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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 5,292.08 -20.31 NZSX 50 4,899.40 +35.01
DJIA 16,305.57 -131.48 Nikkei 15,912.06 +31.73
NASDAQ 4,130.47 -44.20 FTSE 6,757.15 +17.21
S&P 500 1,825.30 -17.07 Hang Seng 22,888.76 +42.51
SPI 200 Fut 5,222.00 -39.00 TRJCRB Index 276.10 +0.68
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 4.195 -0.045 US 10 YR Bond 2.823 -0.037
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.690 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.766 -0.030
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.9064 0.9026 NZD US$ 0.8372 0.8330
EUR US$ 1.3668 1.3669 Yen US$ 102.92 103.45
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1248.00 Silver (Lon) 20.090
Gold (NY) 1246.70 Light Crude 91.61
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell to session lows in afternoon
trade on Monday, with the 10 S&P 500 industry groups posting
losses in widespread selling.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 90.46 points or
0.55 percent, to 16,346.59, the S&P 500 lost 11.12 points
or 0.6 percent, to 1,831.25 and the Nasdaq Composite
dropped 22.868 points or 0.55 percent, to 4,151.797.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - A rally in banking shares helped Britain's FTSE 100
.FTSE rise to a two-month closing high on Monday as investors
welcomed the prospect of lighter rules on leverage for the
sector.
Banks added 9.2 points to the FTSE 100 , which rose
17.21 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,757.15 points, its highest
closing level since Nov. 7.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday on
Monday. The Nikkei ended 0.2 percent higher at 15,912.06
on Friday.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set for a soft start on
Tuesday following a weak session on Wall Street with investgors
there waiting for a flurry of earnings results and doubts about
economic growth.
Australian stock futures are down 0.8 percent at
5,221.0, a 71.07 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200
index which fell 0.4 percent to a three week low of
5,292.1 on Monday.
For full report, double click on .AX
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar dropped to its lowest in four weeks
against the yen on Monday as last week's soft U.S. jobs data
dampened optimism about the outlook for the world's largest
economy and fueled uncertainty as to the pace of the Federal
Reserve's reduction in stimulus.
In early New York trading, the dollar slid nearly 1.0
percent against the yen to 103.13 yen, after earlier falling to
102.97 , its lowest level since Dec. 18.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Monday, extending
Friday's rally as investors reduced bullish expectations for
economic growth after employers added far fewer jobs in December
than traders and economists had expected.
Five-year notes were last up 4/32 in price to
yield 1.592 percent, down from a high of 1.755 percent on Friday
before the jobs data.
Benchmark 10-year notes rose 6/32 in price to
yield 2.831 percent, down from a high of 2.967 percent on
Friday. Thirty-year bonds increased 13/32 in price
to yield 3.7775 percent, down from Friday's high of 3.891
percent.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold steadied on Monday off an earlier one-month
high, with a rally sparked by last week's weak U.S. jobs data
running out of steam as analysts predicted the Federal Reserve
will continue tapering monetary stimulus.
Spot gold was up 0.1 percent to $1,248.46 an ounce at
1457 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery
rose $1.20 an ounce at $1,248.30.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Nickel rose on Monday to hit a two-week high,
adding to Friday's near 4 percent gains, as a ban on unprocessed
ore exports from Indonesia, the world's biggest nickel ore
exporter, came into effect.
Three-month nickel on the London Metal Exchange
climbed $14,216 a tonne, its highest level since Dec. 30 before
closing at $14,210 a tonne from $13,860 at the close on Friday.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Brent oil fell on Monday as the market absorbed
news of a deal between Western nations and Iran to curb its
nuclear program and the resumption of production from a key
North Sea oilfield.
Brent crude for February delivery fell 30 cents to
$106.95 per barrel by 11:51 a.m. EST (1651 GMT). The contract
had settled 86 cents higher on Friday. U.S. crude slipped
75 cents to $91.97 per barrel, after closing $1.06 higher on
Friday.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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