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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,828.20 -49.10 NZSX 50 2,761.51 -6.68
DJIA 8,280.74 -223.32 Nikkei 9,816.07 -60.08
NASDAQ 1,796.52 -27.17 FTSE 4,236.28 +2.01
S&P 500 0,896.42 -26.91 Hang Seng 18,178.05 +25.35
SPI 200 Fut 3,774.00 -7.00 CRB Index 245.86 -5.26
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.585 -0.015 US 10 YR Bond 3.502 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.690 -0.015 US 30 YR Bond 4.328 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.7968 0.8003 NZD US$ 0.6297 0.6340
EUR US$ 1.3961 1.4021 Yen US$ 96.03 96.07
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 932.75 Silver (Lon) 13.440
Gold (NY) 931.50 Light Crude 65.63
Market action to close on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday
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LONDON - Britain's leading equity index closed marginally higher on Friday as positive financial and defensive stocks outpaced weaker commodity shares, which tracked a decline in crude and metals prices.
The FTSE 100 index rose 2.01 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,236.28 points in thin trading, with U.S. markets closed for the Independence Day holiday.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average lost 0.6 percent on Friday to end the week down, bruised by U.S. jobs data that dented hopes of economic recovery and dragged down by retailers after Seven & I tumbled on poor results.
The benchmark Nikkei lost 60.08 points to 9,816.07 points in thin trade and fell 0.6 percent on the week, as investor energy waned late in the day with Wall Street closed for a holiday.
The broader Topix closed down 0.4 percent at 920.62.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are likely to ease on Monday, as lower metal prices and a poor finish to last week for global markets weigh on local stocks.
September share price index futures fell 7 points to
3,774 -
a 54.2 point discount to the close in the underlying index on Friday, when it fell 1.3 percent.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar dipped against the euro on Friday, reversing some of its sharp gains the previous session following weak U.S. jobs data which dampened hopes that the global economy is poised to recover.
Trading was extremely thin, however, due to the U.S Independence Day holiday, with most major currency pairs staying within very tight ranges.
At 1500 GMT, the euro was at $1.4000, up 0.4 percent from U.S. levels at 2130 GMT. On Thursday, the pair fell as low as $1.3927, its lowest since June 25.
The dollar index, which tracks the dollar's value against a basket of currencies, was at 80.307.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold rose on Friday, steadying above $931 per ounce as the dollar lost ground versus the euro, with deeper concerns over the U.S. economic outlook also underpinning the metal.
Spot gold stood at $931.70 by 1510 GMT, up from $928.65 late in New York. Earlier it rose to $933.90.
U.S. gold futures for August delivery rose 0.1 percent to $932.60 per ounce, compared with $931.00 on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slipped on Friday as U.S. jobs data fuelled worries about the health of the global economy and investors questioned the strength of demand from China, the world's largest copper consumer.
Copper for three months delivery on the London Metal Exchange closed at $5,000 a tonne, versus Thursday's close of $5,035 a tonne. The metal touched a two-week high earlier this week.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil dropped a dollar to below $66 a barrel on Friday after unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy demand and that last month's rally was overdone.
U.S. crude fell by $1.22 to $65.51 a barrel by 1718 GMT, extending the previous session's nearly 4 percent drop. London Brent crude fell $1.35 to $65.30.
Friday's trading volumes were thin as NYMEX floor trading was closed for the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,828.20 -49.10 NZSX 50 2,761.51 -6.68
DJIA 8,280.74 -223.32 Nikkei 9,816.07 -60.08
NASDAQ 1,796.52 -27.17 FTSE 4,236.28 +2.01
S&P 500 0,896.42 -26.91 Hang Seng 18,178.05 +25.35
SPI 200 Fut 3,774.00 -7.00 CRB Index 245.86 -5.26
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.585 -0.015 US 10 YR Bond 3.502 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.690 -0.015 US 30 YR Bond 4.328 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.7968 0.8003 NZD US$ 0.6297 0.6340
EUR US$ 1.3961 1.4021 Yen US$ 96.03 96.07
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 932.75 Silver (Lon) 13.440
Gold (NY) 931.50 Light Crude 65.63
Market action to close on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
LONDON - Britain's leading equity index closed marginally higher on Friday as positive financial and defensive stocks outpaced weaker commodity shares, which tracked a decline in crude and metals prices.
The FTSE 100 index rose 2.01 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,236.28 points in thin trading, with U.S. markets closed for the Independence Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average lost 0.6 percent on Friday to end the week down, bruised by U.S. jobs data that dented hopes of economic recovery and dragged down by retailers after Seven & I tumbled on poor results.
The benchmark Nikkei lost 60.08 points to 9,816.07 points in thin trade and fell 0.6 percent on the week, as investor energy waned late in the day with Wall Street closed for a holiday.
The broader Topix closed down 0.4 percent at 920.62.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australian shares are likely to ease on Monday, as lower metal prices and a poor finish to last week for global markets weigh on local stocks.
September share price index futures fell 7 points to
3,774 -
a 54.2 point discount to the close in the underlying index on Friday, when it fell 1.3 percent.
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar dipped against the euro on Friday, reversing some of its sharp gains the previous session following weak U.S. jobs data which dampened hopes that the global economy is poised to recover.
Trading was extremely thin, however, due to the U.S Independence Day holiday, with most major currency pairs staying within very tight ranges.
At 1500 GMT, the euro was at $1.4000, up 0.4 percent from U.S. levels at 2130 GMT. On Thursday, the pair fell as low as $1.3927, its lowest since June 25.
The dollar index, which tracks the dollar's value against a basket of currencies, was at 80.307.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday
- - - -
COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold rose on Friday, steadying above $931 per ounce as the dollar lost ground versus the euro, with deeper concerns over the U.S. economic outlook also underpinning the metal.
Spot gold stood at $931.70 by 1510 GMT, up from $928.65 late in New York. Earlier it rose to $933.90.
U.S. gold futures for August delivery rose 0.1 percent to $932.60 per ounce, compared with $931.00 on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper slipped on Friday as U.S. jobs data fuelled worries about the health of the global economy and investors questioned the strength of demand from China, the world's largest copper consumer.
Copper for three months delivery on the London Metal Exchange closed at $5,000 a tonne, versus Thursday's close of $5,035 a tonne. The metal touched a two-week high earlier this week.
For a full report, double click on
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil dropped a dollar to below $66 a barrel on Friday after unemployment data hardened views economic weakness would sap energy demand and that last month's rally was overdone.
U.S. crude fell by $1.22 to $65.51 a barrel by 1718 GMT, extending the previous session's nearly 4 percent drop. London Brent crude fell $1.35 to $65.30.
Friday's trading volumes were thin as NYMEX floor trading was closed for the U.S. Independence Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on
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