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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,836.40 -23.50 NZSX 50 3,207.20 +15.91
DJIA 9,995.91 -67.03 Nikkei 10,257.56 +18.91
NASDAQ 2,156.80 -16.49 FTSE 5,190.24 -32.71
S&P 500 1,087.68 -8.88 Hang Seng 21,999.08 -69.18
SPI 200 Fut 4,836.00 -14.00 CRB Index 276.10 +2.38
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.395 +0.035 US 10 YR Bond 3.410 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.770 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond 4.243 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.9150 0.9202 NZD US$ 0.7368 0.7421
EUR US$ 1.4900 1.4906 Yen US$ 90.94 90.87
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1047.50 Silver (Lon) 17.310
Gold (NY) 1051.20 Light Crude 78.63
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Market action to the close of New York markets on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after disappointing results from General Electric Co and Bank of America Corp demonstrated the road to economic recovery will be bumpy.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 67.03 points, or 0.67 percent, to 9,995.91. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 8.88 points, or 0.81 percent, to 1,087.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index gave up 16.49 points, or 0.76 percent, at 2,156.80.
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index closed 0.6 percent lower on Friday as banks and mining stocks fell after disappointing U.S. corporate earnings and a sharp fall in consumer sentiment.
The FTSE 100 closed 32.71 points lower at 5,190, dipping below the 5,200 level for the first time in two sessions.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average clawed up 0.2 percent on Friday to a three-week closing high as gains in retailers and drug firms narrowly offset losses in banks and Japan Airlines , which tumbled for a second straight day.
The benchmark Nikkei edged up 18.91 points to 10,257.56, its highest close since Sept. 25. The broader Topix, which is less tech-heavy, fell 0.4 percent to 900.95.
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are expected to open flat on Monday, as poor corporate results weighed on Wall Street, raising concern over the pace of economic recovery.
Share price index futures fell 14 points to 4836, to be almost the same level as the underlying index's close on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar recovered some of the week's losses on Friday, as news of a large quarterly loss at Bank of America and flagging consumer confidence dulled investor demand for higher-yielding, higher-risk currencies.
The dollar's broad recovery, though modest, was enough to take it further away from the psychologically important $1.50 level per euro and push it above 90 yen. The euro last traded at $1.4894, down 0.4 percent, while the dollar rose 0.4 percent to 90.89 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday as losses on Wall Street after disappointing quarterly results and a surprise drop in consumer confidence renewed anxiety over the pace of the economic recovery, spurring a bid for government bonds.
The price on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was up 16/32 at 101-26/32. The yield, which moves inversely to price, was 3.41 percent, down from 3.46 percent late Thursday but up 3.39 percent a week ago.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose slightly on Friday, erasing initial losses as light investment buying shook off worries about the banking sector stirred by a quarterly loss posted by Bank of America.
Spot gold was at $1,052.80 an ounce at 2:56 p.m. EDT (1856 GMT), versus $1,049.85 late in New York on Thursday. December gold futures settled up 90 cents at $1,051.50 an ounce in COMEX trade.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices fell on Friday as an increase in supplies suggested weaker demand for the industrial metal and economic confidence waned amid disappointing quarterly results from U.S. banks.
Copper for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division fell 1.35 cents to settle at $2.8455 a lb, after dealing between $2.81 and $2.8750.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), benchmark copper ended at $6,240 a tonne from Thursday's last bid at $6,289.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil rose to a one-year high above $78 a barrel on Friday after data showed U.S. industrial production expanded in September, boosting optimism for an economic recovery.
Oil prices have surged 12.9 percent, or nearly $9 a barrel, in seven consecutive trading days since Oct. 7.
