-----------------------(06:24 / 2025 GMT)-----------------------
Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,454.40 +18.90 NZSX 50 3,122.69 +24.39
DJIA 9,441.27 +96.66 Nikkei 10,320.94 +133.83
NASDAQ 2,018.78 +0.00 FTSE 4,933.18 +81.48
S&P 500 1,016.40 +13.16 Hang Seng 20,318.62 +310.69
SPI 200 Fut 4,485.00 +18.00 CRB Index 247.58 -1.16
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.545 +0.025 US 10 YR Bond 3.445 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.890 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.275 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8557 0.8516 NZD US$ 0.6925 0.6879
EUR US$ 1.4339 1.4334 Yen US$ 93.00 93.19
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 993.00 Silver (Lon) 16.210
Gold (NY) 993.40 Light Crude 68.00
Overnight market action. Updates to the close of New York markets. Adds Sydney stock market trend.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. financial markets were closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday.
On Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 96.66 points, or 1.03 percent, to end at 9,441.27. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.16 points, or 1.31 percent, to 1,016.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 35.58 points, or 1.79 percent, to close at 2,018.78.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
LONDON - Britain's leading share index jumped 1.7 percent on Monday, after a proposed bid for Cadbury by Kraft raised hopes of a more general pick-up in merger activity and lifted banks and commodity shares.
The FTSE 100 closed up 81.48 points at 4,933.18, as it came close to beating its high for the year, while registering its biggest percentage gain in more than two weeks.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed 1.3 percent on Monday as exporters such as Canon Inc rose, with investors focusing on the bright side of mixed U.S. jobs data and as the yen retreated against the dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei rose 133.83 points to 10,320.94 after hitting a five-week closing low on Friday. The broader Topix advanced 1 percent to 944.60.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to rise on Tuesday after a rebound in the Dow Jones on Friday, followed by a similar rise in Japan's Nikkei and Britain's FTSE 100 on Monday.
Share index futures rose 18 points to 4,485, a 30.6 point premium to the 4,454.4 close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Monday.
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
LONDON - The U.S. dollar and yen fell on Monday and the Australian dollar hit a one-year high, after a meeting of global finance chiefs boosted investor appetite for growth-related 'riskier' assets like commodities and stocks.
But trading was thin thanks to the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
At 1410 GMT the dollar index, a measure of its trade-weighted value against six major currencies, was quarter of a percent down at 77.942. A fall below 77.428 will herald a near one-year low.
The dollar was flat against the yen at 92.95 yen, but the euro was up 0.3 percent against the Japanese currency at 133.30 yen.The euro was up a third of a percent against the dollar at $1.4335, near a one-week high but still below August's eight-month peak of $1.4448.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. financial markets were closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
COMMODITIES
LONDON - Gold held broadly steady on Monday just shy of $995 per ounce, consolidating stellar gains last week that took it tantalisingly close to the $1,000 psychological level, with buyers encouraged by dollar weakness.
Spot gold stood at $994.60 per ounce by 1555 GMT, broadly steady from $993.40 quoted late in New York last Friday.
U.S. gold futures for December delivery were at $996.40 per ounce, after settling at $996.70 on Friday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper rose on Monday as stronger demand prospects boosted confidence, but last week's mixed U.S. payrolls data was seen as signalling a slow recovery and kept a cap on gains.
Lead touched $2,384.25 a tonne, within a whisker of 16-month highs seen on Friday, underpinned by worries over smelter shutdowns in China linked to pollution concerns, although there are indications the outages will be short lived.
Copper for three-months delivery on the London Metal Exchange closed at $6,324 a tonne from a close of $6,280 on Friday. The metal, which has more than doubled in price this year, saw reduced trade volumes on account of Monday's U.S. Labor Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
OIL
LONDON - Oil hovered around $68 a barrel in thin trade on Monday ahead of an OPEC meeting this week which is widely expected to keep its official output unchanged.
U.S. crude ticked up 3 cents to $68.05 a barrel by 1713 GMT. London Brent crude rose 11 cents to $66.93.
