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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - U.S. stock indexes struggled to follow their world counterparts higher on Thursday, and crude prices rebounded as investors digested a mixed batch of corporate earnings along with signs of progress in tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 159.05 points, or 0.35%, to 44,851.24, the S&P 500 .SPX rose 13.32 points, or 0.21%, to 6,372.23 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rose 29.79 points, or 0.14%, to 21,049.81.

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NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Thursday as major technology stocks rose after megacap Alphabet's robust earnings, while the Dow was weighed down by losses in IBM, UnitedHealth, and Honeywell.

At 11:33 a.m. ET, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.92 points, or 0.25%, to 6,374.83 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 53.37 points, or 0.25%, to 21,072.20.

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LONDON - European stocks closed higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank held interest rates steady as expected, while investors cheered strong earnings from major banks and easing trade tensions with the United States.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished the session 0.2% higher, having earlier touched a six-week high.

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TOKYO - Japan's Topix index climbed to a record high on Thursday and the Nikkei share average hit a new one-year peak, as stocks rallied for a second straight session after Tokyo struck a long-awaited trade deal with Washington.

The Topix .TOPX advanced as much as 2.1% to reach 2,986.63 for the first time ever.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday as rare earth and tourism shares rallied, and signs of easing U.S.-China tensions lifted investor sentiment.

The Shanghai Composite index .SSEC climbed up 0.7% to 3,605.73, the highest close since January 2022. It is now on track to register a fifth week of gain, which would mark its longest winning streak in nearly one and a half years.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares edged lower on Monday, dragged down by Macquarie after its lacklustre quarterly results, while a rally in biotech heavyweight CSL helped limit the decline.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO lost 0.3% to close at 8,709.40 points, after gaining 0.7% on Wednesday.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Thursday on stronger-than-expected domestic data, although gains were capped by heightened uncertainty over Seoul's trade negotiations with the United States.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 6.68 points, or 0.21%, at 3,190.45, after rising as much as 1.7% earlier in the session.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar traded sideways against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank held rates steady, and was wedged between prospects for higher Japanese rates that supported the yen and worries about political risk after Sunday's elections.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies including the euro and yen, was off 0.03% at 97.17.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan hit an eight-month high against the dollar on Thursday, after the central bank guided the currency significantly higher in what analysts interpreted as an attempt to boost investor confidence.

The onshore yuan CNY=CFXS rose to a high of 7.1478 per dollar, the strongest since November 8, before fetching 7.1513 as of midday.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar hit an eight-month high on Thursday, aided by less dovish central bank speak and a rally in global stocks on trade deal optimism, while kiwi lagged a little behind.

The Aussie AUD=D3 edged up 0.2% to $0.6617, the highest since early November last year, having jumped 0.7% overnight.

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SEOUL - The South Korean won strengthened against the dollar on Thursday.

The won was quoted at 1,367.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.63% higher than its previous close at 1,375.8.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices declined on Thursday as a trade deal with Japan and expectations of a similar agreement with Europe could soften the economic blow of steep import duties that President Donald Trump planned to impose on large U.S. trade partners.

Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR were last at 4.413%, about two and a half basis points higher on the day.

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LONDON - Traders grew more convinced on Thursday that the European Central Bank will hold rates after the summer as the bank's relatively upbeat assessment of the economic outlook and signs an EU-U.S. trade deal is near reduced bets on further cuts.

Germany's 10-year yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro area, was up similarly.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bonds fell on Thursday, pushing the benchmark yield back to its highest level since 2008, as market optimism that U.S. trade deals with Europe and China were close dented demand for safe-haven debt.

The benchmark 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC ticked up as high as 1.6%, matching Wednesday's peak, a level not previously seen since October 2008.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

Gold prices fell for a second straight session on Thursday, as signs of easing global trade tensions dampened demand for safe-haven assets.

Spot gold XAU= was down 0.5% at $3,370.69 per ounce, by 01:45 p.m. ET (1745 GMT).

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IRON ORE

Dalian iron ore futures prices closed lower on Thursday, pressured by increasing supply from top miners Vale and Fortescue, and higher steel inventories at Chinese mills.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.55% lower at 811 yuan ($113.40) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS

U.S. copper futures fell after hitting a record high on Thursday due to mounting uncertainty with just over a week left until the planned date for the U.S. import tariff on the metal.

The most active COMEX copper futures HGc3 were down 0.5% at $5.7925 a lb after hitting a peak of $5.9585.

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OIL

Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by expected cuts in Russian gasoline supply and optimism over U.S. trade negotiations that would ease pressure on the global economy, with a further boost from a sharper-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 had gained 80 cents, or 1.17%, to $69.31 a barrel by 10:52 a.m. CDT (1552 GMT).

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PALM OIL

Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Thursday for a third consecutive session,tracking gains in rival edible oils, though higher production estimates and a stronger ringgit capped the rise.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for October delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 15 ringgit, or 0.35%, at4,330 ringgit ($1,027.77) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER

Japanese rubber futures pared earlier losses, supported by concerns over adverse weather impacting Southeast Asian plantations and strengthening demand in China.

The Osaka Exchange rubber contract for December delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: ended daytime trade up 1.2 yen, or 0.36%, at 330.7 yen ($2.26) per kg.

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