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All prices as of 1915 GMT

EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Due to the Easter holiday in many markets on Friday, April 18, there will be no GLOBAL MARKETS MKTS/GLOB reports globally.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Thursday, lifted by Eli Lilly and Apple, as investors weighed progress in U.S. trade negotiations with Japan against concerns about the interest rate outlook.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.13% to end the session at 5,282.70 points. The Nasdaq declined 0.13% to 16,286.45 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.33% to 39,142.23 points.

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LONDON - There will be no European stock market report on Friday and Monday on account of Good Friday and Easter. Reuters will resume coverage on Tuesday, April 22.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose 1% on Friday to clock its best week in three months, as investors turned more hopeful that U.S. President Donald Trump would be able to broker trade deals with some of its top trading partners, including Japan.

The Nikkei .N225 touched a two-week high of 34,758.97 before ending the day up 1.03% at 34,730.28

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SHANGHAI - China stocks closed flat on Friday, but ended the week slightly up, as the market took a breather after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled a possible end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the world's two largest economies.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 ended flat, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC dipped 0.1%, snapping an eight-session winning streak.

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AUSTRALIA - There will be no Australia and New Zealand stock market report on Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, as both markets will be closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays, respectively.

Reuters will resume coverage of Australia and New Zealand stock markets on Tuesday, April 22.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Friday and posted their first weekly rise in a month on hopes around tariff negotiations with the U.S.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 13.01 points, or 0.53%, at 2,483.42. For the week, the index rose 2.1%.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar gained on Thursday after its recent weakness across peer currencies appeared exhausted for the time being, while the euro weakened slightly after the European Central Bank cut rates for the seventh time in a year.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan strengthened to a more than two-week high against the dollar on Friday, underpinned by broad weakness in the greenback and some early signs of de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.

The onshore yuan CNY=CFXS rose to a high of 7.2855 per dollar in morning deals, the strongest level since April 3, before changing hands at 7.2941 as of 0304 GMT.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars gave back a little of their recent gains on Thursday as their U.S. counterpart bounced from deep lows, while domestic data did nothing to challenge wagers of further rate cuts at home.

The Aussie eased 0.2% in response to $0.6357 AUD=D3, after hitting a one-month top of $0.6391 overnight.

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SEOUL - The Korean won weakened against dollar on Friday.

The won was quoted at 1,423.3 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.47% lower than its previous close at 1,416.6.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday after certain components in the January Producer Price Index pointed to lower inflation, suggesting that the Federal Reserve remained on track to cut interest rates later this year.

The benchmark 10-year yield slid 8.9 bps to 4.544% US10YT=RR after hitting a roughly three-week high on Wednesday.

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LONDON - Euro zone bond yields fell on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to unveil reciprocal tariffs later in the day.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone, was last down 6 basis points (bps) at 2.419%.

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TOKYO - Shorter-dated Japanese government bond yields declined on Friday while super-long yields rose as investors adjusted positions in a period of calm for markets as the U.S. began negotiating tariff deals with top trade partners, including Japan.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC fell 0.5 basis point (bp) to 1.3%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - There will be no precious metals report on Friday, April 18, as most markets will be closed for the Good Friday holiday.

Reuters will resume coverage of the report on Monday, April 21.

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures slipped on Friday and were headed for a second weekly loss weighed down by the lingering Sino-U.S. trade tensions, but resilient demand, upbeat economic data and hopes of more stimulus from top consumer China cushioned the fall.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 dropped 1.76% to 699 yuan ($95.80) a metric ton, its lowest since April 11.

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BASE METALS - Copper prices in Shanghai rose on Friday as a possible end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the U.S. and China came into view after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism over a potential deal.

The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) SCFcv1 rose 0.5% to 76,220 yuan ($10,445.82) per metric ton as of 0615 GMT. The London Metal Exchange was closed for the Good Friday holiday.

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OIL - Oil prices settled more than 3% higher on Thursday, supported by hopes for a trade deal between the United States and the European Union and new U.S. sanctions to curb Iranian oil exports, which continued to elevate supply concerns.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled $2.11, or 3.2%, higher to $67.96 a barrel.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures reversed earlier gains, tracking rival oils at Dalian and booked a third straight weekly loss on Friday, their lowest decline in 28 weeks.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 36 ringgit, or 0.9%, to 3,975 ringgit ($901.36) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday, marking a fifth consecutive weekly loss, pressured by concerns over the China-U.S. trade war and a stronger yen, though trading was thin owing to Easter holidays.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for September delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: finished down 1.2 yen, or 0.41%, at 290.9 yen ($2) per kg.

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