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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 5,356.80 +32.74 NZSX 50 4,768.98 +1.62
DJIA 16,496.81 +18.40 Nikkei 16,291.31 +112.37
NASDAQ 4,157.94 +1.35 FTSE 6,731.27 -19.60
S&P 500 1,841.43 +0.03 Hang Seng 23,244.87 +1.63
SPI 200 Fut 5,314.00 -12.00 TRJCRB Index 282.58 -1.59
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 4.279 +0.000 US 10 YR Bond 2.974 -0.032
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.740 -0.015 US 30 YR Bond .908 -0.037
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8909 0.8843 NZD US$ 0.8202 0.8140
EUR US$ 1.3799 1.3737 Yen US$ 105.11 105.37
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1204.50 Silver (Lon) 19.650
Gold (NY) 1212.81 Light Crude 99.22
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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 rose 8.01 points or
0.05 percent, to 16,486.42, the S&P 500 lost 1.49 points
or 0.08 percent, to 1,839.91 and the Nasdaq Composite
dropped 8.273 points or 0.2 percent, to 4,148.321.
For a full report, double click on .N
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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 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.
For a full report, double click on .L
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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 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)
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set to open slightly lower on
Tuesday as investors are poised to trim long positions on the
last trading day of the year.
Stock futures slipped 0.2 percent to trade at a
discount of 40.8 points to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index
, which closed at 5,356.8 on Monday.
The local benchmark rose 0.6 percent on Monday as firmer
metal prices offset caution over the potential impact of a
cyclone on mining shipments, keeping the market on track to post
the biggest annual gain in four years.
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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 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.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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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 rose 9/32 in price on
Monday to yield 2.974 percent, down from a yield of 3.006
percent late on Friday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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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 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.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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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 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.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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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 shed $1.05 to $111.13 a barrel by 1820
GMT after earlier hitting a low of $110.90. U.S. crude
fell $1 to $99.32.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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