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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,743.04 -10.68 NZSX 50 3,506.35 +7.37
DJIA 12,638.74 +54.57 Nikkei 9,859.20 -145.00
NASDAQ 2,827.56 +12.84 FTSE 5,976.77 +56.79
S&P 500 1,340.20 +5.10 Hang Seng 23,159.14 -102.47
SPI 200 Fut 4,751.00 +8.00 CRB Index 337.35 -3.72
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 5.418 +0.000 US 10 YR Bond 3.148 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.270 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.286 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 1.0690 1.0703 NZD US$ 0.7907 0.7888
EUR US$ 1.4308 1.4572 Yen US$ 80.62 80.52
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1486.50 Silver (Lon) 34.200
Gold (NY) 1494.05 Light Crude 97.18
Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - An unexpectedly strong report on U.S. payrolls helped equities bounce back on Friday from four days of losses, tempering worries that stocks could suffer the sharp declines seen this week in commodities.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 54.64 points, or 0.43 percent, to 12,638.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 added 5.10 points, or 0.38 percent, to 1,340.20. The Nasdaq Composite rose 12.84 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,827.56.
For the week the Dow lost 1.3 percent, the S&P fell 1.7 percent and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.6 percent.
The S&P 500 held above important technical levels with the week's low just below 1,330 and Friday's close above 1,340.
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LONDON - Britain's top shares rose on Friday, led by a rebound in miners after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report allayed fears about the economic recovery, setting the index up to test the key 6,000 level.
The UK blue-chip index closed up 56.79 points, or 1.0 percent, at 5,976.77, having sunk as low as 5,871.57 earlier in the session and endured sharp falls over the last two days.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.5 percent on Friday as a rout in oil and commodity prices pummelled resource stocks and sent the yen higher, hurting shares of exporters, while caution ahead of U.S. jobs data prompted profit-taking.
The benchmark Nikkei ended the day down 145.00 points at 9,859.20 and analysts said support is seen at its
5
day moving average of 9,755. The broader Topix fell 1.1 percent or 9.05 points to 856.50.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro on Friday posted its biggest weekly loss against the dollar since January and further losses were seen as likely, as sovereign debt concerns reappeared after a German news report, later denied, suggested Greece had raised the possibility of leaving the euro zone.
In late afternoon New York trading, the euro traded lower at $1.43480, down 1.3 percent on the day, further retreating from a 17-month peak fo $1.49404 scaled on Wednesday.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Most U.S. Treasuries prices gained slightly on Friday after a report that Greece may quit the euro zone left investors scrambling to cover bets taken earlier in the day that bonds would weaken into next week.
Benchmark 10-year note yields fell as low as 3.13 percent on the Greek fears, their lowest levels since last December 7, after reaching a high of 3.24 percent after the jobs report.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold also bounced on Friday as jewelers, physical buyers and bargain hunters, especially in Asia, took advantage of lower prices.
Spot gold gained 1.4 percent to $1,491.80 an ounce, still sharply below a record high of $1,575.79 posted on May 2. COMEX June gold futures settled up $10.20 at $1,491.60, moving in a range from $1,471.10 to $1,498.50.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper eked out a modest gain on Friday, after upbeat U.S. employment data helped calm commodity markets spooked into free fall on Thursday by fears of slowing growth in the world's No. 1 economy.
But gains were reversed in after-hours trade, as the U.S. dollar extended gains against the euro and chatter of a Greek exit from the euro zone heightened concerns about the sustainability of the global recovery.
London Metal Exchange (LME) copper for three-month delivery rose $5 to end at $8,825 a tonne.
The gains quickly evaporated in late New York trade, with the price dipping back down below $8,800.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell on Friday to cap a frenzied trading week that sliced prices by a record of more than $16 a barrel on demand worries and a move by investors to slash commodities exposures.
Brent crude fell $1.67 to settle at $109.13 a barrel in heavy trade, with volumes twice the 30-day moving average. The contract tumbled $16.76 a barrel for the week, marking the largest weekly decline ever in dollar terms.
U.S. crude futures settled down $2.62 at $97.18 a barrel, after trading as high as $102.38 following supportive U.S. jobs data.
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - An unexpectedly strong report on U.S. payrolls helped equities bounce back on Friday from four days of losses, tempering worries that stocks could suffer the sharp declines seen this week in commodities.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 54.64 points, or 0.43 percent, to 12,638.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 added 5.10 points, or 0.38 percent, to 1,340.20. The Nasdaq Composite rose 12.84 points, or 0.46 percent, to 2,827.56.
For the week the Dow lost 1.3 percent, the S&P fell 1.7 percent and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.6 percent.
The S&P 500 held above important technical levels with the week's low just below 1,330 and Friday's close above 1,340.
For a full report, double click on
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LONDON - Britain's top shares rose on Friday, led by a rebound in miners after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report allayed fears about the economic recovery, setting the index up to test the key 6,000 level.
The UK blue-chip index closed up 56.79 points, or 1.0 percent, at 5,976.77, having sunk as low as 5,871.57 earlier in the session and endured sharp falls over the last two days.
For a full report, double click on
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.5 percent on Friday as a rout in oil and commodity prices pummelled resource stocks and sent the yen higher, hurting shares of exporters, while caution ahead of U.S. jobs data prompted profit-taking.
The benchmark Nikkei ended the day down 145.00 points at 9,859.20 and analysts said support is seen at its
5
day moving average of 9,755. The broader Topix fell 1.1 percent or 9.05 points to 856.50.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro on Friday posted its biggest weekly loss against the dollar since January and further losses were seen as likely, as sovereign debt concerns reappeared after a German news report, later denied, suggested Greece had raised the possibility of leaving the euro zone.
In late afternoon New York trading, the euro traded lower at $1.43480, down 1.3 percent on the day, further retreating from a 17-month peak fo $1.49404 scaled on Wednesday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Most U.S. Treasuries prices gained slightly on Friday after a report that Greece may quit the euro zone left investors scrambling to cover bets taken earlier in the day that bonds would weaken into next week.
Benchmark 10-year note yields fell as low as 3.13 percent on the Greek fears, their lowest levels since last December 7, after reaching a high of 3.24 percent after the jobs report.
For a full report, double click on
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold also bounced on Friday as jewelers, physical buyers and bargain hunters, especially in Asia, took advantage of lower prices.
Spot gold gained 1.4 percent to $1,491.80 an ounce, still sharply below a record high of $1,575.79 posted on May 2. COMEX June gold futures settled up $10.20 at $1,491.60, moving in a range from $1,471.10 to $1,498.50.
For a full report, double click on
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper eked out a modest gain on Friday, after upbeat U.S. employment data helped calm commodity markets spooked into free fall on Thursday by fears of slowing growth in the world's No. 1 economy.
But gains were reversed in after-hours trade, as the U.S. dollar extended gains against the euro and chatter of a Greek exit from the euro zone heightened concerns about the sustainability of the global recovery.
London Metal Exchange (LME) copper for three-month delivery rose $5 to end at $8,825 a tonne.
The gains quickly evaporated in late New York trade, with the price dipping back down below $8,800.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell on Friday to cap a frenzied trading week that sliced prices by a record of more than $16 a barrel on demand worries and a move by investors to slash commodities exposures.
Brent crude fell $1.67 to settle at $109.13 a barrel in heavy trade, with volumes twice the 30-day moving average. The contract tumbled $16.76 a barrel for the week, marking the largest weekly decline ever in dollar terms.
U.S. crude futures settled down $2.62 at $97.18 a barrel, after trading as high as $102.38 following supportive U.S. jobs data.
For a full report, double click on
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