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Stock Markets closing level) Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng

S&P/ASX 200** 8360.9 12.2 NZX 50** 12596.5 -65.75

DJIA 41603.07 -256.02 NIKKEI** 37160.47 174.6

Nasdaq 18737.207 -188.528 FTSE** 8717.97 -21.29

S&P 500 5802.82 -39.19 Hang Seng** 23601.26 56.95

SPI 200 Fut 8350 -30 STI** 3882.42 2.33

SSEC** 3348.3717 -31.8168 KOSPI** 2592.09 -1.58

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Bonds Bonds

JP 10 YR Bond 1.5650 0.0040 KR 10 YR Bond 2.744 -0.02

AU 10 YR Bond 4.4280 -0.0490 US 10 YR Bond 4.5407 -0.056

NZ 10 YR Bond 4.7080 0.0000 US 30 YR Bond 5.05 -0.039

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Currencies

SGD US$ 1.2842 -0.0081 KRW US$ 1,364.62 -16.61

AUD US$ 0.64980 0.00890 NZD US$ 0.5989 0.0091

EUR US$ 1.1364 0.0084 Yen US$ 142.54 -1.47

THB US$ 32.45 -0.32 PHP US$ 55.351 -0.388

IDR US$ 16,215 -110 INR US$ 85.1720 -0.7950

MYR US$ 4.2280 -0.0420 TWD US$ 30.010 -0.035

CNY US$ 7.1798 -0.0239 HKD US$ 7.8325 0.0058

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Commodities

Spot Gold 3356.9939 62.8955 Silver (Lon) 33.48 0.4025

U.S. Gold Fut 3362.70 67.49 Brent Crude 64.78 34

Iron Ore CNY718 -9 TRJCRB Index - -

TOCOM Rubber 318 -2 Copper 9614 113.5

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All prices as of 1809 GMT

EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Major stock indexes and the dollar eased on Friday after U.S. President

Donald Trump unleashed his latest trade threats, recommending 50% tariffs on European

Union imports from June 1 and considering a 25% tariff on any Apple ( AAPL ) iPhones made outside

the U.S.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe fell 2.86 points, or 0.33%,

to 868.15.

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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, notching a weekly loss, after President

Donald Trump recommended 50% tariffs on European goods, reopening a new front in global

trade tensions and unleashing a fresh wave of market uncertainty.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 256.02 points, or 0.61%, to 41,603.07,

the S&P 500 lost 39.19 points, or 0.67%, to 5,802.82 and the Nasdaq Composite

lost 188.53 points, or 1.00%, to 18,737.21.

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LONDON - European shares closed sharply lower on Friday after U.S. President Donald

Trump ramped up threats of tariffs on the European Union and smartphone giant Apple ( AAPL ),

reigniting fears of a damaging global trade war.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.9% lower, and marked a weekly

decline, its first in six. The index logged its biggest one-day fall since April 9.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rallied on Friday, supported by falling U.S.

Treasury yields and a weaker yen, but still lost ground for the week.

The gauge closed up 0.5%, trimming its five-day slide to 1.6%, the first

weekly decline in more than a month.

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SHANGHAI - Hong Kong stocks closed roughly flat on Friday, logging a sixth straight

weekly gain, underpinned by renewed listing momentum and signs of easing Sino-U.S. trade

tensions. China stocks fell on the day.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index ended 0.8% lower, while the Shanghai

Composite Index lost 0.9%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ended slightly higher on Friday, as gains in

financials were capped by losses in miners, with investors cautious amid domestic growth

concerns and global uncertainty.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed higher by 0.2% at 8,360.9 points.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares closed little changed on Friday and ended the week in

the red, as the U.S. tax-cut bill sparked concerns over global market volatility.

The benchmark KOSPI lost 1.58 points, or 0.06%, to end at 2,592.09.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar dropped across the board on Friday, as investors dumped

the currency after U.S. President Donald Trump once again ratcheted up his trade war,

recommending that the European Union be hit with 50% tariffs beginning June 1.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of

currencies, fell 0.8% to 99.09, hitting a three-week trough.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan inched higher against the dollar and looked set for the

fifth straight weekly gain on Friday, thanks largely to a weakening greenback in

overseas markets on investor concerns over U.S. fiscal challenges.

As of 0356 GMT, the onshore yuan was 0.06% higher at 7.2015 per dollar.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars gained on Friday as an overnight

bounce in the U.S. currency faded, but they still face some heavy resistance levels that

have kept them mostly range-bound

The Aussie rose 0.4% to $0.6437, recouping all its overnight losses.

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SEOUL - The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.

The won was quoted at 1,375.6 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform

, 0.52% higher than Thursday's close at 1,382.7.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday after President Donald

Trump said he may enact tariffs on smartphone giant Apple ( AAPL ) and imports from the

entire European Union, raising concerns about slowing economic growth.

The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes fell 3.6 basis points to

4.517%.

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LONDON - Euro area government bond yields fell sharply and traders boosted bets on

European Central Bank rate cuts on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was

recommending a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting on June 1.

U.S. Treasury yields were trading lower on Friday - with the 10-year US10YT=RR down

3 bps at 4.52%.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bonds recovered slightly on Friday, after a volatile

week that saw fiscal and inflation concerns drive super-long yields to record highs.

The benchmark 10-year yield fell 1.5 basis point to 1.545%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices rose more than 2% on Friday and logged their best week in six, as

investors sought the safe-haven asset amid renewed tariff threats from U.S. President

Donald Trump and a weaker dollar.

Spot gold gained 2.1% to $3,362.70 an ounce by 1356 ET (1756 GMT).

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures prices dipped on Friday and posted weekly losses on

persistent property weakness in China as well as slowing demand for the steelmaking

ingredient.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange

(DCE) ended daytime trade 1.24% lower to 718 yuan ($99.73) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS - U.S. copper prices rose to their highest in more than three weeks on

Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and worries about problems at a big mine in Congo.

Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) gained 1.2%

to $9,617 a metric ton by 1630 GMT, its strongest since May 14.

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OIL - Oil prices gained on Friday as U.S. buyers covered positions ahead of the

three-day Memorial Day weekend amid worries over the latest round of nuclear talks

between American and Iranian negotiators.

Brent crude futures settled at $64.78 a barrel, up 34 cents, or 0.54%.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday, and logged a weekly

gain, though expectations of higher output capped their gains.

The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia

Derivatives Exchange gained 7 ringgit, or 0.18%, to 3,827 ringgit ($905.16) a metric ton

at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures ended the week in the green on Friday on worsening

weather in top producer Thailand, though gains were capped by the upcoming harvesting

season and softer oil prices.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for October delivery,

fell 1.9 yen, or 0.59%, to close at 320 yen ($2.23) per kg.

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