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(Repeats to more codes) ----------------------(07:33 / 1833 GMT)----------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,356.80 +32.74 NZSX 50 4,768.98 +1.62 DJIA 16,483.67 +5.26 Nikkei 16,291.31 +112.37 NASDAQ 4,153.69 -2.90 FTSE 6,731.27 -19.60 S&P 500 1,839.94 -1.46 Hang Seng 23,244.87 +1.63 SPI 200 Fut 5,320.00 -6.00 TRJCRB Index 282.71 -1.47

Bonds AU 10 YR Bond 4.286 +0.007 US 10 YR Bond 2.974 -0.032 NZ 10 YR Bond 4.755 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.905 -0.040

Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST) AUD US$ 0.8918 0.8843 NZD US$ 0.8204 0.8140 EUR US$ 1.3805 1.3737 Yen US$ 105.08 105.37

Commodities Gold (Lon) 1204.50 Silver (Lon) 19.650 Gold (NY) 1212.81 Light Crude 99.38 --------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday after the S&P 500 index ended its best two-week advance in five months and housing data was weaker-than-forecast.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 8.01 points or 0.05 percent, to 16,486.42, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.49 points or 0.08 percent, to 1,839.91 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 8.273 points or 0.2 percent, to 4,148.321.

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LONDON - Britain's top shares lost ground on Monday as investors squared positions into the year end after six straight sessions of gains, pressured by retailers on concerns over how they have fared over the crucial festive season.

The FTSE 100 .FTSE closed down 19.60 points, or 0.3 percent, at 6,731.27 points, pausing after its longest winning streak since October, which saw it rise around 4 percent since Dec. 18.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose to a fresh six-year high to close out 2013 with a 57 percent annual gain, its biggest in more than 40 years on the back of aggressive economic stimulus by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The Nikkei .N225 rose for a ninth day to end 0.7 percent higher at 16,291.31 on Monday, its longest winning streak since July 2009. (Full Story)

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The euro rose broadly on Monday, driven by euro zone banks drawing back foreign-held assets before year-end and the European Central Bank chief's comment that there was no urgent need to cut rates.

The euro was up 0.5 percent against the dollar EUR= at $1.3814, having shot up as high as $1.3892 in thin year-end trade on Friday, its highest since October 2011. It has risen more than 4 percent against the dollar in 2013 and is set for a second straight year of gains.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - Benchmark U.S. Treasury debt yields slipped but held near highs for the year on Monday as investors readied for less buying of bonds by the Federal Reserve next year, while volumes were light as the New Year's Day holiday approaches.

The 10-year Treasury note US10YT=RR rose 9/32 in price on Monday to yield 2.974 percent, down from a yield of 3.006 percent late on Friday.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

LONDON - Gold fell in thin holiday trade on Monday, heading for its biggest annual loss in more than three decades at nearly 30 percent, as rising appetite for risk and the prospect of a global recovery tarnished its allure.

Spot gold XAU= fell to a session low of $1,200.79 an ounce in earlier trade and was down 0.6 percent to $1,205.40 by 1456 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCcv1 for February delivery slipped $9.00 to $1,204.90 an ounce.

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Aluminium touched its highest level in nearly two months on Monday as consumer buying boosted the market in thin conditions.

Three-month aluminium CMAL3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) climbed to a session peak of $1,839 a tonne, the strongest since Nov. 4, before paring gains. It closed at $1,822, up 0.7 percent.

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OIL

NEW YORK - Crude oil futures tumbled on both sides of the Atlantic on Monday on early signals that oil output from Libya may be starting to recover and concerns over a buildup in local government debt in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer.

Brent crude LCOc1 shed $1.05 to $111.13 a barrel by 1820 GMT after earlier hitting a low of $110.90. U.S. crude CLc1 fell $1 to $99.32.

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