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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,461.00 +25.10 NZSX 50 3,151.30 +22.40
DJIA 9,321.40 -76.79 Nikkei 10,597.33 +80.14
NASDAQ 1,985.52 -23.83 FTSE 4,713.97 -41.49
S&P 500 1,004.09 -8.64 Hang Seng 20,861.30 +32.03
SPI 200 Fut 4,397.00 -28.00 CRB Index 257.75 -7.83
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.465 +0.045 US 10 YR Bond 3.569 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.925 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.421 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8321 0.8423 NZD US$ 0.6767 0.6801
EUR US$ 1.4184 1.4269 Yen US$ 94.77 95.26
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 953.50 Silver (Lon) 14.980
Gold (NY) 947.00 Light Crude 67.47
____________________________(Aug 17)____________________________
Market action to the close of New York markets on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - - U.S. stocks fell broadly on Friday, as the major indexes snapped a four-week streak of gains after weak consumer sentiment data fueled concerns about the strength of an economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 76.79 points, or 0.82 percent, to 9,321.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 8.64 points, or 0.85 percent, to 1,004.09. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 23.83 points, or 1.19 percent, to 1,985.52.
For the week, the Dow shed 0.5 percent, the S&P fell 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq slid 0.7 percent.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index closed 0.9 percent lower on Friday, dented by data which showed a weakening in U.S. consumer sentiment, with banks and miners the biggest blue-chip fallers.
The FTSE 100 closed down 41.49 points at 4,713.97, having earlier hit a fresh 2009 intraday peak at 4,790.18. The blue-chip index had on Thursday ended at its highest closing level since last October.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.8 percent to hit a
10
month high on Friday, helped by growing evidence of an improving global economy but falls in Chinese stock markets helped it come off earlier highs.
The benchmark Nikkei rose 0.8 percent or 80.14 points to 10,597.33, its highest close since early October, after earlier rising as much as 1.1 percent. Volume was boosted mostly by trade related to the settlement of Nikkei options contracts.
It gained 1.8 percent on the week for its fifth straight week of gains. The broader Topix added 0.5 percent to 973.57.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The Japanese yen rose against the euro and the dollar on Friday after a report showed U.S. consumer sentiment worsened in August, adding to concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy and increasing risk aversion.
In late afternoon trading in New York, the dollar was down 0.6 percent at 94.83 yen. The euro also fell against the yen, or 1.3 percent on the day to 134.52 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday, giving benchmark securities their best week this year, after tame U.S. inflation data and a report showing consumers grew more cautious in August prompted investors to buy safe-haven bonds.
The price on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose 09/32 to 100-14/32 for a yield of 3.57 percent, down from 3.60 percent late on Thursday and 3.86 percent a week ago.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold futures fell below $950 an ounce and ended lower on Friday, as oil tumbled and the dollar rose amid lackluster U.S. consumer confidence data, dampening gold's appeal as a hedge against inflation.
U.S. December gold futures settled down $7.80 at $948.70 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot gold was at $945.25 at 2:19 p.m. EDT (1819 GMT), compared with $953.50 late in New York on Thursday.
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BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - An unexpected drop in U.S. consumer confidence ignited a profit-taking correction across the broader industrial metals complex on Friday, pulling copper down from fresh 10-½ month highs amid renewed concerns about the health of the world's largest economy.
Copper for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division shed 7.80 cents, or 2.7 percent, to end at $2.8360 a lb, surrendering overnight gains to a new 10-½ month peak at $2.9490 a lb.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper for three-months delivery closed down $155 at $6,240 a tonne, after climbing earlier to its highest since early October at $6,480.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices posted their biggest loss in more than two weeks on Friday after a report showing weak U.S. consumer confidence darkened the economic outlook and tanked stocks on Wall Street.
