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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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