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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 0,000.00 +0.00 NZSX 50 3,156.84 -27.02
DJIA 9,509.28 -203.00 Nikkei 0,000.00 +0.00
NASDAQ 2,057.48 -64.94 FTSE 5,047.81 -86.09
S&P 500 1,029.85 -27.23 Hang Seng 21,013.17 -57.92
SPI 200 Fut 4,645.00 -75.00 CRB Index 255.55 -3.84
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.730 +0.085 US 10 YR Bond 3.181 -0.125
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.585 -0.045 US 30 YR Bond 3.955 -0.093
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8697 0.8796 NZD US$ 0.7145 0.7230
EUR US$ 1.4535 1.4570 Yen US$ 89.58 90.05
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1004.75 Silver (Lon) 16.550
Gold (NY) 1006.70 Light Crude 70.26
Overnight market action.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 suffered their worst one-day fall in three months on Thursday after economic reports fueled fears about the recovery's strength.
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 203.00 points, or 2.09 percent, to end at 9,509.28. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid 27.23 points, or 2.58 percent, to 1,029.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 64.94 points, or 3.06 percent, to 2,057.48.
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LONDON - European equities hit a three-week closing low on Thursday, a day after recording the best quarterly gains in a decade, with a slew of poor data reigniting worries about the pace of economic recovery.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 1.6 percent lower at 981.70 points. The index, which slumped 45 percent last year, rose 17 percent in the third quarter and has surged 52 percent since a hitting a lifetime low in March.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average hit its lowest close in two months on Thursday, with shares of exporters hurt by a stronger yen, while uncertainty about the policies of the country's new government dampened investor confidence.
In light trade, the benchmark Nikkei began the second half of Japan's fiscal year on a weak note, sliding 1.5 percent to 9,978.64, its lowest finish since July 24.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set for a weak start on Friday after the Dow and S$P 500 suffered their worst one-day fall in three months.
Share index futures dipped 75 points to 4,645, a 56 point discount to the 4,701.1 close in the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose against the euro and a basket of currencies on Thursday as disappointing jobs and manufacturing data fueled worries about a global economy recovery and boosted the greenback's safe-haven appeal.
The euro came under particular pressure after a top euro zone official said the region's finance ministers would discuss the single currency's recent appreciation before a Group of Seven meeting this weekend.
In late New York trading, the euro fell 0.7 percent to $1.4529 and 0.8 percent to 130.37 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rallied on Thursday, sending
30-year yields to five
month lows, as sinking stocks and disappointing economic data drove investors into safe-haven government bonds.
The safe-haven flows into bonds sent benchmark 10-year Treasury notes up a point in price to yield 3.19 percent. Yields fell as far as 3.17 percent, their lowest since late May.
The 30-year long bond gained more than two points, pushing yields down as far as 3.94 percent, their lowest since late April.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold dipped to $1,000 an ounce on Thursday, buckling as the dollar rose broadly, but moves were limited with investors playing a waiting game ahead of Friday's key U.S. non-farm payrolls data.
U.S. December gold futures settled down $8.60 at $1,000.70 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot gold was at $1,001.05 at 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT), versus $1,006.70 late in New York on Wednesday.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper ended down on Thursday in a sharp reversal from the previous session, as confidence crumbled after manufacturing data from the United States disappointed and reinforced expectations of lower prices until signs of stronger demand emerge.
Copper for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division plunged 8.20 cents, or nearly 3 percent, to close at $2.7370 a lb, near the bottom of its $2.7160 to $2.8225 session range.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper for three month delivery shed $170 to settle at $5,985 a tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday as the West's negotiations with Iran about the OPEC member's nuclear program sparked concern that outweighed demand worries prompted by lackluster U.S. economic data.
