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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,903.80 +47.80 NZSX 50 2,770.62 -0.04
DJIA 8,438.39 -34.01 Nikkei 9,877.39 +81.31
NASDAQ 1,838.22 +8.68 FTSE 4,241.01 -11.56
S&P 500 0,918.90 -1.36 Hang Seng 18,275.03 +325.23
SPI 200 Fut 3,880.00 +1.00 CRB Index 251.31 -2.07
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.460 +0.050 US 10 YR Bond 3.529 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.900 -0.050 US 30 YR Bond 4.332 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8080 0.8039 NZD US$ 0.6455 0.6422
EUR US$ 1.4067 1.4030 Yen US$ 95.11 95.96
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 942.00 Silver (Lon) 14.260
Gold (NY) 938.05 Light Crude 69.23
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Nasdaq rose on Friday, on strong demand for Palm's Inc's Pre smartphone, while the Dow was dragged lower by sliding oil prices and strength in some financial stocks helped cushion the S&P 500's decline.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 34.01 points, or 0.40 percent, to 8,438.39. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 1.36 points, or 0.15 percent, to 918.90. But the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.68 points, or 0.47 percent, to 1,838.22.
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LONDON - London's top share index closed 0.3 percent weaker on Friday, as declines among miners, weighed down by comments from the Chinese central bank's financial stability report, and oils offset retailers' gains.
The FTSE 100 fell 11.56 points to 4,241.01, retracing earlier gains despite U.S. consumer spending in May rising for the first time since February as government stimulus measures boosted income.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.8 percent on Friday, with tyremaker Bridgestone surging after it lifted its earnings outlook and Suzuki Motor Corp jumping after a source said Volkswagen was interested in a tie-up.
The Nikkei rose 81.31 points to 9,877.39, having risen 0.9 percent for the week. The broader Topix rose 0.8 percent to 926.80.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open flat or softer on Monday after miners were dragged lower by comments in China's financial stability report about reserve currencies, while Wall Street put in am ixed showing.
The September share price index futures points to a mixed start for Australian stocks, up 1 points to 3,880.0, a 23.8 points discount to the 3,903.8 close of the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index on Friday, when it gained 1.2 percent.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell broadly on Friday after China renewed its call for a super-sovereign reserve currency and as improving appetite for risk dented the greenback's safe-haven allure.
In late afternoon trading in New York, an index that measures the dollar's performance against six major currencies fell 0.7 percent to 79.826, just shy of a two-week low of 79.562 seen earlier this week.
The euro rose 0.6 percent to $1.4071, heading toward a two-week high of $1.4138 hit this week. Against the yen, the dollar slipped 0.7 percent to 95.20 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rose on Friday, pushing benchmark yields to their lowest in nearly four weeks as signs of subdued inflation allowed bonds to bask in the glow of well-received debt auctions this week.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes on Friday traded 4/32 higher in price for a yield of 3.53 percent, down from 3.55 percent late on Thursday. Yields fell as far as 3.50 percent, their lowest level since the start of June.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold futures ended slightly higher on Friday, losing some of their initial upward momentum based on a broadly weaker dollar, and the metal could continue to be rangebound because of weakened investment demand.
U.S. August futures settled up $1.50 at $941 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot bullion was at $940.60 by 2:25 p.m. EDT (1825 GMT), up from $938.55 quoted late on Thursday in New York. Earlier in the session, it hit a two-week high above $948.20 per ounce -- last seen June 12, when the dollar tumbled against a basket of currencies.
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BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper settled down on Friday in a profit-taking pause to a recent rally that has continued to run ahead of a weaker fundamental backdrop and one that may wilt further as investors position themselves for the quarter end.
Copper for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division eased 0.70 cent to close at $2.3090 a lb, after coming within a hair of a two-week high earlier in the session at $2.3455.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper for three-month delivery ended down $95 at $5,035 a tonne. It traded in a range of $5,014 and $5,140, having earlier flirted with a two-week high.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell more than a dollar on Friday, pressured by weakness on Wall Street and news top African oil producer Nigeria would halt a battle with rebels in its energy-rich Niger Delta.
