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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,823.24 -49.79 NZSX 50 3,519.33 +15.57
DJIA 12,810.54 +47.23 Nikkei 9,849.74 +157.90
NASDAQ 2,873.54 +1.01 FTSE 6,069.90 +1.74
S&P 500 1,363.61 +3.13 Hang Seng 23,720.81 -84.82
SPI 200 Fut 4,840.00 +32.00 CRB Index 370.56 +4.25
Bonds (Yield)
AU 10 YR Bond 5.425 +0.015 US 10 YR Bond 3.290 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.465 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.400 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 1.0956 1.0908 NZD US$ 0.8082 0.8031
EUR US$ 1.4810 1.4838 Yen US$ 81.18 81.56
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1535.50 Silver (Lon) 48.700
Gold (NY) 1563.65 Light Crude 113.93
Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday on strength from Caterpillar and other industrials, lifting the Dow and Nasdaq to their best monthly performance since December.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 47.23 points, or 0.37 percent, to 12,810.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 3.13 points, or 0.23 percent, to 1,363.61. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 1.01 points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,873.54.
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LONDON - The UK market was closed on Friday for the Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend.
The FTSE 100 closed on Thursday up just 0.03 percent or 1.74 points, at 6,069.90 points in light volumes, with the index having gained 2.7 percent in April.
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TOKYO - The Tokyo market was closed on Friday as Japanese markets entered the Golden Week holiday period.
The benchmark Nikkei average closed on Thursday up
157.90 points at 9,849.74 -
the highest since the earthquake on March 11.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open higher on Monday, but activity is likely to be light ahead of results reports from three of Australia's top four banks this week and on worries about the surging Aussie dollar's impact on offshore earnings.
Share price index futures rose 0.7 percent to
4840.0, a 16.8
point premium to the underyling S&P/ASX 200 index . The benchmark fell 1 percent on Friday, hurt by the impact of the sky-high Aussie.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hit a three-year low against a basket of major currencies on Friday, with month end capital flows likely to see further selling of the greenback as the Federal Reserve keeps short term interest rates near zero.
The euro rose about 4.6 percent against the dollar in April for its best month since September. The dollar fell 2.5 percent this month against the yen, its worst month since December.
On Friday the euro was buoyed by stronger-than-expected euro-zone inflation data that increased the chance of another ECB rate rise. Trading was thinned by a holiday in the U.K. for Britain's royal wedding. For more, see
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Friday, punctuating an April rally that lifted the market into positive territory for the year, as traders bet on slowing economic growth and the Federal Reserve sticking to a near-zero rate policy into 2012.
Benchmark 10-year notes yields ended at 3.29 percent, down from 3.31 percent late Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold surged to a record high on Friday for the third straight day, as investors kept up a buying frenzy fueled by the outlook for low U.S. interest rates that has propelled bullion to its seventh consecutive weekly rise, its longest winning streak since 2007.
Spot gold was last up 1.8 percent at $1,563.30 an ounce by 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), having earlier hit an all-time high $1,569.30. The metal notched a 9 percent monthly gain, its strongest since November.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell to a six-week low on Friday, ignoring the often supportive influence of a weaker dollar, as technical pressures mounted and U.S. data offered further evidence of slowing economic conditions.
The most-active July COMEX copper contract slumped to a session low of $4.1580 per lb, its lowest level since March 15, before ending the day at $4.1790, down 8.25 cents from Thursday's close.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices pushed higher on Friday, posting an eighth straight month of gains as the weaker dollar and turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East offset concerns about fuel demand and slowing U.S. economic growth.
U.S. crude for June settled up $1.07 at $113.93 a barrel after touching $114.18 earlier, the highest intraday price since prices reached $130 on Sept. 22, 2008. U.S. crude rose 6.8 percent for April.
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday on strength from Caterpillar and other industrials, lifting the Dow and Nasdaq to their best monthly performance since December.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 47.23 points, or 0.37 percent, to 12,810.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 3.13 points, or 0.23 percent, to 1,363.61. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 1.01 points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,873.54.
For a full report, double click on
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LONDON - The UK market was closed on Friday for the Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend.
The FTSE 100 closed on Thursday up just 0.03 percent or 1.74 points, at 6,069.90 points in light volumes, with the index having gained 2.7 percent in April.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TOKYO - The Tokyo market was closed on Friday as Japanese markets entered the Golden Week holiday period.
The benchmark Nikkei average closed on Thursday up
157.90 points at 9,849.74 -
the highest since the earthquake on March 11.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open higher on Monday, but activity is likely to be light ahead of results reports from three of Australia's top four banks this week and on worries about the surging Aussie dollar's impact on offshore earnings.
Share price index futures rose 0.7 percent to
4840.0, a 16.8
point premium to the underyling S&P/ASX 200 index . The benchmark fell 1 percent on Friday, hurt by the impact of the sky-high Aussie.
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hit a three-year low against a basket of major currencies on Friday, with month end capital flows likely to see further selling of the greenback as the Federal Reserve keeps short term interest rates near zero.
The euro rose about 4.6 percent against the dollar in April for its best month since September. The dollar fell 2.5 percent this month against the yen, its worst month since December.
On Friday the euro was buoyed by stronger-than-expected euro-zone inflation data that increased the chance of another ECB rate rise. Trading was thinned by a holiday in the U.K. for Britain's royal wedding. For more, see
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Friday, punctuating an April rally that lifted the market into positive territory for the year, as traders bet on slowing economic growth and the Federal Reserve sticking to a near-zero rate policy into 2012.
Benchmark 10-year notes yields ended at 3.29 percent, down from 3.31 percent late Thursday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold surged to a record high on Friday for the third straight day, as investors kept up a buying frenzy fueled by the outlook for low U.S. interest rates that has propelled bullion to its seventh consecutive weekly rise, its longest winning streak since 2007.
Spot gold was last up 1.8 percent at $1,563.30 an ounce by 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT), having earlier hit an all-time high $1,569.30. The metal notched a 9 percent monthly gain, its strongest since November.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper fell to a six-week low on Friday, ignoring the often supportive influence of a weaker dollar, as technical pressures mounted and U.S. data offered further evidence of slowing economic conditions.
The most-active July COMEX copper contract slumped to a session low of $4.1580 per lb, its lowest level since March 15, before ending the day at $4.1790, down 8.25 cents from Thursday's close.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices pushed higher on Friday, posting an eighth straight month of gains as the weaker dollar and turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East offset concerns about fuel demand and slowing U.S. economic growth.
U.S. crude for June settled up $1.07 at $113.93 a barrel after touching $114.18 earlier, the highest intraday price since prices reached $130 on Sept. 22, 2008. U.S. crude rose 6.8 percent for April.
For a full report, double click on
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