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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
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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 average fell 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.
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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 100 was 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
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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 Nikkei slid 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
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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 futures were 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.
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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/
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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 notes yields fell to 2.5896 percent,
the lowest since November 4.
For a full report, double click on US/
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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 gold jumped 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/
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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 Exchange
ended 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
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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.
Brent was 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
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