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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - A benchmark of global stocks hit a record on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields dipped as some soft U.S. data and the latest tariff announcements raised hopes that the Federal Reserve may have some cushion to be more aggressive in cutting interest rates.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS added 1.73 points, or 0.20%, to 884.10 after inching up to a fresh intraday record for a second straight session at 885.66. The index was on track for its fourth weekly gain in five.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Friday, with Nvidia NVDA.O climbing and Microsoft MSFT.O dipping, while Treasury yields declined a day after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled reciprocal tariff plans but stopped short of imposing new ones.

According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.33 points, or 0.02%, to end at 6,113.74 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 78.81 points, or 0.40%, to 20,024.45. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 173.04 points, or 0.39%, to 44,538.39.

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LONDON - Europe's main stock index closed lower on Friday, as investors paused following four successive sessions of gains, while luxury stocks advanced after robust earnings from Birkin bag maker Hermes.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX settled down by 0.3%, after closing the previous four sessions at record high levels.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average snapped a three-day rally to end lower on Friday as investors booked profits after sharp gains in the previous session, while a stronger yen hurt sentiment.

The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.79% to close at 39,149.43 but rose 1.74% for the week.

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SHANGHAI - Chinese tech stocks resumed their bullish rally on Friday to register their best winning streak in over two years, driven by DeepSeek's AI breakthrough, which reignited investor interest in China's technology capabilities.

Mainland stocks also edged up, with the blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 and the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC adding 0.9% and 0.4% respectively.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares rose to a record on Friday, led by gold and iron ore miners due to robust underlying commodity prices, ahead of the anticipated interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia $(RBA)$ next week, the first in over four years.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO ended 0.2% higher at 8,555.80 after hitting a record high of 8,615.20 points earlier in the day.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose to their highest level in nearly four months on Friday as investors took relief from President Donald Trump's announcement of reciprocal U.S. tariffs that were not as detailed as expected.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 7.88 points, or 0.31%, at 2,591.05, the highest since October 30.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar was on track for a weekly loss against the euro on Friday as a delay in the introduction of trade tariffs planned by U.S. President Donald Trump raised hopes that they may not be as bad as feared, while optimism about a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine helped the single currency rally.

The dollar index =USD was last down 0.35% at 106.72 and on track for a weekly loss of 1.3%.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan firmed against the U.S. dollar on Friday after the central bank vowed to keep the yuan exchange rate stable amid rising external challenges.

Spot yuan CNY=CFXS opened at 7.2750 per dollar and was last trading 57 pips firmer than the previous late session close and 1.58% weaker than the midpoint.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were nearing major resistance targets on Friday after a benign U.S. producer price report and a delay in some tariffs pulled Treasury yields lower and boosted risk sentiment.

All of this is well priced into currencies, leaving the Aussie firm at $0.6315 AUD=D3, having risen 0.6% to a top of $0.6322 overnight.

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SEOUL - The Korean won strengthened against the dollar.

The won was quoted at 1,443.5 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.21% higher than its previous close at 1,446.6.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday after data showed retail sales in the world's largest economy tumbled in January, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates later this year.

The benchmark 10-year yield slid 5.6 basis points to 4.469% US10YT=RR, declining for a third straight week.

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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields were little changed on Friday but set to end the week higher following U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks that the central bank was in no rush to cut interest rates.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the euro area's benchmark, held steady at 2.422%.

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TOKYO - Yields on Japanese government bonds with shorter maturities rose on Friday after a five-year bond auction saw a weak outcome.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC was flat at 1.35%, retreating from a nearly 15-year high of 1.37% scaled in the previous session.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices fell over 1% on Friday due to profit-taking, although they remained poised for their seventh straight weekly rise, driven by fears of a global trade war in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's push for reciprocal tariffs.

Spot gold XAU= fell 1.6% to $2,882.99 an ounce as of 01:40 p.m. ET (1840 GMT), but remained on track for a weekly gain of 0.8%.

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IRON ORE - Singapore iron ore futures prices rose on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, supported by heightened concerns over cyclone-led supply disruptions in major producer Australia.

However, the most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange DCIOcv1 erased earlier gains to end daytime trade 0.98% lower at 810.5 yuan ($111.45) a ton, recording a weekly loss of 1.2%.

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BASE METALS - Copper prices fell after hitting their highest in more than three months in London on Friday as U.S. retail sales data missed expectations, offsetting improved demand prospects in top metals consumer China.

Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.3% at $9,456 a metric ton by 1738 GMT.

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OIL - Oil prices settled down on Friday on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply disruptions by ending sanctions against Moscow, but losses were limited by a delay in U.S. immediate reciprocal tariffs.

Brent LCOc1 futures settled down 28 cents, or 0.37%, at $74.74 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 fell 55 cents, or 0.77%, to $70.74.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Friday and logged a fourth straight weekly gain, as lower stocks supported the market despite demand concerns and uncertainties surrounding Indonesia's biodiesel mandate.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 41 ringgit, or 0.9%, to 4,595 ringgit ($1,036.78) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures rebounded on Friday, ending the week higher as prospects of weaker supply from Asian producers outweighed concerns of global trade tensions.

The Osaka Exchange rubber contract for July delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 9.9 yen, or 2.7%, at 376.6 yen ($2.47) per kg.

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(Bengaluru Bureau; +91 80 6749 1130)