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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 4,683.98 +23.76 NZSX 50 3,527.96 +0.37
DJIA 12,441.58 +38.82 Nikkei 9,521.94 -40.11
NASDAQ 2,796.86 +13.94 FTSE 5,938.87 +57.88
S&P 500 1,331.10 +5.41 Hang Seng 23,118.07 +217.28
SPI 200 Fut 4,695.00 +5.00 CRB Index 346.27 +2.94
Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond 5.238 +0.000 US 10 YR Bond 3.072 +0.000
NZ 10 YR Bond 5.120 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 4.242 +0.000
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 1.0732 1.0725 NZD US$ 0.8197 0.8189
EUR US$ 1.4331 1.4330 Yen US$ 80.77 80.88
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1533.00 Silver (Lon) 37.690
Gold (NY) 1536.35 Light Crude 100.59
Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 closed out their fourth week of losses with a small gain on Friday, but only with the help of a weaker dollar boosting metals prices and basic materials stocks.
The Dow Jones industrial average added 38.82 points, or 0.31 percent, to 12,441.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 5.41 points, or 0.41 percent, to 1,331.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 13.94 points, or 0.50 percent, to 2,796.86.
For the week, the Dow lost 0.56 percent, the S&P shed 0.16 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 0.23 percent.
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LONDON - Miners and banks led a broad-based FTSE rally into the long holiday weekend, although short-term index moves are seen rangebound with a technical skew to the downside.
Leading the charge higher on Friday were heavyweight diversified miners, contributing 16 points to a 1 percent higher FTSE 100 close, buoyed by rising commodity prices and a recent chart bounce off the sector's two-year upwards trendline.
The FTSE 100 ended up 1 pct or 57.88 pts at 5,938.87.
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TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average fell on Friday for its third straight week of losses, pulled lower by a drop in Sony Corp shares after the electronic giant's earnings outlook undershot analyst forecasts.
The benchmark Nikkei fell 0.4 percent to 9,521.94 on Friday, meaning it shed 0.9 percent over the week. On the weekly Ichimoku chart, the bottom of the cloud comes in at above 9,600, posing immediate resistance.
The broader Topix shed 0.3 percent to 824.90, falling 0.3 percent on the week.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares look set to open flat on Monday, with the weaker U.S. dollar bolstering the resources sector while weighing on companies with big operations offshore.
Share price index futures rose 0.1 percent to
4,695.0, an 11
point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index . The benchmark rose 0.5 percent on Friday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro rose against the dollar on Friday, capping off its best week since late April, as European officials said Greece should be able to shoulder its heavy debt burden without restructuring.
The euro pushed above $1.43 for the first time in a week after Greek central bank chief George Provopoulos said the country will repay its debts in full without restructuring if it sticks to a fiscal austerity plan. See
French President Nicolas Sarkozy also lent support when he said France opposed a Greek debt restructuring and would defend the euro. It last traded at $1.4272, up 1 percent.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices were steady to lower on Friday with mild profit-taking from a six-week rally that has sent yields to six-month lows and looks set to keep running.
The benchmark notes on Friday traded 3/32 lower in price to yield 3.07 percent, up slightly from 3.06 percent late on Thursday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices stayed near three-week highs late into Friday's session, as worries about Greece's debt crisis encouraged buying by investors looking for relative safety and a softer dollar underpinned sentiment.
Spot gold hit $1,538.10 a troy ounce, its highest since May 4. It remained close to that peak at $1,535.60 as of 3:26 p.m. EDT (2026 GMT). Thursday's late New York bid was $1,518.10.
Benchmark COMEX June gold futures settled up $13.50 per ounce at $1,536.30, near their highest levels since May 4.
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BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper surged to a three-week high on Friday, bucking negative demand implications from another batch of weak U.S. data, as prices pushed higher in front of a long holiday weekend with the help of a weaker dollar and steady equities.
London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper peaked at $9,238 per tonne, its highest since May 4, before ending up $179 at $9,199.
In New York, the active July COMEX contract shot up 7.50 cents, or 1.8 percent, to settle at $4.1860 per lb.
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. oil prices regained their footing near the close to end slightly higher on Friday, finding support from gasoline futures, which soared in anticipation of higher demand this summer driving season.
