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Stock Markets                                                    
S&P/ASX 200    5,324.41   +8.36  NZSX 50        4,814.87  +35.07 
DJIA          16,447.04  -15.70  Nikkei        15,880.33 -241.12 
NASDAQ         4,157.55   -8.06  FTSE           6,691.34  -30.44 
S&P 500        1,836.50   -0.99  Hang Seng     22,787.33 -209.26 
SPI 200 Fut    5,290.00   -3.00  TRJCRB Index     272.91   -1.94 
 
Bonds                                                            
AU 10 YR Bond     4.334  +0.004  US 10 YR Bond     2.978  -0.015 
NZ 10 YR Bond     4.765  -0.005  US 30 YR Bond     3.882  -0.023 
 
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)                                    
AUD US$          0.8887  0.8873  NZD US$          0.8240  0.8255 
EUR US$          1.3582  1.3593  Yen US$          104.75  104.89 
 
Commodities                                                      
Gold (Lon)      1226.00          Silver (Lon)     19.540         
Gold (NY)       1225.71          Light Crude       91.82         
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures. 
 
    EQUITIES 
    NEW YORK - U.S. stocks dipped on Thursday, weighed by Exxon 
Mobil and retailers, as an earlier boost from upbeat labor 
market data lost steam.  
    The Dow Jones industrial average    fell 65.03 points or 
0.39 percent, to 16,397.71, the S&P 500    lost 5.24 points 
or 0.29 percent, to 1,832.25 and the Nasdaq Composite    
dropped 19.56 points or 0.47 percent, to 4,146.052. 
    For a full report, double click on  .N  
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    LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100    fell on Thursday and 
underperformed shares in southern Europe, as a rise in the pound 
against the euro hampered prospects for the index's exporters 
and most retailers fell after weak Christmas updates. 
    The FTSE 100 closed down 30.44 points, or 0.5 percent, at 
6,691.34 points, breaking below the 6,700 mark in the afternoon 
as U.S. stocks fell. 
    For a full report, double click on  .L  
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    TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average shed 1.5 percent on 
Thursday after the previous session's bounce, as investors 
stayed risk averse ahead of a key U.S. jobs report the following 
day. 
    The Nikkei    ended 241.12 points lower at 15,880.33 
after climbing 1.9 percent on Wednesday to snap losses on the 
first two trading days of 2014. Tokyo stock markets began this 
year's trading on Monday. 
    For a full report, double click on  .T  
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE  
    NEW YORK - The euro traded marginally higher against the 
dollar on Thursday, recovering from a sharp sell-off spurred by 
cautious comments made by European Central Bank President Mario 
Draghi after the bank left interest rates at record lows. 
    The euro fell as low as $1.3547, its lowest since Dec. 5, 
after Draghi's comments. It last traded at $1.3594   , up 
0.1 percent on the day. Against the yen, the single currency 
also traded up 0.1 percent at 142.48   . 
    For a full report, double click on  USD/  
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    TREASURIES  
    NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Thursday as some 
investors were lured by the current yields on longer-dated 
issues even as the recent wave of upbeat economic data have 
signaled yields might climb higher. 
    In the wake of Draghi's remarks, benchmark 10-year Treasury 
notes    last traded up 2/32 price to yield 2.984 
percent, down 1 basis point from late on Wednesday. 
    For a full report, double click on  US/  
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    COMMODITIES  
    GOLD 
    LONDON - Gold prices steadied on Thursday after two days of 
losses as traders took to the sidelines ahead of a key U.S. 
employment report on Friday, which will be closely watched for 
clues on the outlook for Federal Reserve policy. 
    Spot gold    was at $1,226.81 an ounce at 1510 GMT, 
little changed from Wednesday, while U.S. gold futures    
for February delivery were up 90 cents an ounce at $1,226.40. 
    For a full report, double click on  GOL/  
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    BASE METALS 
    LONDON - Copper prices fell to two-week lows on Thursday 
after upbeat jobs data increased expectations that the U.S. 
Federal Reserve could scale back its economy stimulus programme 
more aggressively than anticipated. 
    Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange   , 
untraded at the close, was last bid at $7,213 a tonne from 
Wednesday's close of $7,344. It earlier fell to its lowest level 
since Dec. 19 at $7,209 a tonne. 
    For a full report, double click on  MET/L  
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    OIL 
    NEW YORK - Brent crude was trading steady to slightly lower 
in price on Thursday, paring earlier gains of more than $1 after 
news that production was restarting at a key North Sea oilfield 
and as the market weighed Libya's resolve to get oil exports on 
track. 
    Brent crude for February delivery    fell 4 cents to 
$107.11 per barrel in choppy trade at 1645 GMT, after reaching a 
high of $108.20. 
    For a full report, double click on  O/R  
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