bond     4.344  -0.007  US 10 YR Bond     3.000  +0.000 
NZ 10 YR Bond     4.765  +0.000  US 30 YR Bond     3.931  +0.000 
 
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)                                    
AUD US$          0.8940  0.8966  NZD US$          0.8277  0.8240 
EUR US$          1.3590  1.3652  Yen US$          104.83  104.26 
 
Commodities                                                      
Gold (Lon)      1234.50          Silver (Lon)     20.180         
Gold (NY)       1237.46          Light Crude       95.44         
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures. 
 
    EQUITIES 
    NEW YORK -  U.S. stocks ended a volatile session mostly flat 
on Friday as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve 
officials that raised questions about how quickly the central 
bank will end its stimulus program. 
    The Dow Jones industrial average    was up 28.64 points, 
or 0.17 percent, at 16,469.99. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index 
   was down 0.62 points, or 0.03 percent, at 1,831.36. The 
Nasdaq Composite Index    was down 11.16 points, or 0.27 
percent, at 4,131.91.  
    For a full report, double click on  .N  
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    LONDON - Strong gains by clothing retailer Next    
lifted Britain's top equity index on Friday, with many traders 
expecting the market to push on to record highs this year. 
    The blue-chip FTSE 100 index    closed up 0.2 percent, 
or 12.76 points, at 6,730.67 points. 
    For a full report, double click on  .L  
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    TOKYO - Japan's markets will be closed for the New Year 
holiday from Dec. 31 to Jan. 3. Reuters coverage of the Japanese 
stock markets will resume on Jan. 6. 
    For the most recent report, double click on  .T  
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE  
    NEW YORK - The dollar rose broadly on Friday, buoyed by 
comments made by outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke 
and by risk aversion but a major snowstorm blanketing the 
Northeast of the United States kept trade thin. 
    The dollar fell as low as 104.05 yen, but later erased 
losses to last trade flat at 104.74    yen, remaining below 
a five-year high of 105.44 yen set on Thursday. Japanese market 
players are out for New Year holidays until next week. 
    For a full report, double click on  USD/  
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    TREASURIES  
    NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Friday with 
benchmark yields ending at 3 percent after Federal Reserve 
Chairman Ben Bernanke gave an upbeat outlook on the U.S. 
economy, supporting the view the Fed will continue to scale back 
its bond purchases in 2014. 
    Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes    fell 4/32 in 
price to yield 3.000 percent, up 1.5 basis points from late 
Thursday, while the 30-year bond    slipped 4/32 in 
price to yield 3.928 percent, up 1.2 basis points from Thursday. 
    For a full report, double click on  US/  
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    COMMODITIES  
    GOLD 
    NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold rose 1 percent on Friday, rallying 
for a second consecutive day with a boost from renewed fund 
buying and equities' weakness after bullion posted its worst 
annual decline in 2013 in more than 30 years. 
    Spot gold    was up 1.1 percent to $1,237.40 an ounce by 
1901 GMT. 
    For a full report, double click on  GOL/  
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    BASE METALS 
    LONDON - Copper dipped on Friday, easing from a seven-month 
high as expectations of higher supplies and concerns over 
Chinese growth weighed on the market. 
    Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange    
closed at $7,315 a tonne from $7,393. It hit an intra-day high 
of $7,460 on Thursday, its highest level since June 5. 
    For a full report, double click on  MET/L  
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    OIL 
    NEW YORK - U.S. crude lost over $1 on Friday as data showing 
a larger-than-expected build in distillates dragged the oil 
complex lower. 
    Brent    fell 89 cents to $106.89. The losses followed 
Thursday's 2.7 percent fall and capped a week in which the 
European benchmark dropped 4.7 percent, its biggest weekly 
percentage loss in six months. 
    U.S. crude    fell $1.48 to settle at $93.96. It posted 
a weekly fall of more than 6 percent, its sharpest since 
September 2012. 
    For a full report, double click on  O/R  
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