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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,794.10 +30.80 NZSX 50 2,738.28 -3.40
DJIA 8,146.52 -36.65 Nikkei 9,287.28 -3.78
NASDAQ 1,756.03 +3.48 FTSE 4,127.17 -31.49
S&P 500 0,879.13 -3.55 Hang Seng 17,790.59 -82.17
SPI 200 Fut 3,754.00 +3.00 CRB Index 233.51 -1.02
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.830 +0.070 US 10 YR Bond 3.297 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.640 +0.050 US 30 YR Bond 4.194 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.7785 0.7792 NZD US$ 0.6272 0.6271
EUR US$ 1.3930 1.3944 Yen US$ 92.48 92.61
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 913.00 Silver (Lon) 12.630
Gold (NY) 912.15 Light Crude 59.66
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Market action to the close of New York markets on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 fell on Friday, dropping for the fourth straight week, after Chevron Corp warned about its quarterly results and consumer confidence fell to it lowest level since March.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 36.65 points, or 0.45 percent, to 8,146.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.55 points, or 0.40 percent, to 879.13. But the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 3.48 points, or 0.20 percent, to 1,756.03.
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LONDON - UK blue-chip stocks ended a fourth consecutive week in negative territory on Friday as U.S. data heaped more gloom on the global economic outlook, with energy stocks weighing most on Britain's top share index.
The FTSE 100 closed down 31.49 points, or 0.8 percent, at 4,127.17, for a weekly loss of 2.3 percent, its lowest closing level since April 28.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average dipped ever so slightly for its eighth straight day of declines and its lowest close in seven weeks on Friday, as caution prevailed over upcoming corporate earnings and economic indicators.
The Nikkei dipped 3.78 points in moderate trade to 9,287.28, its lowest closing level since May 22, led lower by shippers such as Kawasaki Kisen after a key sea freight index hit a hit a six-week low. The broader Topix eased 0.2 percent to 872.50.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open weaker on Monday, after stocks on Wall Street closed weaker, and easier oil prices and oil stocks. The September share price index (SPI) futures on Friday, when the index closed 0.8 percent higher.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The yen rose on Friday, notching its best weekly gain against the greenback since October, and the dollar rose against other currencies amid fears of weak U.S. corporate profits and fading hopes for a global recovery.
The dollar was last down 0.6 percent at 92.40 yen, after dipping to 91.80, according to Reuters data, just above a five-month low. The euro lost 1.1 percent to trade at 128.89 yen .
Against other currencies, the dollar rose on safe-haven buying. An index that measures it against six major currencies rose 0.5 percent while the euro fell 0.5 percent to $1.3949. Sterling fell 0.8 percent to $1.6208.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rallied on Friday, pushing benchmark yields to seven-week lows, as poor consumer sentiment data cast a favorable light on safe-haven bonds.
The price on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was up one point, yielding 3.29 percent versus 3.41 percent at Thursday's close.
The 30-year long bond rallied two points, yielding 4.19 percent versus 4.31 percent on Thursday. Two-year notes rose 2/32, pushing yields down to 0.91 percent from 0.94 percent on Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold futures finished lower in quiet trade on Friday as the stronger dollar and tumbling oil prices signaled lingering worries over economic growth and diminished bullion's appeal as an inflation hedge.
U.S. August futures settled down $3.70 at $912.50 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot gold was at $912.85 an ounce at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1820 GMT), against $911.45 an ounce in New York late Thursday.
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BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper prices closed down on Friday, falling under the weight of lingering concerns about the speed and strength of any global economic recovery and its potential impact on demand growth.
Tin fell more than 5 percent for a third day running to hit a ten-week low of $11,900 a tonne on concerns surrounding backwardation.
Copper for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division shed 2.60 cents to settle at $2.2115 a lb. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), benchmark copper ended down $30 at $4,860 tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell on Friday, adding to losses that set prices down in the biggest weekly decline since late January as economic concerns sent investors seeking safer havens.
