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(Repeats to more codes) -----------------------(06:34 / 1934 GMT)---------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,187.91 -2.09 NZSX 50 4,849.50 -25.08 DJIA 15,430.11 -268.74 Nikkei 14,619.13 -295.40 NASDAQ 4,005.19 -98.69 FTSE 6,465.66 -44.78 S&P 500 1,747.48 -35.11 Hang Seng 22,141.61 -106.19 SPI 200 Fut 5,057.00 -88.00 TRJCRB Index 283.61 +0.30 Bonds (Yield) AU 10 YR Bond 3.910 +0.025 US 10 YR Bond 2.595 -0.071 NZ 10 YR Bond 4.555 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond 3.552 -0.069 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST) AUD US$ 0.8761 0.8748 NZD US$ 0.8093 0.8103 EUR US$ 1.3517 1.3493 Yen US$ 101.16 102.08 Commodities Gold (Lon) 1262.00 Silver (Lon) 19.270 Gold (NY) 1243.19 Light Crude 96.48 --------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures. EQUITIES NEW YORK - U.S. stocks slumped on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting its lowest level since October after weaker-than-expected data on the factory sector in the world's largest economy provided investors with the latest reason to book profits. The Dow Jones industrial averagefell 268.12 points or 1.71 percent, to 15,430.73, the S&P 500 lost 36.63 points or 2.05 percent, to 1,745.96 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 107.46 points or 2.62 percent, to 3,996.418. For a full report, double click on .N - - - - 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 100was 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. For a full report, double click on .L - - - - 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 Nikkeislid 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. For a full report, double click on .T - - - - SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set to drop on Tuesday morning, following a sharp loss on Wall Street on surprisingly weak manufacturing data, while investors will also watch for the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting results. Australian stock index futureswere down 1.7 percent at 5,060.0, a 127.9-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark dipped slightly to 5,187.9 on Monday. - - - - 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/ - - - - 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 notesyields fell to 2.5896 percent, the lowest since November 4. For a full report, double click on US/ - - - - 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 goldjumped 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/ - - - - 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 Exchangeended 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 - - - - 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. Brentwas 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. For a full report, double click on O/R - - - - ((Australia/New Zealand bureaux; +61 2 9373 1800/+64 4 802 7980)) Keywords: MORNINGCALL/