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New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

-----------------------(06:37 / 1936 GMT)-----------------------

Stock Markets

S&P/ASX 200 5,310.05 +55.56 NZSX 50 4,869.97 +22.03

DJIA 15,955.76 -39.01 Nikkei 14,800.06 +81.72

NASDAQ 4,200.62 +9.57 FTSE 6,675.03 +2.37

S&P 500 1,818.58 -1.17 Hang Seng 22,285.79 +322.81

SPI 200 Fut 5,151.00 -20.00 TRJCRB Index 291.74 +1.53

Bonds

AU 10 YR Bond 4.239 +0.008 US 10 YR Bond 2.763 +0.046

NZ 10 YR Bond 4.630 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.722 +0.038

Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)

AUD US$ 0.9028 0.9062 NZD US$ 0.8314 0.8350

EUR US$ 1.3590 1.3643 Yen US$ 102.48 102.46

Commodities

Gold (Lon) 1289.50 Silver (Lon) 20.200

Gold (NY) 1291.46 Light Crude 100.32

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Overnight market action with latest New York (Frankfurt: HX6.F - news) figures.

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - The S&P 500 rose slightly on Wednesday as a slide

in Procter & Gamble's shares kept gains in check after a

four-day rally took the benchmark index within striking distance

of a record high.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.34

points, or 0.07 percent, at 15,983.43. The Standard & Poor's 500

Index was up 2.20 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,821.95.

The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.62 points, or 0.37

percent, at 4,206.67.

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LONDON - Britain's top share index reached a three-week

closing high on Wednesday, buoyed by miners, after top metals

consumer China reported robust trade data.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index ended up 2.37 points -

flat in percentage terms - at 6,675.03 points, marking its sixth

straight day of gains.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to a 1-1/2 week

high on Wednesday after strong Chinese trade data lifted

investors' risk appetites and the Federal Reserve's new chief

signalled no change in its policies.

The Nikkei ended 0.6 percent higher at 14,800.06,

its highest closing since Jan. 31. It moved further away from a

four-month low of 13,995.86 hit last week.

The Topix gained 1.3 percent to 1,219.60, with 32 of

33 subsectors in positive territory.

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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to have a firm start on

Thursday following a modest rise on Wall Street with investors

likely to be cautious ahead of some earnings results due later

on Thursday.

Australia's share price index futures gained 0.2

percent to 5,275, but was still a 35.1-point discount to the

close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index on Wednesday.

The benchmark rose 1.1 percent in the previous session.

Rio Tinto (Xetra: 855018 - news) , Telstra (Frankfurt: TSTA.F - news) , GPTv,

Transurban and Australia Securities Exchange

are due to report their earnings later in the day.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The British pound rose to a two-week high against

the dollar on Wednesday after the Bank of England raised growth

forecasts and hinted Britain may raise interest rates next year.

Sterling jumped to a two-week high of $1.6580, up

0.8 percent on the day, and well above $1.6480 before the report

was released as investors brought forward expectations of the

first rate hike.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell on Wednesday after

the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure on the U.S.

debt ceiling and a new Federal Reserve chair vowed to maintain

the bank's current strategy of reducing asset purchases at a

gradual pace.

Benchmark 10-year Treasuries were last down

10/32 in price to yield 2.75 percent, their strongest level

since Jan. 29.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

LONDON - Gold hit three-month highs on Wednesday as positive

technical factors outweighed a rise in investor appetite for

other, riskier assets following comments by the new U.S. Federal

Reserve chief about the economic outlook.

Spot gold, initially low, rebounded to a fresh

three-month high of $1,295.20 an ounce. It was up 0.2 percent to

$1,293.55 by 1523 GMT. It closed up 1.3 percent in the previous

session.

U.S. gold futures for February delivery were up at

$1,290.10 an ounce.

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BASE METALS

LONDON - Gold hit three-month highs on Wednesday as positive

technical factors outweighed a rise in investor appetite for

other, riskier assets following comments by the new U.S. Federal

Reserve chief about the economic outlook.

Spot gold, initially low, rebounded to a fresh

three-month high of $1,295.20 an ounce. It was up 0.2 percent to

$1,293.55 by 1523 GMT. It closed up 1.3 percent in the previous

session.

U.S. gold futures for February delivery were up at

$1,290.10 an ounce.

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OIL

LONDON - U.S. oil rose on Wednesday but government data

showing a larger-than-expected build in crude inventories pulled

futures off the highs, with expectations for dwindling seasonal

demand for heating fuels also helping curb the gain.

Brent crude for March delivery was up 20 cents at

$108.88 at 12:53 p.m. EST (Other OTC: ECPCY - news) (1753 GMT). U.S. crude was up

60 cents at $100.54.

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