----------------------(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 shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days
Friday 10 May | |
Cairn Homes PLC | AGM |
Derwent London PLC | AGM |
Diversified Energy Co PLC | AGM |
Hutchmed China Ltd | AGM |
Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC | AGM |
Kenmare Resources PLC | AGM |
Rightmove PLC | AGM |
Serinus Energy PLC | AGM |
Standard Chartered PLC | AGM |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | AGM |
Monday 13 May | |
88 Energy Ltd | AGM |
888 Holdings PLC | AGM |
hVIVO PLC | AGM |
Kore Potash PLC | AGM |
Tuesday 14 May | |
Aptitude Software Group PLC | AGM |
Chesnara PLC | AGM |
Cirata PLC | AGM |
Computacenter PLC | AGM |
EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC | AGM |
FDM Group PLC | AGM |
Henderson High Income Trust PLC | AGM |
Kakuzi Ltd | AGM |
Luceco PLC | AGM |
Midwich Group PLC | AGM |
Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | AGM |
TI Fluid Systems PLC | AGM |
Wednesday 15 May | |
Accrol Group Holdings PLC | GM re takeover by Navigator Paper |
Aura Renewable Acquisitions PLC | AGM |
Barratt Developments PLC | GM re takeover of Redrow PLC |
Bridgepoint Group PLC | AGM |
Burford Capital Ltd | AGM |
Conduit Holdings Ltd | AGM |
Funding Circle Holdings PLC | AGM |
Gama Aviation PLC | GM re tender offer |
GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Ltd | AGM |
Greggs PLC | AGM |
IQGeo Group PLC | AGM |
Literacy Capital PLC | AGM |
Marshalls PLC | AGM |
Mpac Group PLC | AGM |
Redrow PLC | GM re takeover by Barratt Developments PLC |
Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd | AGM |
Savills PLC | AGM |
Seneca Growth Capital VCT PLC | AGM |
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | AGM |
St James's Place PLC | AGM |
TP ICAP Group PLC | AGM |
Vesuvius PLC | AGM |
Thursday 16 May | |
Ceres Power Holdings PLC | AGM |
ConvaTec Group PLC | AGM |
Costain Group PLC | AGM |
Eurocell PLC | AGM |
Global Opportunities Trust PLC | AGM |
Gresham Technologies PLC | GM re takeover by STG Partners funds |
H&T Group PLC | AGM |
Ibstock PLC | AGM |
Just Eat Takeaway.com NV | AGM |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | AGM |
M&C Saatchi PLC | AGM |
Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC | AGM |
Next PLC | AGM |
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings PLC | AGM |
PYX Resources Ltd | AGM |
Restore PLC | AGM |
RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd | AGM |
Secure Trust Bank PLC | AGM |
Seplat Energy PLC | AGM |
Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC | AGM |
Tyman PLC | AGM |
Unite Group PLC | AGM |
Vector Capital PLC | AGM |
Vistry PLC | AGM |
WAG Payment Solutions PLC | AGM |
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