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 Stock Markets                                                   
S&P/ASX 200    5,292.08  -20.31  NZSX 50        4,899.40  +35.01 
DJIA          16,327.70 -109.35  Nikkei        15,912.06  +31.73 
NASDAQ         4,147.25  -27.42  FTSE           6,757.15  +17.21 
S&P 500        1,829.16  -13.21  Hang Seng     22,888.76  +42.51 
SPI 200 Fut    5,227.00  -34.00  TRJCRB Index     276.21   +0.78 
 
 Bonds                                                           
AU 10 YR Bond     4.205  -0.035  US 10 YR Bond     2.827  -0.033 
NZ 10 YR Bond     4.690  +0.000  US 30 YR Bond     3.774  -0.022 
 
 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)                                   
AUD US$          0.9062  0.9026  NZD US$          0.8366  0.8330 
EUR US$          1.3655  1.3669  Yen US$          103.07  103.45 
 
 Commodities                                                     
Gold (Lon)      1248.00          Silver (Lon)     20.090         
Gold (NY)       1246.70          Light Crude       91.84         
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 Overnight market action with latest New York figures. 
 
    EQUITIES 
    NEW YORK - U.S. stocks dipped modestly on Monday as 
investors awaited an onslaught of corporate results to gauge how 
companies are faring amid mixed signs on economic growth. 
    The Dow Jones industrial average    was down 25.30 
points, or 0.15 percent, at 16,411.75. The Standard & Poor's 500 
Index    was down 1.93 points, or 0.10 percent, at 1,840.44. 
The Nasdaq Composite Index    was up 1.73 points, or 0.04 
percent, at 4,176.39.  
    For a full report, double click on  .N  
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    LONDON - A rally in banking shares helped Britain's FTSE 100 
.FTSE rise to a two-month closing high on Monday as investors 
welcomed the prospect of lighter rules on leverage for the 
sector. 
    Banks added 9.2 points to the FTSE 100   , which rose 
17.21 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,757.15 points, its highest 
closing level since Nov. 7.  
    For a full report, double click on  .L  
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    TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday on 
Monday. The Nikkei    ended 0.2 percent higher at 15,912.06 
on Friday. 
    For a full report, double click on  .T  
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE  
    NEW YORK - The dollar dropped to its lowest in four weeks 
against the yen on Monday as last week's soft U.S. jobs data 
dampened optimism about the outlook for the world's largest 
economy and fueled uncertainty as to the pace of the Federal 
Reserve's reduction in stimulus. 
    In early New York trading, the dollar slid nearly 1.0 
percent against the yen to 103.13 yen, after earlier falling to 
102.97   , its lowest level since Dec. 18. 
    For a full report, double click on  USD/  
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    TREASURIES  
    NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices edged up on Monday, 
extending Friday's rally after employers added far fewer jobs in 
December than traders and economists had expected, with yields 
falling to three-week lows. 
    Five-year notes    were last up 3/32 in price to 
yield 1.600 percent, down from a high of 1.755 percent on Friday 
before the jobs data. 
    Benchmark 10-year notes    rose 2/32 in price to 
yield 2.847 percent, down from a high of 2.967 percent on 
Friday. Thirty-year bonds    increased 2/32 in price to 
yield 3.795 percent, down from Friday's high of 3.891 percent. 
    For a full report, double click on  US/  
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    COMMODITIES  
    GOLD 
    LONDON - Gold steadied on Monday off an earlier one-month 
high, with a rally sparked by last week's weak U.S. jobs data 
running out of steam as analysts predicted the Federal Reserve 
will continue tapering monetary stimulus. 
    Spot gold    was up 0.1 percent to $1,248.46 an ounce at 
1457 GMT, while U.S. gold futures    for February delivery 
rose $1.20 an ounce at $1,248.30.  
    For a full report, double click on  GOL/  
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    BASE METALS 
    LONDON - Nickel rose on Monday to hit a two-week high, 
adding to Friday's near 4 percent gains, as a ban on unprocessed 
ore exports from Indonesia, the world's biggest nickel ore 
exporter, came into effect. 
    Three-month nickel    on the London Metal Exchange 
climbed $14,216 a tonne, its highest level since Dec. 30 before 
closing at $14,210 a tonne from $13,860 at the close on Friday. 
    For a full report, double click on  MET/L  
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    OIL 
    NEW YORK - Brent oil fell on Monday as the market absorbed 
news of a deal between Western nations and Iran to curb its 
nuclear program and the resumption of production from a key 
North Sea oilfield. 
    Brent crude for February delivery    fell 30 cents to 
$106.95 per barrel by 11:51 a.m. EST (1651 GMT). The contract 
had settled 86 cents higher on Friday. U.S. crude    slipped 
75 cents to $91.97 per barrel, after closing $1.06 higher on 
Friday. 
    For a full report, double click on  O/R  
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