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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Wall Street wavered and crude prices jumped on Thursday as investors juggled new trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping against a spate of downbeat economic data ahead of Friday's crucial jobs report.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 1.83 points, or 0.21%, to 890.76.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street indexes rose on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to negotiate on tariffs that have weighed on global markets, while investors awaited a key jobs report to gauge the labor market's health.

At 12:09 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 145.34 points, or 0.33%, to 42,573.08, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 23.25 points, or 0.39%, to 5,994.06 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 115.99 points, or 0.60%, at 19,576.48.

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LONDON - European equities see-sawed on Thursday, ultimately eking out gains after the European Central Bank's President Christine Lagarde's more hawkish commentary overshadowed a widely expected rate cut.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX, which was initially in positive territory, abruptly reversed course, crawling into the red as Lagarde's remarks about the bank being "well-positioned" to handle global economic uncertainty sent a signal to investors to temper dovish expectations.

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TOKYO - Japanese shares ended lower on Thursday, with automakers leading the declines, as weak U.S. economic data fuelled caution toward the outlook of the world's largest economy.

The Nikkei .N225 closed 0.51% lower at 37,554.49, while the broader Topix .TOPX lost 1.03% to 2,756.47.

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SHANGHAI - Hong Kong and China stocks rose on Thursday, led by tech and artificial intelligence shares, as analysts said Hong Kong-listed tech firms remain under-represented in global AI investment portfolios.

** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 and the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC both ended 0.2% higher.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ended flat on Thursday as investors took a breather amid a rally sparked by heightened interest rate cut hopes and waited for fresh catalysts to guide the market forward.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO shed a marginal 0.03% to end at 8,538.90 points.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares hit a nearly 11-month high on Thursday, extending a post-election rally, driven by steady foreign capital inflows on expectations for prompt economic stimulus and structural market reforms.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 ended up 41.21 points, or 1.49%, at 2,812.05, its highest closing level since July 18, 2024.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar slipped against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank hinted at a pause in its year-long policy easing cycle and U.S. data pointed to softening labor market conditions amid mounting economic headwinds from tariffs.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan hovered around its strongest level against the U.S. dollar in nearly two weeks on Thursday, buoyed by persistent weakness in the greenback as markets awaited further clarity on trade negotiations and potential tariff developments.

The yuan CNY=CFXS eased 0.1% after touching 7.1720, its strongest since May 26. For a full report, click on CNY/

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar was little troubled by soft data on Thursday as fears of a tariff-induced slowdown in the U.S. lifted Treasuries and dragged down the greenback, while the kiwi was perched within a whisker of a seven-month high.

The Aussie AUD=D3 was flat at $0.6493, having risen 0.5% overnight as the U.S. dollar slid, offsetting the impact from a weak GDP report on Wednesday.

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SEOUL - The won also strengthened to a near eight-month high.

The won was quoted 0.25% higher at 1,360.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, after gaining as much as 0.64% to 1,355.7, its strongest level since October 14, 2024.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields were slightly lower on Thursday in a choppy session, as a drop after a round of economic data was offset by a report that U.S. President Donald Trump had phone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB fell 1.6 basis points to 4.349% after dropping to 4.318%, its lowest since May 8.

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LONDON - Euro zone bond yields turned higher on Thursday after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde hinted that the easing cycle could be coming to an end, after its eighth rate cut since June last year.

Germany's 10-year yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the 20-nation euro zone, was last up 3 basis points at 2.555%, having earlier hit 2.476%, its lowest since May 8.

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TOKYO - Japan's 30-year government bond prices rose after the weakest auction of the securities in more than a year added to pressure on the Ministry of Finance to reduce supply of super-long notes.

The 30-year JGB yield JP30YTN=JBTC trimmed losses soon after the auction, but fell as much as 7 basis points to 2.875%. It was last down 6 bps at 2.885%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Safe-haven gold reversed course to fall nearly 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to further talks to settle trade disputes, while silver breached the key $35 level to reach a 13-year high.

Spot gold XAU= fell 0.9% to $3,347.79 an ounce, as of 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 GMT) after trading 0.6% higher earlier.

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures dipped on Thursday, as the focus shifted back to softening steel consumption in top consumer China's off-peak demand season.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 closed daytime trade 0.14% lower at 701 yuan ($97.60) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS - Copper hit its strongest in two months on Thursday, boosted by speculators after prices broke through technical levels as inventories dwindled in London Metal Exchange warehouses and after a big mine in Congo was suspended.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 gained 1.1% to $9,727 per metric ton by 1600 GMT after touching $9,809.50, its strongest since March 31.

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OIL - Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, recovering from the previous day's drop, on news that the U.S. and China agreed to more trade talks, following a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 35 cents, or 0.5%, at $65.21 a barrel at 1:14 p.m. EDT.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses on Thursday, snapping a two-session rally, as investors booked profits and prices of rival edible oils fell.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 44 ringgit, or 1.11%, to 3,904 ringgit ($923.59) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures inched up on Thursday, supported by deteriorating weather conditions in top producer Thailand, though uncertainty in the global automobile sector continued to pressure sentiment for the tyre-making commodity.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for November delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 1.5 yen, or 0.52%, at 292.4 yen ($2.04) per kg.

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