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-----------------------(07:20 / 1820 GMT)----------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,411.12 -14.37 NZSX 50 4,913.83 +4.11DJIA 15,615.55 +69.80 Nikkei 14,201.57 -126.37NASDAQ 3,922.04 +2.34 FTSE 6,734.74 +3.31S&P 500 1,761.64 +5.10 Hang Seng 23,249.79 +43.42SPI 200 Fut 5,414.00 +24.00 TRJCRB Index 274.96 -2.90 Bonds AU 10 YR Bond 4.128 +0.054 US 10 YR Bond 2.620 +0.000NZ 10 YR Bond 4.565 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond 3.694 +0.000 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST) AUD US$ 0.9428 0.9485 NZD US$ 0.8256 .8275EUR US$ 1.3488 1.3559 Yen US$ 98.66 97.95 Commodities Gold (Lon) 1306.75 Silver (Lon) 21.750 Gold (NY) 1314.60 Light Crude 94.61 --------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures. EQUITIES NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Friday after surprisinglystrong manufacturing data overshadowed expectations that theFederal Reserve might reduce stimulus earlier than expected. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 69.80 points,or 0.45 percent, to end at 15,615.55. The Standard & Poor's 500Index gained 5.10 points, or 0.29 percent, to finish at1,761.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 2.34 points,or 0.06 percent, to close at 3,922.04. For the week, the Dow rose 0.3 percent and the S&P 500gained 0.1 percent, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.5 percent. For a full report, double click on - - - - LONDON - Heavyweight Vodafone kept Britain's topshare index afloat on Friday as speculation about a bid fromU.S. peer AT&T fuelled a rally in Europe's largest mobilecarrier. The FTSE ended up 3.31 points, or 0.1 percent, at 6,734.74points. The index hit a five-month high at 6,819 earlier thisweek and is up 12 percent from June. For a full report, double click on - - - - TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei fell to a one-week closing low onFriday, dragged down by Sony Corp, Apple Inc supplierNitto Denko Corp and NTT Data Corp after theysharply lowered their earnings guidance. The Nikkei fell 0.9 percent to 14,201.57 points,reversing earlier gains and adding to Thursday's 1.2 percentslide. Still, the benchmark was up 0.8 percent this week and isup 37 percent year-to-date. The broader Topix index lost 0.9 percent to1,183.03, with 2.73 billion shares changing hands, slightlylower than Thursday's 2.81 billion. For a full report, double click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The euro fell for a fifth day against the dollaron Friday, heading for its biggest weekly loss in 16 months, ongrowing expectations the European Central Bank will easemonetary policy further to protect growth. The euro fell as low as $1.3478, according to Reutersdata, its lowest since Oct. 16. It was last down 0.7 percent at$1.3488 after having fallen 1.1 percent on Thursday, its biggestone-day drop in more than six months. For a full report, double click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - Prices for U.S. Treasuries sank on Friday asstrong factory data suggested the world's biggest economy hadnot lost traction during a government shutdown this month,eroding safe-haven bids. U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury notes were 22/32lower in price with a yield of 2.624 percent, compared to 2.543percent late Thursday and 2.503 percent a week ago. For a full report, double click on - - - - COMMODITIES GOLD NEW YORK - Gold fell about 1 percent on Friday, posting itsbiggest weekly loss in seven weeks, as renewed anxiety about theU.S. Federal Reserve could scale back its bond-buying stimulusprompted bullion investors to reduce positions. Spot gold was down 0.9 percent at $1,311.50 an ounceby 2:57 p.m. EDT (1857 GMT), extending Thursday's 1.4 percentslide. Spot gold has ended lower every day this week. U.S. Comex gold futures for December settled down$10.50 to $1,313.20 an ounce, with trading volume about 20percent below its 30-day average, preliminary Reuters datashowed. For a full report, double click on - - - - BASE METALS LONDON - Copper steadied on Friday as a strong dollar cutback earlier gains from strong Chinese manufacturing data, whichreinforced expectations for economic stability in the world'stop metals consumer. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange,untraded at the close, was bid at $7,240, from a close of $7,250on Thursday. For a full report, double click on - - - - OIL NEW YORK - Brent oil fell sharply on Friday, tumbling bynearly $3 a barrel, and settling at its lowest point since earlyJuly, narrowing its premium to U.S. crude in heavy selling. Brent crude for December delivery settled down $2.93at $105.91 a barrel, a loss of 2.7 percent, its largest dailypercentage loss since June 20. The last time Brent settled lowerwas on July 4 at $105.54. U.S. oil for December fell $1.77 to settle at $94.61,posting a fourth straight week of losses and its longest losingstreak since June 2012. It was the lowest settlement price forthe U.S. contract since June 21 at $93.69. For a full report, double click on - - - -