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 Stock Markets                                                   
S&P/ASX 200    5,187.91   -2.09  NZSX 50        4,849.50 -25.08 
DJIA          15,452.44 -246.41  Nikkei       14,619.13 -295.40 
NASDAQ         4,007.39  -96.49  FTSE          6,465.66  -44.78 
S&P 500        1,750.27  -32.32  Hang Seng    22,035.42 -106.19 
SPI 200 Fut    5,058.00  -87.00  TRJCRB Index    283.80   +0.49 
 
 Bonds                                                           
AU 10 YR Bond     3.991  -0.018  US 10 YR Bond    2.599  -0.067 
NZ 10 YR Bond     4.565  +0.000  US 30 YR Bond    3.558  -0.063 
 
 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)                                   
AUD US$          0.8771  0.8748  NZD US$         0.8103  0.8103 
EUR US$          1.3516  1.3493  Yen US$         101.08  102.08 
 
 Commodities                                                     
Gold (Lon)      1262.00          Silver (Lon)     19.270         
Gold (NY)       1243.19          Light Crude       96.49         
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 Overnight market action with latest New York figures. 
 
    EQUITIES 
    NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the S&P 500 
hitting its lowest level in almost three months after data 
showed the factory sector in the world's largest economy 
expanded in January at a far weaker pace than expected. 
    The Dow Jones industrial average    fell 244.94 points, 
or 1.56 percent, to 15,453.91, the S&P 500    lost 29.37 
points, or 1.65 percent, to 1,753.22 and the Nasdaq Composite 
   dropped 78.032 points, or 1.9 percent, to 4,025.845. 
    For a full report, double click on  .N  
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    LONDON - Britain's top shares extended a recent slide on 
Monday, slipping firmly into negative territory after 
disappointing U.S. data, with Lloyds leading banks lower after 
its latest update. 
    The FTSE 100    was down 44.78 points at 6,465.66 by 
the close, a fall of 0.7 percent, dropping to new six-week lows 
after last week's 2.3 percent decline. 
    For a full report, double click on  .L  
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    TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a fresh 2-1/2 
month low on Monday, extending its declines into a third day 
with little sign that emerging market woes have abated, and 
upcoming U.S. jobs data keeping investors risk-averse. 
    The Nikkei    slid 2 percent to 14,619.13, its lowest 
closing level since Nov. 13. The benchmark dropped below its 
26-week moving average of 14,833.06. 
    For a full report, double click on  .T  
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE  
    NEW YORK - The dollar fell to a two-month low against the 
safe-haven yen on Monday on persistent jitters over troubles in 
emerging markets and as surprisingly weak domestic manufacturing 
data spurred worries about U.S. economic growth. 
    Against a basket of major currencies, including the yen, the 
dollar    lost 0.2 percent at 81.103, wiping out Friday's 
gain. 
    For a full report, double click on  USD/  
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    TREASURIES  
    NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries yields fell to their lowest 
levels since November on Monday after a report showed that U.S. 
manufacturing grew at a substantially slower pace in January. 
    Ten-year notes    were last up 8/32 in price to 
yield 2.619 percent, the lowest since November 8. 
    For a full report, double click on  US/  
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    COMMODITIES  
    GOLD 
    LONDON - Gold rose 1.6 percent on Monday after a worse than 
expected U.S. manufacturing report weighed on the dollar and 
global equities, while persisting concerns about emerging 
markets bolstered some investor flight to safety. 
    Spot gold    jumped to a session high of $1,264.60 an 
ounce and was still up 1.5 percent at $1,262.17 an ounce by 1527 
GMT. 
    For a full report, double click on  GOL/  
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    BASE METALS 
    LONDON - Copper fell to a two-month low on Monday, with 
slowing factory growth in top consumer China and the United 
States compounding a deteriorating demand outlook for the metal. 
    Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange    
ended at $7,038 a tonne, after falling to its lowest in two 
months at $7,025. It closed at $7,095 on Friday and lost 4 
percent in January, its weakest month since June. 
    For a full report, double click on  MET/L  
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    OIL 
    NEW YORK - Brent crude oil traded lower on Monday, but pared 
losses sharply following a rise in heating oil prices as cold 
weather in the U.S. Northeast drove up demand. 
    Brent    was trading down 9 cents at $106.31 a barrel 
by 1759 GMT, having sunk to a near 3-month low of $105.40 
earlier in the session. U.S. oil CLc1 fell 79 cents to $96.70 a 
barrel. 
    For a full report, double click on  O/R  
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