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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - The U.S. dollar slid on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly loss in over a year after President Donald Trump suggested a softer stance on tariffs against China, adding to uncertainty about the trade policy that kept equity markets on edge.

The MSCI index for world stocks .MIWD00000PUS ended little changed.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday as investors stepped back while they digested a mixed bag of economic data and earnings reports and prepared for a week filled with economic releases and a Federal Reserve meeting.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 140.82 points, or 0.32%, to 44,424.25, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 17.47 points, or 0.29%, to 6,101.24 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 99.38 points, or 0.50%, to 19,954.30.

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LONDON - European shares pulled back from its record highs and ended flat on Friday, weighed down by declines in the telecom and energy sectors, while rising bond yields further added downward pressure.

The pan-European index lost steam, closing unchanged at 530.07 points.

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TOKYO - The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest ratesas expected and raised its inflation forecasts, reinforcing views it will push rates up again.

Japan's Nikkei share average shed early gains to end the day down 0.07% at 39,931.98.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that his recent conversation with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was "friendly", and that he could reach a trade deal with China.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 closed up 0.8%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares rose on Friday to log their third week of consecutive gains, helped by gains in banks and discretionary stocks ahead of inflation data next week that is expected to lead to lower interest rates.

The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index .AXJO closed 0.4% higher at 8,408.9 points.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Friday to post their fifth straight weekly gain as investors took relief from U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that signalled his tariff policies against China might not be as aggressive as feared.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 21.31 points.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar fell on Friday and was on track for its worst week in more than a year on expectations that tariffs enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump will be lower than previously feared and unlikely to spur an international trade war.

The dollar index =USD was last down 0.67% on the day at 107.42.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan surged to a 1-1/2-month high against the dollar on Friday and looked set for the best weekly performance since July, supported by U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that tariffs on China might be avoided.

On Friday, the onshore yuan CNY=CFXS surged to a high of 7.2450 per dollar.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars blipped higher on Friday after President Donald Trump said he could get a deal with China and would rather not use tariffs, boosting currencies with a large trade exposure to the Asian giant.

Trump's seemingly softer tone thus helped lift the Aussie 0.4% to a five-week high at $0.6312 AUD=D3.

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SEOUL - South Korean won strengthened against the dollar.

The won was quoted 0.19% higher at 1,431.3 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday, weighed down by weaker-than-expected data in the world's largest economy on consumer sentiment and business activity, that backed expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at least once this year.

n afternoon trading, the benchmark U.S. 10-year yield US10YT=RR slipped 1.6 basis points (bps) to 4.619%.

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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday after Purchasing Managers Index data showed a modest return to economic growth in the bloc, leading investors to slightly cut bets on the European Central Bank easing cycle.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, rose as high as 2.569%.

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TOKYO - The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest ratesas expected and raised its inflation forecasts, reinforcing views it will push rates up again.

The yen rose as much as 0.8% to 154.845 per dollar JPY=EBS following the policy decision, but pared gains to be at 155.56 as of 0742 GMT.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices climbed over 1% on Friday, closing in on its all-time-high hit in October, as a weakening dollar on U.S. President Donald Trump's push for lower rates and tariff uncertainty drove the metal towards its fourth straight weekly rise.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.7% at $2,772.79 per ounce by 01:42 p.m. ET (1842 GMT).

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IRON ORE - Dalian iron ore futures rose on Friday to log a small weekly gain, aided by resilient demand in top consumer China, even as investors fretted over mounting trade tensions between the United States and China.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.69% higher at 806.5 yuan ($111.26) a metric ton, posting a weekly gain of 0.31%.

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BASE METALS - Copper prices jumped to their highest in more than two months on Friday as investors became more optimistic about China after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump about a possible deal with the world's biggest metals consumer.

Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.UK)$ gained 0.4% to $9,270 a metric ton by 1700 GMT.

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OIL - Oil prices settled slightly higher on Friday but posted a weekly decline, ending four straight weeks of gains, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping plans to boost domestic production while demanding that OPEC move to lower crude prices.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up 21 cents, or 0.27%, to $78.50 a barrel.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures reversed losses on Friday to end higher, and booked a marginal weekly gains after data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Association showed a decline in production.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed up 0.55% to 4,213 ringgit ($962.97) a metric ton.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures snapped a three-day rally on Friday and logged a weekly loss, as a stronger yen and potential trade tensions between the U.S. and top consumer China outweighed fears of lower supply from Thailand.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for June delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: ended daytime trade 2.5 yen lower, or 0.65%, at 382 yen ($2.46) per kg. The contract lost 0.75% this week.

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