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DJIA 15628.02 128.48 0.83

S&P 500 1706.87 21.14 1.25

FTSE 6681.98 60.92 0.92

MSCI Asia-Pac Ex-JP 442.89 1.78 0.4

Nikkei 14203.02 197.25 1.41

Euro 1.3207 1.3206

Japanese Yen 99.47 99.53

U.S. Crude 108.62 0.73

Brent 110.04 0.5

Gold 1307.51 1307.84

Silver 19.63 19.58

Copper-LME 6971.5 -27.5 -0.39

UST 10-YR 91.78125 2.7117

UST 30-YR 84.1875 3.763

Updates with the latest figures

EQUITIES

NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 hit record closing highs on

Thursday, with the S&P 500 topping 1,700 after strong data on

factory growth and as major central banks said they would keep

monetary stimulus in place.

Stocks were broadly higher, with all 10 S&P 500 sectors in

the black. Growth-sensitive financials, industrials and consumer

discretionary shares registered the biggest gains. The Dow

transportation average rose 3.2 percent, also at a new

closing high.

Google shares, up 1.9 percent at $904.22, and Apple , up 0.9 percent at $456.67, were among companies giving

the biggest boost to the S&P 500, along with financials.

JPMorgan Chase shares gained 1.5 percent to $56.54 while

Bank of America was up 2.4 percent at $14.95.

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LONDON - Britain's equity markets rose on Thursday, led by

financials and mining stocks, with the mid-cap FTSE 250 index

closing above the psychologically key 15,000 points mark for the

first time in its two-decade history.

Financials, the biggest sector among Britain's mid- and

large-caps, rallied thanks to forecast-beating results at

Britain's largest retail bank Lloyds, up 8 percent, and

fund manager Jupiter, up 11 percent.

Miners, meanwhile, benefited after official

manufacturing activity data out of top metals consumer China

came in better than expected.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one-week

high on Friday morning, spurred by Wall Street's record-close

overnight on strong U.S. economic data and the commitment by

major central banks to keep monetary stimulus in place.

A stronger dollar versus the yen also buoyed sentiment,

lifting exporters like auto makers and electronics manufactures.

The Nikkei jumped 1.9 percent to 14,266.31, after rising as

high as 14,284.00, the highest level since July 26 and surpassed

its 25-day moving average of 14,277.48.

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HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares face a steady start on Friday,

with high dividend companies in focus after positive U.S.

factory data prodded U.S. Treasuries to a near two-year high.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

SYDNEY - The U.S. dollar held onto overnight gains early in

Asia on Friday, having posted its biggest one-day rally in a

month after a batch of upbeat economic data supported the

Federal Reserve's plan to start reducing stimulus this year.

The ISM employment index reached its highest since June last

year, while a separate report showed first-time applications for

jobless benefits hit a 5-1/2-year low last week, boding well for

the influential nonfarm payrolls report due later on Friday.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Thursday with

benchmark yields rising near two-year highs as encouraging

readings on jobs and factory activity supported the view the

Federal Reserve will dial back its bond purchases sooner rather

than later.

Reports showing jobless claims falling to a 5-1/2-year low

last week and growth in manufacturing activity to a two-year

peak lifted investor expectations for a possible strong July

payrolls report due early Friday.

The 30-year bond slid 1-29/32 with a yield of

3.769 percent, up 12.3 basis points from Wednesday.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

SINGAPORE - Gold fell for a fifth session on Friday, heading

for its biggest weekly loss in a month as strong U.S. data

raised fears of an early end to the Federal Reserve's stimulus

measures.

Spot gold had dropped 0.06 percent to $1,307.09 an

ounce by 0004 GMT, bringing losses this week close to 2 percent

U.S. gold slipped about $4 to $1,306.80.

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BASE METALS

SINGAPORE - London copper edged down on Friday on profit

taking, but was heading for the first weekly gain in three,

supported by signs of stabilisation in global factory sector

growth and the accommodative stance of top central banks.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange

slipped by 0.45 percent to $6,966.25 a tonne by 0233 GMT,

eroding gains of 1.7 percent from the previous session.

The most-traded November copper contract on the Shanghai

Futures Exchange climbed by 0.46 percent to 50,070 yuan

($8,200) a tonne

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OIL

NEW YORK - U.S. crude oil prices rose more than 2 percent on

Thursday, narrowing the discount to European Brent for a second

day, on a wave of surprisingly upbeat global economic data and

supply disruptions in Africa and Iraq.

U.S. crude outpaced Brent, adding $2.86 to settle at

$107.89 a barrel, after reaching $108.06, the highest intraday

price in 14 days. Brent crude gained $1.84 to settle at

$109.54 a barrel.

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(Compiled by Himank Sharma)

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(Himank.Sharma@thomsonreuters.com)(+91 22 6180 7207)(Reuters Messaging: himank.sharma.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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