March 23 (Reuters) -

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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global shares slumped for a third straight session and were poised for a third consecutive weekly decline on Friday, while bond yields climbed on fears the Iran war would keep upward pressure on oil prices and spark inflation.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUSZ tumbled 13.79 points, or 1.39%, to 981.37.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at its lowest in six months, as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its fourth week, deepening worries about inflation and the potential for higher interest rates.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 443.96 points, or 0.96%, to 45,577.47, the S&P 500 .SPX fell 100.01 points, or 1.51%, to 6,506.48 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC fell 443.08 points, or 2.01%, to 21,647.61.

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LONDON - European equities fell for a third straight week, their longest streak of losses in almost a year, as the deepening conflict in the Middle East stoked inflation fears and revived bets for interest-rate hikes.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX closed 1.8% lower at 573.28 on Friday.

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TOKYO - Japanese stocks and bonds fell on Thursday and the yen remained fragile as investors weighed the economic impact of the prolonged Middle East conflict.

The blue-chip Nikkei .N225 plunged 3.4% to close at 53,372.53.

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SHANGHAI - Mainland China shares ended lower on Friday, logging their biggest weekly drop since November, as the Middle East war continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite index .SSEC closed down 1.24%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares closed at a four-month low on Friday, led by a decline in miners, as the unrelenting Middle East conflict kept oil prices elevated, heightening concerns over inflation and rate-tightening.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0.8% to 8,428.40 points.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares climbed on Friday and logged their first weekly gain in three, as bargain hunting in technology stocks outweighed concerns over the Iran conflict. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield fell.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 17.98 points.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar gained on Friday but was still headed for a weekly fall against major currencies as investors pared back bets on interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve given the likelihood of higher inflation from rising energy prices.

The dollar index =USD was up about 0.26% at 99.59.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan slipped against the dollar on Friday but looked set for a marginal weekly gain, with steady central bank backing cushioning the currency as the Middle East war heightens geopolitical tensions.

The onshore yuan CNY=CFXS traded at 6.8941 per dollar as of 0319 GMT.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars held firm after another head-spinning rally on Friday, with the mounting risk of energy-driven inflation sending bond yields surging and widening the spread over U.S. debt.

The hawkish shift saw the Aussie up at $0.7084 AUD=D3.

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SEOUL - The South Korean won weakened against the dollar.

On Friday, the won was quoted at 1,500.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries declined for a third straight session on Friday, tracking the broader selloff in UK and European government bonds, as escalating Middle East tensions kept oil prices elevated and reinforced inflation worries.

The benchmark 10-year yield also increased, up 10.5 bps at 4.388% US10YT=RR.

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LONDON - Benchmark euro zone government bond yields hit their highest in 15 years on Friday, with oil prices heading towards their biggest three-week rise in nearly 40 years and the U.S. military preparing to deploy thousands of extra troops to the Middle East.

Yields on 10-year German Bunds, which serve as a benchmark for the wider euro zone, rose as much as 8 basis points to 3.035%.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bonds (JGBs) fell on Thursday as investors awaited a decision by the central bank and signals for how policymakers will address inflation pressures from surging oil prices.

The benchmark 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 3.5 basis points to 2.250%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices fell by 1.8% on Friday as the dollar strengthened on a report that the United States will deploy extra troops in the Middle East, fanning concerns of higher oil prices, inflation, and with it, elevated interest rates.

Spot gold XAU= fell 1.8% to $4,563.64 per ounce as of 2:14 p.m. ET (1814 GMT).

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures gained on Friday, as China's restrictions on buying miner BHP's products are expected to come into effect, while recovering hot metal output in the country supported demand.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 rose 1.05% to 815.5 yuan ($118.29) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS - Aluminium and copper prices extended losses on Friday after news that the U.S. was sending thousands of more troops to the Middle East boosted the dollar and fuelled worries that a prolonged conflict and surging oil prices will hurt economic growth and metals demand.

LME copper CMCU3 slumped 2.1% to $11,897.50 a ton.

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OIL - Oil prices look set to rise further on Monday, having closed before the weekend at their highest in nearly four years, after U.S. and Iranian threats to target energy facilities, analysts said on Sunday.

On Friday, Brent futures for May LCOc1 settled up 3.26% at $112.19 a barrel.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures settled more than 1% higher on Thursday, extending gains to a third consecutive week, as firmer Dalian oils supported the market, while profit-taking limited gains in a holiday truncated week.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 84 ringgit.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures declined for a third session on Thursday, with the harvest season expected to start next week easing supply concerns.

The Osaka Exchange rubber contract for August delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: was down 3.5 yen, or 0.94%, at 367 yen ($2.30) per kg.

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