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Stock Markets
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NASDAQ 4,204.47 +13.43 FTSE 6,675.03 +2.37
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Bonds
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Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.9024 0.9062 NZD US$ 0.8312 0.8350
EUR US$ 1.3587 1.3643 Yen US$ 102.54 102.46
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1289.50 Silver (Lon) 20.200
Gold (NY) 1291.46 Light Crude 100.41
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday, as
a decline in Procter & Gamble kept gains in check after a
four-day rally left the S&P 500 within striking distance of a
record high.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 29 points or
0.18 percent, to 15,965.77, the S&P 500 lost 0.2 points
or 0.01 percent, to 1,819.55 and the Nasdaq Composite
added 8.795 points or 0.21 percent, to 4,199.84.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index reached a three-week
closing high on Wednesday, buoyed by miners, after top metals
consumer China reported robust trade data.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index ended up 2.37 points -
flat in percentage terms - at 6,675.03 points, marking its sixth
straight day of gains.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to a 1-1/2 week
high on Wednesday after strong Chinese trade data lifted
investors' risk appetites and the Federal Reserve's new chief
signalled no change in its policies.
The Nikkei ended 0.6 percent higher at 14,800.06,
its highest closing since Jan. 31. It moved further away from a
four-month low of 13,995.86 hit last week.
The Topix gained 1.3 percent to 1,219.60, with 32 of
33 subsectors in positive territory.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The British pound rose to a two-week high against
the dollar on Wednesday after the Bank of England raised growth
forecasts and hinted Britain may raise interest rates next year.
Sterling jumped to a two-week high of $1.6580 , up
0.8 percent on the day, and well above $1.6480 before the report
was released as investors brought forward expectations of the
first rate hike.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday after
the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure on the U.S.
debt ceiling and a new Federal Reserve chair vowed to maintain
the bank's current strategy of reducing asset purchases at a
gradual pace.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries were last down
10/32 in price to yield 2.75 percent, their strongest level
since Jan. 29.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold hit three-month highs on Wednesday as positive
technical factors outweighed a rise in investor appetite for
other, riskier assets following comments by the new U.S. Federal
Reserve chief about the economic outlook.
Spot gold , initially low, rebounded to a fresh
three-month high of $1,295.20 an ounce. It was up 0.2 percent to
$1,293.55 by 1523 GMT. It closed up 1.3 percent in the previous
session.
U.S. gold futures for February delivery were up at
$1,290.10 an ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Gold hit three-month highs on Wednesday as positive
technical factors outweighed a rise in investor appetite for
other, riskier assets following comments by the new U.S. Federal
Reserve chief about the economic outlook.
Spot gold , initially low, rebounded to a fresh
three-month high of $1,295.20 an ounce. It was up 0.2 percent to
$1,293.55 by 1523 GMT. It closed up 1.3 percent in the previous
session.
U.S. gold futures for February delivery were up at
$1,290.10 an ounce.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
LONDON - Brent crude rose above $109 a barrel on Wednesday,
buoyed by expectations of strengthening global demand after OPEC
raised its 2014 forecast and Chinese data showed oil imports hit
a record high.
Brent crude for March delivery was up 38 cents at
$109.05 at 1542 GMT. U.S. crude was up $1.10 at $101.04.
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