U.S. crude oil fell $1.07 to settle at $69.16 a barrel. London Brent fell 86 cents to $68.92 a barrel.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,903.80 +47.80 NZSX 50 2,770.62 -0.04
DJIA 8,438.39 -34.01 Nikkei 9,877.39 +81.31
NASDAQ 1,838.22 +8.68 FTSE 4,241.01 -11.56
S&P 500 0,918.90 -1.36 Hang Seng 18,275.03 +325.23
SPI 200 Fut 3,880.00 +1.00 CRB Index 251.31 -2.07
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.460 +0.050 US 10 YR Bond 3.529 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.900 -0.050 US 30 YR Bond 4.332 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8080 0.8039 NZD US$ 0.6455 0.6422
EUR US$ 1.4067 1.4030 Yen US$ 95.11 95.96
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 942.00 Silver (Lon) 14.260
Gold (NY) 938.05 Light Crude 69.23
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Nasdaq rose on Friday, on strong demand for Palm's Inc's Pre smartphone, while the Dow was dragged lower by sliding oil prices and strength in some financial stocks helped cushion the S&P 500's decline.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 34.01 points, or 0.40 percent, to 8,438.39. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 1.36 points, or 0.15 percent, to 918.90. But the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 8.68 points, or 0.47 percent, to 1,838.22.
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LONDON - London's top share index closed 0.3 percent weaker on Friday, as declines among miners, weighed down by comments from the Chinese central bank's financial stability report, and oils offset retailers' gains.
The FTSE 100 fell 11.56 points to 4,241.01, retracing earlier gains despite U.S. consumer spending in May rising for the first time since February as government stimulus measures boosted income.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.8 percent on Friday, with tyremaker Bridgestone surging after it lifted its earnings outlook and Suzuki Motor Corp jumping after a source said Volkswagen was interested in a tie-up.
The Nikkei rose 81.31 points to 9,877.39, having risen 0.9 percent for the week. The broader Topix rose 0.8 percent to 926.80.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open flat or softer on Monday after miners were dragged lower by comments in China's financial stability report about reserve currencies, while Wall Street put in am ixed showing.
The September share price index futures points to a mixed start for Australian stocks, up 1 points to 3,880.0, a 23.8 points discount to the 3,903.8 close of the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index on Friday, when it gained 1.2 percent.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell broadly on Friday after China renewed its call for a super-sovereign reserve currency and as improving appetite for risk dented the greenback's safe-haven allure.
In late afternoon trading in New York, an index that measures the dollar's performance against six major currencies fell 0.7 percent to 79.826, just shy of a two-week low of 79.562 seen earlier this week.
The euro rose 0.6 percent to $1.4071, heading toward a two-week high of $1.4138 hit this week. Against the yen, the dollar slipped 0.7 percent to 95.20 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rose on Friday, pushing benchmark yields to their lowest in nearly four weeks as signs of subdued inflation allowed bonds to bask in the glow of well-received debt auctions this week.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes on Friday traded 4/32 higher in price for a yield of 3.53 percent, down from 3.55 percent late on Thursday. Yields fell as far as 3.50 percent, their lowest level since the start of June.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold futures ended slightly higher on Friday, losing some of their initial upward momentum based on a broadly weaker dollar, and the metal could continue to be rangebound because of weakened investment demand.
U.S. August futures settled up $1.50 at $941 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot bullion was at $940.60 by 2:25 p.m. EDT (1825 GMT), up from $938.55 quoted late on Thursday in New York. Earlier in the session, it hit a two-week high above $948.20 per ounce -- last seen June 12, when the dollar tumbled against a basket of currencies.
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BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper settled down on Friday in a profit-taking pause to a recent rally that has continued to run ahead of a weaker fundamental backdrop and one that may wilt further as investors position themselves for the quarter end.
Copper for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division eased 0.70 cent to close at $2.3090 a lb, after coming within a hair of a two-week high earlier in the session at $2.3455.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper for three-month delivery ended down $95 at $5,035 a tonne. It traded in a range of $5,014 and $5,140, having earlier flirted with a two-week high.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell more than a dollar on Friday, pressured by weakness on Wall Street and news top African oil producer Nigeria would halt a battle with rebels in its energy-rich Niger Delta.
U.S. crude oil fell $1.07 to settle at $69.16 a barrel. London Brent fell 86 cents to $68.92 a barrel.
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