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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 5,462.31 +16.42 NZSX 50 5,125.65 +10.86
DJIA 16,452.72 +30.83 Nikkei 15,274.07 +139.32
NASDAQ 4,336.22 -15.90 FTSE 6,712.67 -75.82
S&P 500 1,878.04 +1.01 Hang Seng 22,702.97 -42.48
SPI 200 Fut 5,456.00 -16.00 TRJCRB Index 307.19 -0.40
Bonds (Yield)
AU 10 YR Bond 4.125 -0.015 US 10 YR Bond 2.790 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.650 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.724 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.9047 0.9086 NZD US$ 0.8467 0.8479
EUR US$ 1.3872 1.3858 Yen US$ 103.26 102.92
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1335.25 Silver (Lon) 21.380
Gold (NY) 1338.77 Light Crude 102.58
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks finished mostly higher on Friday,
with the S&P 500 closing at a record after more jobs than
expected were created in February and January's figure was
revised higher.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 30.83 points or
0.19 percent, to end at 16,452.72. The S&P 500 gained
1.01 points or 0.05 percent, to finish at 1,878.04. But the
Nasdaq Composite dropped 15.903 points or 0.37 percent,
to close at 4,336.223.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's main share index fell to a three-week
closing low on Friday as a landmark corporate bond default in
China, the world's top metals consumer, hit major mining stocks.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index briefly edged into
positive territory after stronger-than-expected U.S jobs data,
but it fell back and ended down by 1.1 percent, or 75.82 points,
at 6,712.67 points. That was the FTSE's lowest close since it
ended at 6,663.62 points on Feb. 14.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a fresh
five-week high on Friday as a weak yen lifted risk appetites
following better-than-expected U.S. jobless claims and the
European Central Bank's decision to keep its rates unchanged.
The Nikkei ended 0.9 percent higher at 15,274.07,
the highest closing level since Jan. 29. For the week, the index
rose 2.9 percent.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar climbed on Friday, boosted by an
unexpectedly large jump in U.S. jobs growth that set off enough
buying to lift the greenback from a four-month low.
The U.S. dollar index , a composite of six currency
pairs which earlier on Friday had hit a bottom of 79.433 last
seen on Oct. 29, reversed course after the release of February's
U.S. employment data, touched a high of 79.847, and was ahead
0.07 percent for the day at 79.710 late on Friday.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries yields rose to their highest
levels in six weeks on Friday after jobs gains were stronger
than expected in February, which could ease fears of an abrupt
slowdown in economic growth and keep the Federal Reserve on
track to reduce its monetary stimulus.
Benchmark 10-year notes yields rose as high as
2.82 percent on Friday, the highest level since January 23 and
up from 2.73 percent before the data was released. Thirty-year
bond yields were as high as 3.745 percent, from 3.68
percent before the release.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold tumbled nearly 1 percent on Friday after
data showed U.S. job growth accelerated sharply, easing fears of
an abrupt economic slowdown and keeping the Federal Reserve on
track to continue reducing its monetary stimulus.
Spot gold fell as much as 1.5 percent to a session
low of $1,329.35 an ounce, and was last trading down 0.9 percent
at $1,338.09 by 2022 GMT.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell to its lowest level in over seven
months on Friday as China's first domestic bond default added to
growing concerns this week about slower economic growth in the
world's top copper consumer.
Benchmark London Metal Exchange copper for delivery
in three fell nearly 4 percent to $6,780 per tonne, its lowest
since late July last year. It ended at $6,782 per tonne from a
close of $7,055 on Thursday.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. oil rose more than $1 a barrel on Friday as
Western relations with Russia worsened over the crisis in the
Ukraine and U.S. job growth accelerated by more than expected in
an upbeat sign for oil demand.
U.S. crude rose to an intra-day high of $102.91 a
barrel before settling at $102.58 with a $1.02 gain on the day.
Global benchmark Brent rose 90 cents to settle at
$109.00 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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