Dec 9 (Reuters) -

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All prices as of 0630 GMT

EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global stocks advanced as investors raised their bets on the prospect of a U.S. interest rate cut this month after payrolls data showed strong job growth in November, while the euro dipped against the dollar as political turmoil gripped France.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS added about 0.2%.

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NEW YORK - The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose to record closing highs on Friday following upbeat forecasts from Lululemon Athletica and other companies and as U.S. jobs data fueled expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this month.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 123.19 points, or 0.28%, to 44,642.52, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.16 points, or 0.25%, to 6,090.27 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 159.05 points, or 0.81%, to 19,859.77.

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LONDON - European shares eked out gains on Friday, with French stocks logging their biggest daily rise in three weeks as investors factored in a potential budget despite ongoing political uncertainty, while also parsing an upbeat U.S. jobs report.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was up 0.1%, logging its seventh consecutive day in advances and its strongest weekly performance in ten.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday as investors locked in profits after four days of gains, while awaiting a key U.S. jobs report later in the day.

The Nikkei .N225 shed 0.77% to finish the day at 39,091.17, after briefly dipping below the psychological milestone of 39,000. For the week, however, the index closed up by about 2.3%.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks climbed to their highest in three weeks on Friday as technology shares rose and investors hoped for fresh stimulus from a key policy meeting next week.

The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC rose 1.2% to its highest close since mid-November, while the blue-chip index CSI 300 .CSI300 gained 1.3%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares slipped to their lowest in more than a week on Friday, led by miners, banks and healthcare, as traders were cautious ahead of a key U.S. jobs report, while Iluka Resources ILU.AX tumbled 10% after a revised refinery funding deal.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0.6% to finish at 8,420.9 points. The index is down 0.2% for the week even as it hit an all-time high of 8,514.50 on Tuesday.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares fell on Friday and logged a second week of decline as the nation's parliament discussed the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol for trying to impose martial law. The won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield rose.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 was down 13.69 points, or 0.56%, at 2,428.16 as of 06:32 GMT. For the week, the index declined 1.13%.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar rose on Friday, as earlier selling, amid a jobs report showing higher unemployment and modest job gains overall, lost momentum ahead of an inflation report next week that could either reinforce or cast doubts on interest rate cut expectations later this month.

In afternoon trading, the dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, climbed 0.3% to 106, after slipping toward a three-week low in the previous session.

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SHANGHAI - The yuan was little changed on Friday against the dollar, but is headed for its tenth straight weekly loss amid concerns that new tariff threatened by President-elect Donald Trump will heighten strains on the struggling Chinese economy.

The yuan CNY=CFXS was changing hands at 7.2549 per dollar around midday, little moved from the previous close.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar nursed painful weekly losses on Friday after a run of soft domestic data, while markets awaited a U.S. jobs report that could decide whether interest rates there are cut this month.

It has shed 1.1% so far this week to stand at $0.6446 AUD=D3, just off a four-month low of $0.6399. Resistance lies around $0.6475 and $0.6527, with major support at the August trough of $0.6349.

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SEOUL - The Korean won weakened against the dollar on Friday.

The won was quoted at 1,419.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.13% lower than its previous close at 1,417.3.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries yield fell to a six-week low after the release of November payrolls data, as investors considered the numbers as a green light to one more rate cut by the Federal Reserve on its December 17-18 meeting.

The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB fell 3.3 basis points to 4.149%.

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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields dipped on Friday after data showed the U.S. jobs market performed better than expected in November, but kept the Federal Reserve on track to cut rates in December.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR was last very slightly higher at 2.109%, having traded at 2.123% before the data was released.

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TOKYO - Short-term Japanese government bond yields ticked higher while those on longer-dated debt declined, flattening the yield curve as investors weighed the odds of a Bank of Japan interest rate hike this month, while also awaiting a key U.S. jobs report later in the day.

The two-year JGB yield JP2YTN=JBTC, which is most sensitive to monetary policy expectations, rose 0.5 basis point (bp) to 0.6% as of 0422 GMT.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices inched up on Friday after the November U.S. job growth report suggested the labor market continues to ease gradually, leaving room for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again.

Spot gold XAU= gained 0.2% to $2,636.31 per ounce by 01:41 p.m. ET (1841 GMT).

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures prices slid and headed for a weekly loss on Friday, as the wave of restocking for seaborne cargoes from steelmakers in top consumer China receded and high portside stocks as well as falling steel margins weighed.

The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trading 0.93% lower at 797.5 yuan ($109.90) a metric ton, representing a weekly fall of 0.5%

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BASE METALS - Copper prices touched a three-week high on Friday, boosted by declines in Chinese inventories and concerns about supply of raw materials after a treatment charge deal was agreed.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.UK)$ CMCU3 was up 0.5% at $9,122 per metric ton by 1700 GMT, having touched $9,178.50, the strongest since Nov. 15.

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OIL - Oil prices fell by more than 1% on Friday and cemented weekly losses as analysts projected a supply surplus next year on weak demand despite an OPEC+ decision to delay output hikes and extend deep production cuts to the end of 2026.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $71.12 a barrel, shedding 97 cents, or 1.4%. U.S.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures declined on Friday on easing supply concerns, as weather improved in the world's second-largest producer Malaysia; however, the contract rose for a second week.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 3 ringgit, or 0.06%, to 5,132 ringgit ($1,161.87) a metric ton at closing.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures rebounded on Friday to end the week higher as wet weather in top producer Thailand pressured supply, while investors assessed the impact of a key European Union deforestation law ruling.

The May Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 5.3 yen, or 1.42%, at 378.4 yen ($2.52) per kg, climbing 4.24% this week.

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