U.S. crude for July delivery settled at $100.59 a barrel, up 36 cents. For the week, U.S. crude gained $1.10, or 1.12 percent.
In London, ICE Brent for July delivery settled at $115.03 a barrel, off 2 cents. For the week, Brent crude gained $2.64, or 2.35 percent.
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 closed out their fourth week of losses with a small gain on Friday, but only with the help of a weaker dollar boosting metals prices and basic materials stocks.
The Dow Jones industrial average added 38.82 points, or 0.31 percent, to 12,441.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 5.41 points, or 0.41 percent, to 1,331.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 13.94 points, or 0.50 percent, to 2,796.86.
For the week, the Dow lost 0.56 percent, the S&P shed 0.16 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 0.23 percent.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
LONDON - Miners and banks led a broad-based FTSE rally into the long holiday weekend, although short-term index moves are seen rangebound with a technical skew to the downside.
Leading the charge higher on Friday were heavyweight diversified miners, contributing 16 points to a 1 percent higher FTSE 100 close, buoyed by rising commodity prices and a recent chart bounce off the sector's two-year upwards trendline.
The FTSE 100 ended up 1 pct or 57.88 pts at 5,938.87.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average fell on Friday for its third straight week of losses, pulled lower by a drop in Sony Corp shares after the electronic giant's earnings outlook undershot analyst forecasts.
The benchmark Nikkei fell 0.4 percent to 9,521.94 on Friday, meaning it shed 0.9 percent over the week. On the weekly Ichimoku chart, the bottom of the cloud comes in at above 9,600, posing immediate resistance.
The broader Topix shed 0.3 percent to 824.90, falling 0.3 percent on the week.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
SYDNEY - Australian shares look set to open flat on Monday, with the weaker U.S. dollar bolstering the resources sector while weighing on companies with big operations offshore.
Share price index futures rose 0.1 percent to
4,695.0, an 11
point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index . The benchmark rose 0.5 percent on Friday.
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro rose against the dollar on Friday, capping off its best week since late April, as European officials said Greece should be able to shoulder its heavy debt burden without restructuring.
The euro pushed above $1.43 for the first time in a week after Greek central bank chief George Provopoulos said the country will repay its debts in full without restructuring if it sticks to a fiscal austerity plan. See
French President Nicolas Sarkozy also lent support when he said France opposed a Greek debt restructuring and would defend the euro. It last traded at $1.4272, up 1 percent.
For a full report, double click on
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices were steady to lower on Friday with mild profit-taking from a six-week rally that has sent yields to six-month lows and looks set to keep running.
The benchmark notes on Friday traded 3/32 lower in price to yield 3.07 percent, up slightly from 3.06 percent late on Thursday.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices stayed near three-week highs late into Friday's session, as worries about Greece's debt crisis encouraged buying by investors looking for relative safety and a softer dollar underpinned sentiment.
Spot gold hit $1,538.10 a troy ounce, its highest since May 4. It remained close to that peak at $1,535.60 as of 3:26 p.m. EDT (2026 GMT). Thursday's late New York bid was $1,518.10.
Benchmark COMEX June gold futures settled up $13.50 per ounce at $1,536.30, near their highest levels since May 4.
For a full report, double click on
- - - -
BASE METALS
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper surged to a three-week high on Friday, bucking negative demand implications from another batch of weak U.S. data, as prices pushed higher in front of a long holiday weekend with the help of a weaker dollar and steady equities.
London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper peaked at $9,238 per tonne, its highest since May 4, before ending up $179 at $9,199.
In New York, the active July COMEX contract shot up 7.50 cents, or 1.8 percent, to settle at $4.1860 per lb.
For a full report, double click on
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. oil prices regained their footing near the close to end slightly higher on Friday, finding support from gasoline futures, which soared in anticipation of higher demand this summer driving season.
U.S. crude for July delivery settled at $100.59 a barrel, up 36 cents. For the week, U.S. crude gained $1.10, or 1.12 percent.
In London, ICE Brent for July delivery settled at $115.03 a barrel, off 2 cents. For the week, Brent crude gained $2.64, or 2.35 percent.
For a full report, double click on
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