----------------------(07:07 / 1807 GMT)-----------------------Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,430.85 +15.33 NZSX 50 4,868.08 +15.49DJIA 15,686.84 +6.49 Nikkei 14,502.35 +176.37NASDAQ 3,945.83 -6.51 FTSE 6,777.70 +2.97S&P 500 1,770.13 -1.82 Hang Seng 23,304.02 +457.48SPI 200 Fut 5,413.00 -6.00 TRJCRB Index 280.07 -0.57Bonds AU 10 YR Bond 3.971 +0.002 US 10 YR Bond 2.507 +0.000NZ 10 YR Bond 4.500 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond 3.623 +0.002Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST) AUD US$ 0.9482 0.9494 NZD US$ 0.8235 0.8263EUR US$ 1.3748 1.3743 Yen US$ 98.33 98.18Commodities Gold (Lon) 1354.75 Silver (Lon) 22.740 Gold (NY) 1343.69 Light Crude 96.79 --------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures. EQUITIES NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday, following astring of four sessions of gains and before the release of theFederal Reserve's statement on the economy and its ultra-loosemoney policy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21.33 points or0.14 percent, to 15,659.02, the S&P 500 lost 3.92 pointsor 0.22 percent, to 1,768.03 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 10.971 points or 0.28 percent, to 3,941.367. For a full report, double click on - - - - LONDON - Britain's top shares edged to a new five-month highon Wednesday, boosted by good earnings from the likes of Next but suffering in later trade from profit taking ahead ofa U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision. The FTSE 100 closed up 2.97 points, flat inpercentage terms, at 6,777.70 points, eking out its fifthsuccessive day of gains and hitting its highest levels sinceMay. For a full report, double click on - - - - TOKYO - Japanese shares climbed to a one-week high onWednesday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve willmaintain its ultra-easy money policy for at least the next fewmonths. The benchmark Nikkei rose 1.2 percent to 14,502.35,the highest closing level since Oct. 22. The broader Topix added 0.9 percent to 1,204.50, with trading volumehitting a 5-1/2-week high of 3.11 billion shares. For a full report, double click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar erased its losses against theeuro and rose against the yen on Wednesday after the FederalReserve said it will keep buying $85 billion in bonds per monthto support the economy, a decision that was widely expected. The euro fell to a session low of $1.3726, accordingto Reuters data, compared with $1.3774 before the Fed statement. For a full report, double click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices pared gains to tradelower after the Federal Reserve concluded a two-day meeting witha statement that some analysts said was more hawkish thanexpected. Prices for U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury notes trimmed gains to trade 2/32 lower, yielding 2.514 percent. The30-year bond, which had been trading higher beforethe Fed statement, dropped 7/32 in price to yield 3.633 percent. For a full report, double click on - - - - COMMODITIES GOLD LONDON - Gold gained around one percent on Wednesday afterweak U.S. jobs data supported the view that the Federal Reservewould signal plans later in the day to keep its stimulus intactfor months. Spot gold rose as much as 1.2 percent to a sessionhigh of $1,359.16 an ounce earlier and was up 0.8 percent at$1,353.76 by 1505 GMT. For a full report, double click on - - - - BASE METALS LONDON - Copper rose to its highest level in a week onWednesday, boosted by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve willprolong its stimulus programme to aid recovery in the world'slargest economy. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange ended up more than 1 percent at $7,298 a tonne, from a close of $7,200on Tuesday, but off a peak of $7,299.50 a tonne hit earlier, itshighest since Oct. 23. For a full report, double click on - - - - OIL NEW YORK - U.S. oil futures extended their move lower for asecond consecutive day on Wednesday after government data showedlarge inventory builds, further pressuring the domestic oil'sdiscount to international benchmark Brent. Brent crude for December delivery was trading up 32cents at $109.33 a barrel by 1714 GMT, after falling 60 cents onTuesday. It touched an intraday high of $109.65 on Wednesday. U.S. crude was $1.08 per barrel lower at $97.12,having hit an intraday low of $96.86. For a full report, double click on - - - -
UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days
Thursday 25 April | |
Aquila European Renewables PLC | Full Year Results |
Argo Blockchain PLC | Full Year Results |
AstraZeneca PLC | Q1 Results |
Barclays PLC | Q1 Results |
Checkit PLC | Full Year Results |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | Trading Statement |
Destiny Pharma PLC | Full Year Results |
Dillistone Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Focusrite PLC | Half Year Results |
Gem Diamonds Ltd | Trading Statement |
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | Trading Statement |
Hummingbird Resources PLC | Trading Statement |
Ibstock PLC | Trading Statement |
Inchcape PLC | Trading Statement |
J Sainsbury PLC | Full Year Results |
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | Q1 Results |
Persimmon PLC | Trading Statement |
Pinewood Technologies Group PLC | Full Year Results |
PPHE Hotel Group Ltd | Trading Statement |
PureTech Health PLC | Full Year Results |
Relx PLC | Trading Statement |
Renewi PLC | Trading Statement |
Schroders PLC | Q1 Results |
Skillcast Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Travis Perkins PLC | Trading Statement |
Trifast PLC | Trading Statement |
Unilever PLC | Q1 Results |
WAG Payment Solutions PLC | Trading Statement |
Weir Group PLC | Trading Statement |
WH Smith PLC | Half Year Results |
WPP PLC | Trading Statement |
Zinc Media Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Friday 26 April | |
Facilities by ADF PLC | Full Year Results |
Kingspan Group PLC | Trading Statement |
Loungers PLC | Trading Statement |
NatWest Group PLC | Q1 Results |
Pearson PLC | Trading Statement |
Record PLC | Trading Statement |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | Trading Statement |
Taylor Maritime Investments Ltd | Trading Statement |
Monday 29 April | |
Beazley PLC | Trading Statement |
Biome Technologies PLC | Full Year Results |
Christie Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund PLC | Full Year Results |
Gresham Technologies PLC | Full Year Results |
Jadestone Energy PLC | Full Year Results |
Oxford BioMedica PLC | Full Year Results |
SpaceandPeople PLC | Full Year Results |
Tuesday 30 April | |
Avacta Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Card Factory PLC | Full Year Results |
Capital & Regional PLC | Full Year Results |
Close Brothers Group PLC | Trading Statement |
Coca-Cola HBC AG | Trading Statement |
Elementis PLC | Trading Statement |
essensys PLC | Half Year Results |
Fadel Partners Inc | Full Year Results |
Glencore PLC | Trading Statement |
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | Trading Statement |
Howden Joinery PLC | Trading Statement |
HSBC Holdings PLC | Q1 Results |
Kelso Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Northcoders Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Phoenix Spree Deutschland Ltd | Full Year Results |
RBG Holdings PLC | Full Year Results |
Rotork PLC | Trading Statement |
Safestore Holdings PLC | Half Year Results |
Shield Therapeutics PLC | Full Year Results |
St James's Place PLC | Trading Statement |
Strip Tinning Holdings PLC | Full Year Results |
Whitbread PLC | Full Year Results |
Wednesday 1 May | |
Computacenter PLC | Trading Statement |
GSK PLC | Q1 Results |
Haleon PLC | Trading Statement |
HSS Hire Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC | Full Year Results |
Maintel Holdings PLC | Full Year Results |
Next PLC | Trading Statement |
Smith & Nephew PLC | Trading Statement |
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