(Repeats to more codes) -----------------------(07:20 / 1820 GMT)----------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,536.07 +5.07 NZSX 50 5,115.80 -38.16 DJIA 16,455.83 +94.37 Nikkei 14,288.23 -141.03 NASDAQ 4,079.87 +4.31 FTSE 6,700.16 +14.47 S&P 500 1,870.47 +7.07 Hang Seng 22,132.53 -91.00 SPI 200 Fut 5,553.00 +20.00 TRJCRB Index 309.84 -0.85 Bonds AU 10 YR Bond 3.929 -0.015 US 10 YR Bond 2.688 +0.022 NZ 10 YR Bond 4.460 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.473 +0.033 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST) AUD US$ 0.9255 0.9294 NZD US$ 0.8537 0.8571 EUR US$ 1.3850 1.3836 Yen US$ 102.52 102.18 Commodities Gold (Lon) 1299.00 Silver (Lon) 19.600 Gold (NY) 1302.84 Light Crude 100.96 --------------------------------------------------------------- - Overnight market action with latest New York figures. EQUITIES NEW YORK - The Nasdaq tumbled on Monday, led by a selloff in FacebookFB.O and Amazon.comAMZN.O , while the Dow clung to a slim gain in spite of Bank of America's suspension of a planned dividend increase. The Dow Jones industrial average.DJI rose 13.39 points or 0.08 percent, to 16,374.85. The S&P 500.SPX lost 3.33 points or 0.18 percent, to 1,860.07. The Nasdaq Composite.IXIC dropped 27.922 points or 0.69 percent, to 4,047.64, after falling more than 1 percent in afternoon trading. For a full report, double click on.N - - - - LONDON - AstraZeneca shares surged to boost Britain's top share index on Monday, after U.S. rival PfizerPFE.N said it wanted to buy the drugmaker. The FTSE 100.FTSE was up 14.47 points, or 0.2 percent, at 6,700.16 by the close, with AstraZeneca's rise bringing the index into positive territory. For a full report, double click on.L - - - - TOKYO - Tokyo's Nikkei fell on Monday, weighed down by a drop on Wall Street and as tensions in the Ukraine drove up the yen. The Nikkei share average.N225 fell 1 percent to 14,288.23. The broader Topix index.TOPX shed 0.8 percent to 1,160.74. For a full report, double click on.T - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The euro hit a two-week high against the U.S. dollar on Monday, helped by both safe-haven flows due to the Ukraine crisis and expectations euro zone inflation will show an increase this week, lessening the need for looser monetary policy. The euro reached a session high $1.3905 before slipping to $1.3852, up 0.15 percentEUR= . Euro support also came from a spike in overnight euro zone ratesEONIA= as surplus cash in the banking system decreased, with banks repaying cheaper loans taken earlier from the central bank.MMT/ For a full report, double click onUSD/ - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices fell on Monday as investors felt comfortable embracing riskier assets due to gains on Wall Street and upbeat housing numbers that strengthened the view that the world's largest economy was steadily recovering. In mid-morning trading, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury noteUS10YT=RR was down 10/32 in price to yield 2.70 percent, up from 2.66 percent late Friday. Prices of 30-year Treasury bondsUS30YT=RR fell 26/32 to yield 3.48 percent, compared with 3.44 percent the previous session. For a full report, double click onUS/ - - - - COMMODITIES GOLD NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold prices fell on Monday after pressure from stronger-than-expected U.S. home sales data pushed prices below a key level of $1,300 an ounce, prompting some investors to reduce bullion positions despite heightened geopolitical tensions. Spot goldXAU= was down 0.4 percent at $1,298.09 an ounce by 1735 GMT. For a full report, double click onGOL/ - - - - BASE METALS LONDON - Nickel retreated from 15-month highs on Monday as investors turned cautious about the metal making further gains and worries abated about the severity of U.S. economic sanctions against Russia, a major producer of the metal. London Metal Exchange (LME) nickelCMNI3 rose as high as $18,715 a tonne, its highest since Feb. 6, 2013, before closing at $18,175 from $18,450 at the close on Friday. For a full report, double click onMET/L - - - - OIL NEW YORK - Brent crude oil prices extended losses to almost $1.50 a barrel on Monday as Libya prepared to resume exports from an eastern port, while the spread versus U.S. futures abruptly narrowed after widening for two weeks. June BrentLCOc1 fell $1.43 to an intraday low of $108.15 per barrel at 1930 GMT, while U.S. crudeCLc1 reversed earlier losses to settle up 24 cents at $100.84. Earlier in the session, it had fallen as low to $100.33. For a full report, double click onO/R - - - - ((Australia/New Zealand bureaux; +61 2 9373 1800/+64 4 802 7980)) Keywords: MORNINGCALL/
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(Repeats to more codes) -----------------------(07:20 / 1820 GMT)----------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,536.07 +5.07 NZSX 50 5,115.80 -38.16 DJIA 16,455.83 +94.37 Nikkei 14,288.23 -141.03 NASDAQ 4,079.87 +4.31 FTSE 6,700.16 +14.47 S&P 500 1,870.47 +7.07 Hang Seng
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