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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,818.00 +62.4 NZSX 50 2,764.17 +42.20
DJIA 8,500.33 +96.53 Nikkei 9,522.50 +71.11
NASDAQ 1,774.33 +22.54 FTSE 4,417.94 +30.40
S&P 500 0,919.14 +12.31 Hang Seng 17,885.27 +285.73
SPI 200 Fut 3,845.00 +46.00 CRB Index 253.05 +3.22
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.790 +0.040 US 10 YR Bond 3.461 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.580 -0.085 US 30 YR Bond 4.332 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8050 0.7930 NZD US$ 0.6414 0.6319
EUR US$ 1.4143 1.4004 Yen US$ 95.07 96.83
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 975.50 Silver (Lon) 15.520
Gold (NY) 978.70 Light Crude 66.45
Market action after the close of NY markets on Friday. Adds Sydney stock market trend.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, capping their third straight monthly advance, as rising commodity prices lifted shares of natural resource companies, while a sliding dollar boosted the allure of multinationals, including Coca-Cola Co .
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 96.53 points, or 1.15 percent, to 8,500.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 12.31 points, or 1.36 percent, to 919.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 22.54 points, or 1.29 percent, to 1,774.33.
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LONDON - Britain's blue chip index ended 0.7 percent higher on Friday, boosted by firmer UK house prices and steady consumer confidence, with commodity stocks and banks leading the way but defensive shares came under pressure.
The FTSE 100 closed 30.40 points higher at 4,417.94. The UK benchmark has advanced 4.1 percent this month -- its third monthly rise in a row and the longest winning streak in two years.
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TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average rose 0.8 percent to its highest in more than seven months on Friday, buoyed by commodity-linked firms such as oil and gas field developer Inpex and shippers like Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on growing expectations for demand from China.
In a jump just before the close, the benchmark cracked the 9,500 resistance level that it had failed to breach on several previous attempts, rising to close at 9,522.50, the day's high.
The Nikkei gained 71.11 points, having broken above its 200-day moving average, which had been acting as resistance, earlier this week.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to rise on Monday after a rebound in the Dow Jones on Friday. Share index futures rose 46 points to 3,845, a 27 point premium to the 3,818 close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar hit a five-month low against a basket of major currencies on Friday and the euro rose above $1.41 for the first time this year as investors bought higher-yielding currencies and assets on hopes of a global economic recovery.
Sterling approached $1.62, almost an eight-month high, and capped its best month since 1985, while data showing the U.S. economy shrank less than expected in the first quarter lifted global stocks and dulled the dollar's safe-haven allure.
The euro peaked at $1.4168, its best level since December, and last traded up 1.4 percent at $1.4137. Sterling rose 1.6 percent to $1.6169 after hitting $1.6199, its highest since early October.
The dollar also fell 1.7 percent to 95.25 yen while the Australian dollar rose above $0.8000 for the first time since September, leaving it on pace for a record monthly gain of more than 10 percent. The dollar fell 2.1 percent against its Canadian counterpart to C$1.0908.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rose sharply on Friday as investors cheered a temporary reprieve from a heavy debt issuance schedule and economic data proved weak, also supporting bonds.
The 30-year long bond was up 2-14/32, yielding 4.34 percent versus Thursday's close of 4.49 percent.
Two-year notes were up 3/32, yielding 0.93 percent versus 0.98 percent late on Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
LONDON - Gold futures rose above $980 an ounce on Friday to end near a three-month high as a growing appetite for risk flushed investors out of the dollar and into bullion and other commodities.
Spot gold traded at $976.80 an ounce at 2:13 p.m. EDT (1813 GMT), versus Thursday's last quote of $958.80 in New York. Gold peaked at $980 an ounce.
Silver prices tracked gold higher to a near 10-month peak of $15.63 an ounce, the metal's strongest level since August 8. It was at $15.61 an ounce, up 3.2 percent from its previous finish of $15.12.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper rose to its highest level in three-weeks on Friday, as a sharply weaker dollar, falling inventories and generally upbeat global economic data drove momentum and positioned prices for another challenge of their yearly highs, analysts said.
Copper for July delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division climbed 6.05 cents, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $2.1975 a lb.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose to a six-month high above $66 per barrel on Friday, marking its largest monthly percentage gain in more than a decade, after U.S., Japanese and Indian data suggested the economic downturn may be easing.
Oil prices jumped around 30 percent this month, the largest monthly rise since March 1999, buoyed by expectations of a global economic recovery later this year, which helped push stock markets higher.
U.S. crude oil for July delivery settled up $1.23 at $66.31, its highest settlement since Nov. 4, after earlier hitting $66.47, the highest intraday trade since Nov. 5.
