-----------------------(07:15 / 1815 GMT)---------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 5,190.00 +1.94 NZSX 50 4,874.58 +24.74 DJIA 15,698.85 -149.76 Nikkei 14,914.53 -92.53 NASDAQ 4,103.88 -19.25 FTSE 6,510.44 -28.01 S&P 500 1,782.59 -11.60 Hang Seng 22,035.42 -106.19 SPI 200 Fut 5,120.00 -23.00 TRJCRB Index 283.31 -0.25 Bonds AU 10 YR Bond 4.005 +0.006 US 10 YR Bond 2.649 +0.000 NZ 10 YR Bond 4.590 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.602 +0.000 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST) AUD US$ 0.8755 0.8771 NZD US$ 0.8085 .8140 EUR US$ 1.3485 1.3538 Yen US$ 102.03 102.47 Commodities Gold (Lon) 1251.00 Silver (Lon) 19.310 Gold (NY) 1244.13 Light Crude 97.49 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES NEW YORK - A selloff in emerging markets sent a cold chill down Wall Street, triggering a slide on Friday and making January its worst month since May 2012 after one of its best years in more than a decade.
For January, the Dow tumbled 5.3 percent and the S&P 500 slid 3.6 percent - their worst monthly percentage declines since May 2012.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 149.76 points or 0.94 percent, to end at 15,698.85. The S&P 500 lost 11.60 points or 0.65 percent, to finish at 1,782.59. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 19.25 points or 0.47 percent, to close at 4,103.88.
For a full report, double click on - - - - LONDON - British blue chip shares fell to six-week lows on Friday and were set for their worst month since June, as beverage stocks suffered from emerging-market turmoil and disappointing results.
The FTSE 100 closed down 28.01 points, or 0.4 percent, to 6,510.44 points. It fell 3.5 percent in January, its biggest monthly decline since last June and its worst January since 2010.
For a full report, double click on - - - - TOKYO - The Nikkei share average fell to a fresh 2 1/2-month low on Friday, erasing earlier gains after a rise in the yen soured sentiment.
The Nikkei ended 0.6 percent lower at 14,914.53, the lowest closing level since Nov. 14. The index shed 7.8 percent for the week and 8.5 percent for the month.
For a full report, double click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The euro fell on Friday as soft euro zone inflation data rekindled concerns the European Central Bank may have to act to combat deflation, while the dollar strengthened on mildly encouraging data to close out its best month since May.
The euro fell 0.4 percent against the dollar at $1.3498 after touching its lowest level since late November.
The single currency also hit a two-month trough against the yen, last down 0.8 percent against the Japanese currency at 138.14 yen.