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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,650.52 -19.75 NZSX 50 3,154.23 +31.31
DJIA 10,328.89 +20.63 Nikkei 10,142.05 -21.75
NASDAQ 2,211.69 +31.64 FTSE 5,196.81 -20.80
S&P 500 1,102.47 +6.39 Hang Seng 21,347.63 -171.75
SPI 200 Fut 4,655.00 +16.00 CRB Index 276.13 +0.01
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.500 -0.035 US 10 YR Bond 3.546 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.955 -0.050 US 30 YR Bond 4.460 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8904 0.8878 NZD US$ 0.7110 0.7110
EUR US$ 1.4330 1.4375 Yen US$ 90.42 89.66
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1104.50 Silver (Lon) 17.310
Gold (NY) 1112.05 Light Crude 73.36
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday in choppy trade as quarterly results from Oracle and Research In Motion lifted the Nasdaq more than 1 percent, but the U.S. dollar's climb curbed gains in both the Dow and the S&P 500.
The Dow Jones industrial average added 20.63 points, or 0.20 percent, to 10,328.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 6.39 points, or 0.58 percent, to 1,102.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 31.64 points, or 1.45 percent, to 2,211.69.
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed 0.4 percent lower on Friday with banks drifting lower on concerns over regulations suggested in Basel, which offset strength in some defensives.
The FTSE 100 index closed 20.80 points lower at 5,196.81, after losing 1.9 percent on Thursday. The index lost 1.2 percent for the week.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.2 percent on Friday, as the announcement of stricter capital rules led Mizuho Financial and other banks to give back some of this week's hefty gains while metal stocks fell as the dollar's strength hit gold prices.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares could see a subdued start on Monday as strengthening U.S. dollar capped gains on Wall Street.
Share index futures stood at 4,655, a 4.5 point premium to the 4,650.5 point close in the S&P/ASX 200 index on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday and was headed for its best weekly gain against the euro since April as investors who sold the U.S. currency for most of
2009 bought it back as the year
end neared.
The euro fell below $1.43 for the first time since early September before recovering some losses, while the dollar rose against the Japanese yen for a fourth consecutive day.
Signs of improvement in the U.S. economy have helped the dollar in recent days, as did the Federal Reserve's pledge this week to wind down most emergency lending by February, lifting hopes of a more robust U.S. recovery in 2010.
The dollar and the Swiss franc attracted safe-haven flows Friday after Iraq said Iranian soldiers had crossed into its territory and raised the Iranian flag at an oil field whose ownership is in dispute. Tehran denied the report.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Friday as profit-taking emerged a day after a safe-havenrally ignited by weaker stocks and concerns over Greece's fiscal problems.
Benchmark yields rose a day after posting their biggest single-day drop since September due to a scramble for low-risk assets. They had hit four-month highs earlier this week.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices rose on Friday, reversing declines in a choppy session, but buying related to short covering, inflation worries and geopolitical tensions trumped selling prompted by profit-taking and a strong dollar.
Spot gold rose to $1,112.50 an ounce in late New York trade from Thursday's late quote at $1,097.80 a tonne.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper held a firmer tone in late business on Friday, as outside market supports enabled prices to recover from earlier dollar-related losses, with the threat of a strike in Chile and the likelihood of stronger demand adding to positive sentiment.
Benchmark copper for March delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division ended up 1.05 cents at $3.1385 a lb, recovering from an earlier session trough at $3.1030, its lowest level since Dec. 10.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose above $73 a barrel on Friday, after an incursion by Iranian troops into an Iraqi oilfield sparked tensions between two major crude exporters.
U.S. crude for January delivery -- which expires on Monday -- settled up 71 cents a barrel to $73.36. Barrels for February delivery, which were more heavily traded, rose a modest 34 cents a barrel.
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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,650.52 -19.75 NZSX 50 3,154.23 +31.31
DJIA 10,328.89 +20.63 Nikkei 10,142.05 -21.75
NASDAQ 2,211.69 +31.64 FTSE 5,196.81 -20.80
S&P 500 1,102.47 +6.39 Hang Seng 21,347.63 -171.75
SPI 200 Fut 4,655.00 +16.00 CRB Index 276.13 +0.01
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 94.500 -0.035 US 10 YR Bond 3.546 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.955 -0.050 US 30 YR Bond 4.460 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8904 0.8878 NZD US$ 0.7110 0.7110
EUR US$ 1.4330 1.4375 Yen US$ 90.42 89.66
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1104.50 Silver (Lon) 17.310
Gold (NY) 1112.05 Light Crude 73.36
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday in choppy trade as quarterly results from Oracle and Research In Motion lifted the Nasdaq more than 1 percent, but the U.S. dollar's climb curbed gains in both the Dow and the S&P 500.
The Dow Jones industrial average added 20.63 points, or 0.20 percent, to 10,328.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 6.39 points, or 0.58 percent, to 1,102.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 31.64 points, or 1.45 percent, to 2,211.69.
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed 0.4 percent lower on Friday with banks drifting lower on concerns over regulations suggested in Basel, which offset strength in some defensives.
The FTSE 100 index closed 20.80 points lower at 5,196.81, after losing 1.9 percent on Thursday. The index lost 1.2 percent for the week.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.2 percent on Friday, as the announcement of stricter capital rules led Mizuho Financial and other banks to give back some of this week's hefty gains while metal stocks fell as the dollar's strength hit gold prices.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares could see a subdued start on Monday as strengthening U.S. dollar capped gains on Wall Street.
Share index futures stood at 4,655, a 4.5 point premium to the 4,650.5 point close in the S&P/ASX 200 index on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday and was headed for its best weekly gain against the euro since April as investors who sold the U.S. currency for most of
2009 bought it back as the year
end neared.
The euro fell below $1.43 for the first time since early September before recovering some losses, while the dollar rose against the Japanese yen for a fourth consecutive day.
Signs of improvement in the U.S. economy have helped the dollar in recent days, as did the Federal Reserve's pledge this week to wind down most emergency lending by February, lifting hopes of a more robust U.S. recovery in 2010.
The dollar and the Swiss franc attracted safe-haven flows Friday after Iraq said Iranian soldiers had crossed into its territory and raised the Iranian flag at an oil field whose ownership is in dispute. Tehran denied the report.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Friday as profit-taking emerged a day after a safe-havenrally ignited by weaker stocks and concerns over Greece's fiscal problems.
Benchmark yields rose a day after posting their biggest single-day drop since September due to a scramble for low-risk assets. They had hit four-month highs earlier this week.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices rose on Friday, reversing declines in a choppy session, but buying related to short covering, inflation worries and geopolitical tensions trumped selling prompted by profit-taking and a strong dollar.
Spot gold rose to $1,112.50 an ounce in late New York trade from Thursday's late quote at $1,097.80 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper held a firmer tone in late business on Friday, as outside market supports enabled prices to recover from earlier dollar-related losses, with the threat of a strike in Chile and the likelihood of stronger demand adding to positive sentiment.
Benchmark copper for March delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX division ended up 1.05 cents at $3.1385 a lb, recovering from an earlier session trough at $3.1030, its lowest level since Dec. 10.
For a full report, double click on
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil rose above $73 a barrel on Friday, after an incursion by Iranian troops into an Iraqi oilfield sparked tensions between two major crude exporters.
U.S. crude for January delivery -- which expires on Monday -- settled up 71 cents a barrel to $73.36. Barrels for February delivery, which were more heavily traded, rose a modest 34 cents a barrel.
For a full report, double click on
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