London Brent crude settled up $1.13 at $65.52, its highest settle since Nov. 4.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,818.00 +62.4 NZSX 50 2,764.17 +42.20
DJIA 8,500.33 +96.53 Nikkei 9,522.50 +71.11
NASDAQ 1,774.33 +22.54 FTSE 4,417.94 +30.40
S&P 500 0,919.14 +12.31 Hang Seng 17,885.27 +285.73
SPI 200 Fut 3,845.00 +46.00 CRB Index 253.05 +3.22
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.790 +0.040 US 10 YR Bond 3.461 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.580 -0.085 US 30 YR Bond 4.332 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8050 0.7930 NZD US$ 0.6414 0.6319
EUR US$ 1.4143 1.4004 Yen US$ 95.07 96.83
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 975.50 Silver (Lon) 15.520
Gold (NY) 978.70 Light Crude 66.45
Market action after the close of NY markets on Friday. Adds Sydney stock market trend.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, capping their third straight monthly advance, as rising commodity prices lifted shares of natural resource companies, while a sliding dollar boosted the allure of multinationals, including Coca-Cola Co .
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 96.53 points, or 1.15 percent, to 8,500.33. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 12.31 points, or 1.36 percent, to 919.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 22.54 points, or 1.29 percent, to 1,774.33.
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LONDON - Britain's blue chip index ended 0.7 percent higher on Friday, boosted by firmer UK house prices and steady consumer confidence, with commodity stocks and banks leading the way but defensive shares came under pressure.
The FTSE 100 closed 30.40 points higher at 4,417.94. The UK benchmark has advanced 4.1 percent this month -- its third monthly rise in a row and the longest winning streak in two years.
For a full report, double click on
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TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average rose 0.8 percent to its highest in more than seven months on Friday, buoyed by commodity-linked firms such as oil and gas field developer Inpex and shippers like Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on growing expectations for demand from China.
In a jump just before the close, the benchmark cracked the 9,500 resistance level that it had failed to breach on several previous attempts, rising to close at 9,522.50, the day's high.
The Nikkei gained 71.11 points, having broken above its 200-day moving average, which had been acting as resistance, earlier this week.
For a full report, double click on
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to rise on Monday after a rebound in the Dow Jones on Friday. Share index futures rose 46 points to 3,845, a 27 point premium to the 3,818 close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar hit a five-month low against a basket of major currencies on Friday and the euro rose above $1.41 for the first time this year as investors bought higher-yielding currencies and assets on hopes of a global economic recovery.
Sterling approached $1.62, almost an eight-month high, and capped its best month since 1985, while data showing the U.S. economy shrank less than expected in the first quarter lifted global stocks and dulled the dollar's safe-haven allure.
The euro peaked at $1.4168, its best level since December, and last traded up 1.4 percent at $1.4137. Sterling rose 1.6 percent to $1.6169 after hitting $1.6199, its highest since early October.
The dollar also fell 1.7 percent to 95.25 yen while the Australian dollar rose above $0.8000 for the first time since September, leaving it on pace for a record monthly gain of more than 10 percent. The dollar fell 2.1 percent against its Canadian counterpart to C$1.0908.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rose sharply on Friday as investors cheered a temporary reprieve from a heavy debt issuance schedule and economic data proved weak, also supporting bonds.
The 30-year long bond was up 2-14/32, yielding 4.34 percent versus Thursday's close of 4.49 percent.
Two-year notes were up 3/32, yielding 0.93 percent versus 0.98 percent late on Thursday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
COMMODITIES
LONDON - Gold futures rose above $980 an ounce on Friday to end near a three-month high as a growing appetite for risk flushed investors out of the dollar and into bullion and other commodities.
Spot gold traded at $976.80 an ounce at 2:13 p.m. EDT (1813 GMT), versus Thursday's last quote of $958.80 in New York. Gold peaked at $980 an ounce.
Silver prices tracked gold higher to a near 10-month peak of $15.63 an ounce, the metal's strongest level since August 8. It was at $15.61 an ounce, up 3.2 percent from its previous finish of $15.12.
For a full report, double click on
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper rose to its highest level in three-weeks on Friday, as a sharply weaker dollar, falling inventories and generally upbeat global economic data drove momentum and positioned prices for another challenge of their yearly highs, analysts said.
Copper for July delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division climbed 6.05 cents, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $2.1975 a lb.
For a full report, double click on
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose to a six-month high above $66 per barrel on Friday, marking its largest monthly percentage gain in more than a decade, after U.S., Japanese and Indian data suggested the economic downturn may be easing.
Oil prices jumped around 30 percent this month, the largest monthly rise since March 1999, buoyed by expectations of a global economic recovery later this year, which helped push stock markets higher.
U.S. crude oil for July delivery settled up $1.23 at $66.31, its highest settlement since Nov. 4, after earlier hitting $66.47, the highest intraday trade since Nov. 5.
London Brent crude settled up $1.13 at $65.52, its highest settle since Nov. 4.
For a full report, double click on
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