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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global stocks dipped and gold hit a record high on Thursday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs that expanded the trade war to auto imports.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS slipped 0.4 points, or 0.05%, to 845.48.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street seesawed between marginal gains and losses on Thursday, as investors grappled with President Donald Trump's latest trade gambit that sent auto stocks into a tailspin, all while digesting a myriad of economic data.

At 11:54 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 138.42 points, or 0.33%, to 42,316.37, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 7.53 points, or 0.13%, to 5,704.67 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 22.41 points, or 0.13%, to 17,876.61. 32.

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LONDON - European shares ended at their lowest in nearly two weeks on Thursday, dragged by auto stocks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% import tariffs on all vehicles and foreign-made auto parts, exacerbating fears of a global slowdown.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX closed 0.5% lower, having dipped as much as 1.1%.

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TOKYO - Japan's Topix index recouped its losses to close higher on Thursday, despite sharp declines in automakers, as investor sentiment was lifted by demand for the index's futures.

The broader Topix .TOPX ended nearly 0.1% higher at 2,815.47, recovering from an earlier drop of 0.95% during the session. The Nikkei .N225 trimmed its losses to end 0.6% lower at 37,799.97.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday with tech and auto shares leading gains, shrugging off threats of new car tariffs from U.S. while JPMorgan upgraded its market outlook on China.

China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 gained 0.3% and the Shanghai Composite index .SSEC added 0.2% at market close, both reversing losses at the opening hours.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares snapped a five-day winning run on Thursday, tracking losses in global equities after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on auto imports, intensifying a global trade war that has seen investors flee risky assets.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO ended 0.4% lower at 7,969 points.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares fell more than 1% on Thursday, as automakers slumped on U.S. President Donald Trump's fresh tariffs on automobile imports.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 ended down 36.79 points, or 1.39%, at 2,607.15, marking its biggest daily fall since February 28 and the lowest closing level since March 14.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar was mixed on Thursday as traders mulled how severe tariffs scheduled to be revealed by U.S. President Donald Trump next week are likely to be, while the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso weakened after Trump announced auto trade levies.

The Mexican peso MXN= weakened 1.04% to 20.337 per U.S. dollar. The Canadian dollar CAD= fell 0.31% to C$1.43 per dollar.

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SHANGHAI - The yuan firmed against the dollar on Thursday, as the People's Bank of China tightened its grip on the official daily fix and President Donald Trump showed some flexibility in reducing tariffs on China.

China's offshore yuan CNH=D3 firmed in the morning after weakening for seven straight days.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars regained their composure on Thursday after briefly wobbling over the U.S. announcement of tariffs on all auto imports, showing relative resilience as the market grapples with uncertainty.

The Aussie AUD=D3 rose 0.2% to $0.6313, after dipping 0.1% on Wednesday to a low of $0.6298.

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

The won was quoted at 1,465.3 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.14% higher than its previous close at 1,467.3.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury long-term yields rose to their highest levels in over a month on Thursday as investors weighed the inflationary impact of President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves alongside fresh data showing continued economic resilience.

Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR were last at about 4.36%, about three basis points higher than on Wednesday. They earlier hit an intra-day high of 4.4% - the highest level since February 24.

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LONDON - Shorter-dated euro zone bond yields dipped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, a move that could dent the currency bloc's economy given Germany's focus on car-making.

Germany's 10-year government bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, initially fell 4 bps but was last 1 bp lower at 2.78%.

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TOKYO - The yield on Japan's 10-year government bond hit a more than 15-year high on Thursday amid expectations of an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), while those on longer-dated bonds fell after a better-than-expected auction.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 1 basis point (bp) to 1.59%, its highest level since October 2008.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

Gold scaled a record peak on Thursday, as investors sought the safe-haven asset in response to escalating global trade tensions and tumbling equity markets, following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of new auto tariffs.

Spot gold XAU= climbed 1% to $3,050.32 an ounce as of 01:40 p.m. ET (1740 GMT) after hitting an all-time high of $3059.30. Bullion has hit 17 record highs this year.

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IRON ORE

Iron ore futures prices strengthened on Thursday, buoyed by seasonal steel demand in top consumer China, outweighing trade war woes sparked by fresh U.S. tariffs.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 1.28% higher at 789 yuan ($108.63) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS

Copper prices eased on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on auto imports, which could dampen metals demand.

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.8% at $9,846 a metric ton at 1700 GMT, after touching its highest in nearly 10 months in the previous session.

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OIL

Oil prices were near steady on Thursday as traders assessed tighter crude supplies along with new U.S. tariffs and their expected effect on the world's economy.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 dropped 11 cents to $73.68 a barrel by 12:53 p.m. EDT (1653 GMT).

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PALM OIL

Malaysian palm oil futures rose for the second straight session on Thursday, tracking strength in the Dalian market, as China makes a shift to buying palm oil amid a trade war with Canada.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 54 ringgit, or 1.27%, to 4,313 ringgit ($973.81) a metric ton at closing.

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RUBBER

Japanese rubber futures snapped a four-session rally on Thursday as fresh U.S. automobile tariffs dampened demand prospects for the tyre-making material, though supply concerns cushioned the fall.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for August delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: fell 0.5 yen, or 0.14%, to close at 355.3 yen ($2.36) per kg.

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