U.S. crude oil futures rose by 95 cents a barrel to $78.53, their highest settlement price in a year. Brent crude settled up 76 cents at $76.99.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,836.40 -23.50 NZSX 50 3,207.20 +15.91
DJIA 9,995.91 -67.03 Nikkei 10,257.56 +18.91
NASDAQ 2,156.80 -16.49 FTSE 5,190.24 -32.71
S&P 500 1,087.68 -8.88 Hang Seng 21,999.08 -69.18
SPI 200 Fut 4,836.00 -14.00 CRB Index 276.10 +2.38
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.395 +0.035 US 10 YR Bond 3.410 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.770 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond 4.243 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.9150 0.9202 NZD US$ 0.7368 0.7421
EUR US$ 1.4900 1.4906 Yen US$ 90.94 90.87
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1047.50 Silver (Lon) 17.310
Gold (NY) 1051.20 Light Crude 78.63
____________________________(Oct 19)____________________________
Market action to the close of New York markets on Friday.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after disappointing results from General Electric Co and Bank of America Corp demonstrated the road to economic recovery will be bumpy.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 67.03 points, or 0.67 percent, to 9,995.91. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 8.88 points, or 0.81 percent, to 1,087.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index gave up 16.49 points, or 0.76 percent, at 2,156.80.
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index closed 0.6 percent lower on Friday as banks and mining stocks fell after disappointing U.S. corporate earnings and a sharp fall in consumer sentiment.
The FTSE 100 closed 32.71 points lower at 5,190, dipping below the 5,200 level for the first time in two sessions.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average clawed up 0.2 percent on Friday to a three-week closing high as gains in retailers and drug firms narrowly offset losses in banks and Japan Airlines , which tumbled for a second straight day.
The benchmark Nikkei edged up 18.91 points to 10,257.56, its highest close since Sept. 25. The broader Topix, which is less tech-heavy, fell 0.4 percent to 900.95.
For a full report, double click on
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are expected to open flat on Monday, as poor corporate results weighed on Wall Street, raising concern over the pace of economic recovery.
Share price index futures fell 14 points to 4836, to be almost the same level as the underlying index's close on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar recovered some of the week's losses on Friday, as news of a large quarterly loss at Bank of America and flagging consumer confidence dulled investor demand for higher-yielding, higher-risk currencies.
The dollar's broad recovery, though modest, was enough to take it further away from the psychologically important $1.50 level per euro and push it above 90 yen. The euro last traded at $1.4894, down 0.4 percent, while the dollar rose 0.4 percent to 90.89 yen.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday as losses on Wall Street after disappointing quarterly results and a surprise drop in consumer confidence renewed anxiety over the pace of the economic recovery, spurring a bid for government bonds.
The price on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was up 16/32 at 101-26/32. The yield, which moves inversely to price, was 3.41 percent, down from 3.46 percent late Thursday but up 3.39 percent a week ago.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose slightly on Friday, erasing initial losses as light investment buying shook off worries about the banking sector stirred by a quarterly loss posted by Bank of America.
Spot gold was at $1,052.80 an ounce at 2:56 p.m. EDT (1856 GMT), versus $1,049.85 late in New York on Thursday. December gold futures settled up 90 cents at $1,051.50 an ounce in COMEX trade.
For a full report, double click on
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices fell on Friday as an increase in supplies suggested weaker demand for the industrial metal and economic confidence waned amid disappointing quarterly results from U.S. banks.
Copper for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division fell 1.35 cents to settle at $2.8455 a lb, after dealing between $2.81 and $2.8750.
On the London Metal Exchange (LME), benchmark copper ended at $6,240 a tonne from Thursday's last bid at $6,289.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil rose to a one-year high above $78 a barrel on Friday after data showed U.S. industrial production expanded in September, boosting optimism for an economic recovery.
Oil prices have surged 12.9 percent, or nearly $9 a barrel, in seven consecutive trading days since Oct. 7.
U.S. crude oil futures rose by 95 cents a barrel to $78.53, their highest settlement price in a year. Brent crude settled up 76 cents at $76.99.
For a full report, double click on
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