Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** NZX 50** -- -- -- --
DJIA NIKKEI** 27,518.31 45.68
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Nasdaq FTSE**
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S&P 500 Hang Seng**
-- -- 20,331.2 --
SPI 200 Fut STI**
7,248.00 9.00 3,300.48 -18.39
SSEC** KOSPI**
3,327.65 15.02 2,490.41 31.18
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Bonds Bonds
JP 10 YR Bond KR 10 YR Bond
0.461 0 3.292 0.004
AU 10 YR Bond US 10 YR Bond
3.175 -0.019 3.4131 0.123
NZ 10 YR Bond US 30 YR Bond
3.96 -0.08 3.6231 0.083
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Currencies
SGD US$ 0 KRW US$
0 1,316.3 -2.2
AUD US$ 0 NZD US$
0 0.6244 0.0012
EUR US$ Yen US$
1.0897 -0.0023 132.13 0.37
THB US$ PHP US$
34.14 0.05 54.48 -0.104
IDR US$ INR US$
14,910 -10 81.86 0.04
MYR US$ TWD US$
4.401 0.004 30.446 -0.082
CNY US$ HKD US$
6.865 -0.0051 7.8492 -0.0006
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Commodities
Spot Gold Silver (Lon)
2,008.0164 -12.34 25.005 0.03
U.S. Gold Fut Brent Crude
-- -- 0 0
Iron Ore CNY795.5 TRJCRB Index
2.5 -- --
TOCOM Rubber JPY206 LME Copper
1.4 -- --
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All prices as of 18:26 GMT
EQUITIES GLOBAL - U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar climbed in an abbreviated session on Friday after employment data for March indicated the labor market remained tight last month, raising the odds that the Federal Reserve has at least one more rate hike in store. Wall Street exchanges were closed until Monday due to the Good Friday holiday. European markets are closed on both Friday and Monday. For a full report, click on - - - -
NEW YORK - Wall Street exchanges were closed until Monday due to the Good Friday holiday For a full report, click on - - - -
LONDON - European markets were closed on Friday. For a full report, click on - - - -
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, trimming its weekly decline, as a weaker yen and higher Wall Street close overnight boosted sentiment. The Nikkei ended the day up 0.17% at 27,518.31. However that was well off the early high of 27,591.15, and the index even briefly dipped into the red after the midday break. For a full report, click on - - - -
SHANGHAI - China stocks rose to a one-month high on Friday, buoyed by signs of strong capital inflows, and hopes of improving ties between China and Europe. The bluechip CSI300 Index closed up 0.7%, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5%. Both indexes touched their highest levels since March 7. For a full report, click on - - - -
AUSTRALIA - Markets were closed on Friday. For a full report, click on - - - -
SEOUL - South Korean shares ended 1.3% higher on Friday, with heavyweight chipmakers surging on Samsung Electronics' production cut, and extended their weekly gains to a four. The benchmark KOSPI closed up 31.18 points, or 1.27%, at 2,490.41. For a full report, click on - - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The dollar strengthened on Friday after data showed an increase in jobs in the world's largest economy last month, suggesting that the Federal Reserve may have to raise interest rates next month. In afternoon trading, the dollar index rose 0.1% to 102.03 .
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SHANGHAI - China's yuan eased against the dollar in thin trading on Friday, as many investors remained on the sidelines ahead of key U.S. jobs data which could affect the U.S. monetary policy tightening outlook for the rest of the year. In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.8800 per dollar and was changing hands at 6.8784 at midday, 83 pips weaker than the previous late session close. For a full report, click on - - - -
AUSTRALIA - Markets were closed on Friday. For a full report, click on - - - -
SEOUL - The Korean won gained on Friday and the benchmark bond yield rose ahead of U.S. employment data. The won ended onshore trade at 1,316.7 per dollar, 0.18% higher than its previous close at 1,319.1. For a full report, click on - - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Treasury yields surged on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy maintained a strong pace of hiring in March amid a tight labor market, raising the likelihood the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again in May. The two-year Treasury yield, which typically moves in step with rate expectations, rose 17.2 basis points to 3.993%, reversing a sharp decline earlier this week on weak economic data that had suggested a recession was on the horizon. For a full report, click on - - - -
LONDON - Markets were closed on Friday. For a full report, click on - - - -
TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields fell on Friday, with sentiment underpinned by a better-than-expected outcome of a 30-year bond auction in the previous session. The 10-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis point to 0.460%. For a full report, click on COMMODITIES
GOLD -- For a full report, click on - - - -
IRON ORE
Dalian iron ore futures ended narrowly higher on Friday to end a three-day slide as portside stocks fell and hot metal output likely rose, while speculation about state policy on cutting crude steel output weighed. The most-traded September iron ore futures contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trading 0.13% higher at 795.5 yuan ($115.74) a tonne, after shedding 4.4% in the previous three trading sessions of this week. For a full report, click on - - - -
BASE METALS
Copper prices in Shanghai nudged up on Friday, amid quiet trading ahead of the U.S. non-farm payrolls report, but the metal was headed for a slight weekly loss under macro economic pressure. Trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was closed because of the Good Friday holiday. For a full report, click on - - - -
OIL
No trading on account of Good Friday holiday. For a full report, click on - - - -
PALM OIL
Malaysian palm oil futures inched down on Friday to a one-week closing low, weighed by weakness in Dalian rival oils, although the contract clocked a weekly rise on expectation of tightening supply. The benchmark palm oil contract for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed down 23 ringgit, or 0.6%, to 3,800 ringgit ($863.44) a tonne. For a full report, click on - - - -
RUBBER
Japanese rubber futures dropped to a two-week low on Friday, tracking losses in the
Shanghai market on worries over slow demand in top buyer China and fears of a global
recession, resulting in a weekly decline.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for September delivery , finished 1.9 yen, or 0.9%, lower at 204.6 yen ($1.6) per kg, after hitting the lowest
since March 24 of 203.8 yen earlier in the session.
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