U.S. crude settled down 52 cents at $59.89 a barrel while London Brent crude fell 58 cents to settle at $60.52 a barrel.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 3,794.10 +30.80 NZSX 50 2,738.28 -3.40
DJIA 8,146.52 -36.65 Nikkei 9,287.28 -3.78
NASDAQ 1,756.03 +3.48 FTSE 4,127.17 -31.49
S&P 500 0,879.13 -3.55 Hang Seng 17,790.59 -82.17
SPI 200 Fut 3,754.00 +3.00 CRB Index 233.51 -1.02
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.830 +0.070 US 10 YR Bond 3.297 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.640 +0.050 US 30 YR Bond 4.194 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.7785 0.7792 NZD US$ 0.6272 0.6271
EUR US$ 1.3930 1.3944 Yen US$ 92.48 92.61
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 913.00 Silver (Lon) 12.630
Gold (NY) 912.15 Light Crude 59.66
____________________________(July 13)___________________________
Market action to the close of New York markets on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 fell on Friday, dropping for the fourth straight week, after Chevron Corp warned about its quarterly results and consumer confidence fell to it lowest level since March.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 36.65 points, or 0.45 percent, to 8,146.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.55 points, or 0.40 percent, to 879.13. But the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 3.48 points, or 0.20 percent, to 1,756.03.
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LONDON - UK blue-chip stocks ended a fourth consecutive week in negative territory on Friday as U.S. data heaped more gloom on the global economic outlook, with energy stocks weighing most on Britain's top share index.
The FTSE 100 closed down 31.49 points, or 0.8 percent, at 4,127.17, for a weekly loss of 2.3 percent, its lowest closing level since April 28.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average dipped ever so slightly for its eighth straight day of declines and its lowest close in seven weeks on Friday, as caution prevailed over upcoming corporate earnings and economic indicators.
The Nikkei dipped 3.78 points in moderate trade to 9,287.28, its lowest closing level since May 22, led lower by shippers such as Kawasaki Kisen after a key sea freight index hit a hit a six-week low. The broader Topix eased 0.2 percent to 872.50.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open weaker on Monday, after stocks on Wall Street closed weaker, and easier oil prices and oil stocks. The September share price index (SPI) futures on Friday, when the index closed 0.8 percent higher.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The yen rose on Friday, notching its best weekly gain against the greenback since October, and the dollar rose against other currencies amid fears of weak U.S. corporate profits and fading hopes for a global recovery.
The dollar was last down 0.6 percent at 92.40 yen, after dipping to 91.80, according to Reuters data, just above a five-month low. The euro lost 1.1 percent to trade at 128.89 yen .
Against other currencies, the dollar rose on safe-haven buying. An index that measures it against six major currencies rose 0.5 percent while the euro fell 0.5 percent to $1.3949. Sterling fell 0.8 percent to $1.6208.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rallied on Friday, pushing benchmark yields to seven-week lows, as poor consumer sentiment data cast a favorable light on safe-haven bonds.
The price on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was up one point, yielding 3.29 percent versus 3.41 percent at Thursday's close.
The 30-year long bond rallied two points, yielding 4.19 percent versus 4.31 percent on Thursday. Two-year notes rose 2/32, pushing yields down to 0.91 percent from 0.94 percent on Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold futures finished lower in quiet trade on Friday as the stronger dollar and tumbling oil prices signaled lingering worries over economic growth and diminished bullion's appeal as an inflation hedge.
U.S. August futures settled down $3.70 at $912.50 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot gold was at $912.85 an ounce at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1820 GMT), against $911.45 an ounce in New York late Thursday.
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BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper prices closed down on Friday, falling under the weight of lingering concerns about the speed and strength of any global economic recovery and its potential impact on demand growth.
Tin fell more than 5 percent for a third day running to hit a ten-week low of $11,900 a tonne on concerns surrounding backwardation.
Copper for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division shed 2.60 cents to settle at $2.2115 a lb. On the London Metal Exchange (LME), benchmark copper ended down $30 at $4,860 tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell on Friday, adding to losses that set prices down in the biggest weekly decline since late January as economic concerns sent investors seeking safer havens.
U.S. crude settled down 52 cents at $59.89 a barrel while London Brent crude fell 58 cents to settle at $60.52 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on
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