U.S. crude oil futures fell $3.01, or 4.27 percent, to settle at $67.51 a barrel while London Brent crude fell $1.07 to settle at $72.41.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,461.00 +25.10 NZSX 50 3,151.30 +22.40
DJIA 9,321.40 -76.79 Nikkei 10,597.33 +80.14
NASDAQ 1,985.52 -23.83 FTSE 4,713.97 -41.49
S&P 500 1,004.09 -8.64 Hang Seng 20,861.30 +32.03
SPI 200 Fut 4,397.00 -28.00 CRB Index 257.75 -7.83
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.465 +0.045 US 10 YR Bond 3.569 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.925 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.421 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8321 0.8423 NZD US$ 0.6767 0.6801
EUR US$ 1.4184 1.4269 Yen US$ 94.77 95.26
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 953.50 Silver (Lon) 14.980
Gold (NY) 947.00 Light Crude 67.47
____________________________(Aug 17)____________________________
Market action to the close of New York markets on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - - U.S. stocks fell broadly on Friday, as the major indexes snapped a four-week streak of gains after weak consumer sentiment data fueled concerns about the strength of an economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 76.79 points, or 0.82 percent, to 9,321.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 8.64 points, or 0.85 percent, to 1,004.09. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 23.83 points, or 1.19 percent, to 1,985.52.
For the week, the Dow shed 0.5 percent, the S&P fell 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq slid 0.7 percent.
For a full report, double click on
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LONDON - Britain's top share index closed 0.9 percent lower on Friday, dented by data which showed a weakening in U.S. consumer sentiment, with banks and miners the biggest blue-chip fallers.
The FTSE 100 closed down 41.49 points at 4,713.97, having earlier hit a fresh 2009 intraday peak at 4,790.18. The blue-chip index had on Thursday ended at its highest closing level since last October.
For a full report, double click on
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.8 percent to hit a
10
month high on Friday, helped by growing evidence of an improving global economy but falls in Chinese stock markets helped it come off earlier highs.
The benchmark Nikkei rose 0.8 percent or 80.14 points to 10,597.33, its highest close since early October, after earlier rising as much as 1.1 percent. Volume was boosted mostly by trade related to the settlement of Nikkei options contracts.
It gained 1.8 percent on the week for its fifth straight week of gains. The broader Topix added 0.5 percent to 973.57.
For a full report, double click on
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The Japanese yen rose against the euro and the dollar on Friday after a report showed U.S. consumer sentiment worsened in August, adding to concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy and increasing risk aversion.
In late afternoon trading in New York, the dollar was down 0.6 percent at 94.83 yen. The euro also fell against the yen, or 1.3 percent on the day to 134.52 yen.
For a full report, double click on
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday, giving benchmark securities their best week this year, after tame U.S. inflation data and a report showing consumers grew more cautious in August prompted investors to buy safe-haven bonds.
The price on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose 09/32 to 100-14/32 for a yield of 3.57 percent, down from 3.60 percent late on Thursday and 3.86 percent a week ago.
For a full report, double click on
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold futures fell below $950 an ounce and ended lower on Friday, as oil tumbled and the dollar rose amid lackluster U.S. consumer confidence data, dampening gold's appeal as a hedge against inflation.
U.S. December gold futures settled down $7.80 at $948.70 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot gold was at $945.25 at 2:19 p.m. EDT (1819 GMT), compared with $953.50 late in New York on Thursday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - An unexpected drop in U.S. consumer confidence ignited a profit-taking correction across the broader industrial metals complex on Friday, pulling copper down from fresh 10-½ month highs amid renewed concerns about the health of the world's largest economy.
Copper for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division shed 7.80 cents, or 2.7 percent, to end at $2.8360 a lb, surrendering overnight gains to a new 10-½ month peak at $2.9490 a lb.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper for three-months delivery closed down $155 at $6,240 a tonne, after climbing earlier to its highest since early October at $6,480.
For a full report, double click on
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices posted their biggest loss in more than two weeks on Friday after a report showing weak U.S. consumer confidence darkened the economic outlook and tanked stocks on Wall Street.
U.S. crude oil futures fell $3.01, or 4.27 percent, to settle at $67.51 a barrel while London Brent crude fell $1.07 to settle at $72.41.
For a full report, double click on
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