For a full report, double click on
- - - - ((Australia/New Zealand bureaux; +61 2 9373 1800/+64 4 471 4234)) Keywords: MORNINGCALL/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,454.40 +18.90 NZSX 50 3,122.69 +24.39
DJIA 9,441.27 +96.66 Nikkei 10,320.94 +133.83
NASDAQ 2,018.78 +0.00 FTSE 4,933.18 +81.48
S&P 500 1,016.40 +13.16 Hang Seng 20,318.62 +310.69
SPI 200 Fut 4,485.00 +18.00 CRB Index 247.58 -1.16
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.545 +0.025 US 10 YR Bond 3.445 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.890 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.275 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8557 0.8516 NZD US$ 0.6925 0.6879
EUR US$ 1.4339 1.4334 Yen US$ 93.00 93.19
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 993.00 Silver (Lon) 16.210
Gold (NY) 993.40 Light Crude 68.00
Overnight market action. Updates to the close of New York markets. Adds Sydney stock market trend.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. financial markets were closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday.
On Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 96.66 points, or 1.03 percent, to end at 9,441.27. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.16 points, or 1.31 percent, to 1,016.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 35.58 points, or 1.79 percent, to close at 2,018.78.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
LONDON - Britain's leading share index jumped 1.7 percent on Monday, after a proposed bid for Cadbury by Kraft raised hopes of a more general pick-up in merger activity and lifted banks and commodity shares.
The FTSE 100 closed up 81.48 points at 4,933.18, as it came close to beating its high for the year, while registering its biggest percentage gain in more than two weeks.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed 1.3 percent on Monday as exporters such as Canon Inc rose, with investors focusing on the bright side of mixed U.S. jobs data and as the yen retreated against the dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei rose 133.83 points to 10,320.94 after hitting a five-week closing low on Friday. The broader Topix advanced 1 percent to 944.60.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to rise on Tuesday after a rebound in the Dow Jones on Friday, followed by a similar rise in Japan's Nikkei and Britain's FTSE 100 on Monday.
Share index futures rose 18 points to 4,485, a 30.6 point premium to the 4,454.4 close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Monday.
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
LONDON - The U.S. dollar and yen fell on Monday and the Australian dollar hit a one-year high, after a meeting of global finance chiefs boosted investor appetite for growth-related 'riskier' assets like commodities and stocks.
But trading was thin thanks to the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
At 1410 GMT the dollar index, a measure of its trade-weighted value against six major currencies, was quarter of a percent down at 77.942. A fall below 77.428 will herald a near one-year low.
The dollar was flat against the yen at 92.95 yen, but the euro was up 0.3 percent against the Japanese currency at 133.30 yen.The euro was up a third of a percent against the dollar at $1.4335, near a one-week high but still below August's eight-month peak of $1.4448.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. financial markets were closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
COMMODITIES
LONDON - Gold held broadly steady on Monday just shy of $995 per ounce, consolidating stellar gains last week that took it tantalisingly close to the $1,000 psychological level, with buyers encouraged by dollar weakness.
Spot gold stood at $994.60 per ounce by 1555 GMT, broadly steady from $993.40 quoted late in New York last Friday.
U.S. gold futures for December delivery were at $996.40 per ounce, after settling at $996.70 on Friday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper rose on Monday as stronger demand prospects boosted confidence, but last week's mixed U.S. payrolls data was seen as signalling a slow recovery and kept a cap on gains.
Lead touched $2,384.25 a tonne, within a whisker of 16-month highs seen on Friday, underpinned by worries over smelter shutdowns in China linked to pollution concerns, although there are indications the outages will be short lived.
Copper for three-months delivery on the London Metal Exchange closed at $6,324 a tonne from a close of $6,280 on Friday. The metal, which has more than doubled in price this year, saw reduced trade volumes on account of Monday's U.S. Labor Day holiday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
OIL
LONDON - Oil hovered around $68 a barrel in thin trade on Monday ahead of an OPEC meeting this week which is widely expected to keep its official output unchanged.
U.S. crude ticked up 3 cents to $68.05 a barrel by 1713 GMT. London Brent crude rose 11 cents to $66.93.
For a full report, double click on
- - - - ((Australia/New Zealand bureaux; +61 2 9373 1800/+64 4 471 4234)) Keywords: MORNINGCALL/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.