U.S. crude futures settled at $70.82 a barrel, up 21 cents. The previous session saw a rise of nearly $4, the biggest daily jump in dollar terms since April. London Brent crude settled 12 cents higher at $69.19 a barrel.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 0,000.00 +0.00 NZSX 50 3,156.84 -27.02
DJIA 9,509.28 -203.00 Nikkei 0,000.00 +0.00
NASDAQ 2,057.48 -64.94 FTSE 5,047.81 -86.09
S&P 500 1,029.85 -27.23 Hang Seng 21,013.17 -57.92
SPI 200 Fut 4,645.00 -75.00 CRB Index 255.55 -3.84
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.730 +0.085 US 10 YR Bond 3.181 -0.125
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.585 -0.045 US 30 YR Bond 3.955 -0.093
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8697 0.8796 NZD US$ 0.7145 0.7230
EUR US$ 1.4535 1.4570 Yen US$ 89.58 90.05
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1004.75 Silver (Lon) 16.550
Gold (NY) 1006.70 Light Crude 70.26
Overnight market action.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 suffered their worst one-day fall in three months on Thursday after economic reports fueled fears about the recovery's strength.
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 203.00 points, or 2.09 percent, to end at 9,509.28. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid 27.23 points, or 2.58 percent, to 1,029.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 64.94 points, or 3.06 percent, to 2,057.48.
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LONDON - European equities hit a three-week closing low on Thursday, a day after recording the best quarterly gains in a decade, with a slew of poor data reigniting worries about the pace of economic recovery.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 1.6 percent lower at 981.70 points. The index, which slumped 45 percent last year, rose 17 percent in the third quarter and has surged 52 percent since a hitting a lifetime low in March.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average hit its lowest close in two months on Thursday, with shares of exporters hurt by a stronger yen, while uncertainty about the policies of the country's new government dampened investor confidence.
In light trade, the benchmark Nikkei began the second half of Japan's fiscal year on a weak note, sliding 1.5 percent to 9,978.64, its lowest finish since July 24.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set for a weak start on Friday after the Dow and S$P 500 suffered their worst one-day fall in three months.
Share index futures dipped 75 points to 4,645, a 56 point discount to the 4,701.1 close in the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Thursday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose against the euro and a basket of currencies on Thursday as disappointing jobs and manufacturing data fueled worries about a global economy recovery and boosted the greenback's safe-haven appeal.
The euro came under particular pressure after a top euro zone official said the region's finance ministers would discuss the single currency's recent appreciation before a Group of Seven meeting this weekend.
In late New York trading, the euro fell 0.7 percent to $1.4529 and 0.8 percent to 130.37 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries rallied on Thursday, sending
30-year yields to five
month lows, as sinking stocks and disappointing economic data drove investors into safe-haven government bonds.
The safe-haven flows into bonds sent benchmark 10-year Treasury notes up a point in price to yield 3.19 percent. Yields fell as far as 3.17 percent, their lowest since late May.
The 30-year long bond gained more than two points, pushing yields down as far as 3.94 percent, their lowest since late April.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold dipped to $1,000 an ounce on Thursday, buckling as the dollar rose broadly, but moves were limited with investors playing a waiting game ahead of Friday's key U.S. non-farm payrolls data.
U.S. December gold futures settled down $8.60 at $1,000.70 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Spot gold was at $1,001.05 at 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT), versus $1,006.70 late in New York on Wednesday.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper ended down on Thursday in a sharp reversal from the previous session, as confidence crumbled after manufacturing data from the United States disappointed and reinforced expectations of lower prices until signs of stronger demand emerge.
Copper for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division plunged 8.20 cents, or nearly 3 percent, to close at $2.7370 a lb, near the bottom of its $2.7160 to $2.8225 session range.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), copper for three month delivery shed $170 to settle at $5,985 a tonne.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday as the West's negotiations with Iran about the OPEC member's nuclear program sparked concern that outweighed demand worries prompted by lackluster U.S. economic data.
U.S. crude futures settled at $70.82 a barrel, up 21 cents. The previous session saw a rise of nearly $4, the biggest daily jump in dollar terms since April. London Brent crude settled 12 cents higher at $69.19 a barrel.
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