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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Wall Street edged higher and the dollar gained ground on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted he would be flexible regarding a new round of tariffs expected to be imposed early next month.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell 1.47 points, or 0.17%, to 842.01.

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NEW YORK - The S&P and Dow eked out slight gains on Friday, erasing earlier losses after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump provided hope that previously announced tariffs expected to begin in early April may not be as burdensome as feared.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 32.03 points, or 0.08%, to 41,985.35, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 4.67 points, or 0.08%, to 5,667.56 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 92.43 points, or 0.52%, to 17,784.05.

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LONDON - European shares fell alongside other major global stock markets on Friday on uncertainty over trade tensions and geopolitical conflicts, while travel and leisure stocks were hit after a fire led to the closure of Britain's Heathrow Airport.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was down 0.6% in a third consecutive session of declines.

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TOKYO - Japan's Topix .TOPX index climbed to an eight-month high on Friday, as financials gained following stronger-than-expected inflation data, which fuelled expectations for interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.

The Nikkei .N225 gained 0.37% to 37,890.42.

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SHANGHAI - Hong Kong and China stocks declined on Friday and registered weekly losses, as tech shares tumbled on mounting profit-taking pressure.

China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 dipped 1.5%, ending the week with a 2.3% loss in its largest retreat since January. The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC lost 1.3%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ended modestly higher on Friday as supermarket giants Woolworths WOW.AX and Coles COL.AX leapt as investors cheered the lack of reform proposals that could impact earnings, though losses in healthcare and financials capped gains.

The S&P/ASX 200 .AXJO index finished 0.2% higher at 7,931.20 points, erasing some gains from earlier in the session.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Friday for a fifth straight session as chipmakers rallied on demand optimism, with Samsung Electronics posting its best week in over 9-1/2 years.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 ended up 6.03 points, or 0.23%, at 2,643.13, its highest closing level since February 24.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar edged up against the euro on Friday, on pace for its first weekly gain this month, as investors booked profits from the euro's recent advance ahead of the April 2 deadline for reciprocal U.S. tariffs.

The euro was 0.3% lower at $1.08223, on pace to finish the week down 0.6%, its first weekly loss since February 28. EUR=EBS

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan slipped to a one-week low against the dollar on Friday and looked set for a losing week, reflecting a rebound in greenback in overseas markets, while the central bank continued to pare back support through its official daily fixing.

The onshore yuan CNY=CFXS eased to a low of 7.2524 per dollar in morning deals, the weakest level since March 14, before changing hands at 7.2484 at 0300 GMT, while its offshore counterpart CNH=D3 traded at 7.2530.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars are set to end the week on a downbeat note on Friday, as risk aversion swept across markets amid trade war uncertainties, though the kiwi managed to gain some ground against the Aussie.

The Aussie AUD=D3 was struggling at $0.6302, after falling nearly 1% overnight to a low of $0.6300. It's on track to end the week 0.3% lower, with resistance around $0.6390 and $0.6408.

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

The won was quoted at 1,462.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.27% higher than its previous close at 1,466.7.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - The U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose on Friday but held in the relatively tight range it has traded in this month as investors balanced uncertainty over the impact of tariffs with the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep rates unchanged for the time being.

The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR was last up 2.1 basis points on the day at 4.254%. It has held in a range between 4.106% and 4.353% since February 25.

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LONDON - Euro zone bond yields posted their biggest weekly fall since November on Friday as traders mulled the risks of tariffs and a U.S. economic slowdown, after shooting higher earlier in March on Germany's spending plans.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, ended the day 1.2 basis points lowerat 2.767%, bringing the decline for the week to nearly 11 bps, as prices rose.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields edged up on Friday, as stronger-than-expected domestic inflation data raised bets for the Bank of Japan's interest rate hikes.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 0.5 basis point (bp) to 1.520% and the five-year yield JP5YTN=JBTC rose 1 bp to 1.12%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

Gold fell 1% on Friday due to a stronger dollar and profit-taking, although lingering geopolitical and economic uncertainties, and U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut prospects kept bullion on track for a third consecutive weekly rise.

Spot gold XAU= was down 1% at $3,015.43 an ounce at 01:43 p.m. ET (1743 GMT).

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IRON ORE

Iron ore futures drifted lower on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss due to mounting concerns over demand prospects in top consumer China amid an escalating global trade war.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.33% lower at 757.5 yuan ($104.52) a metric ton, posting a weekly fall of 3.8%.

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BASE METALS

Copper prices fell on Friday under pressure from a stronger dollar, while mounting worries that the United States may impose new import tariffs on the metal raised the New York futures premium over the London price to a record high.

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.AU)$ fell 0.8% to $9,854 a metric ton by 1656 GMT.

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OIL

Oil prices settled higher on Friday and recorded a second consecutive weekly gain as fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran and the latest output plan from the OPEC+ producer group raised expectations of tighter supply.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose 16 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $72.16 a barrel.

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PALM OIL

Palm oil closed lower on Friday and booked a second straight weekly loss due to weakness in Chicago soyoil futures and a persistently slower Malaysian palm oil export performance.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 37 ringgit, or 0.84%, to 4,376 ringgit ($990.27) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER

Japanese rubber futures climbed on Friday, tracking a strong rubber market in Shanghai, while a rally in Tokyo stocks also fuelled hopes for firmer demand for the tyre-making material.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for August delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: finished 6.5 yen, or 1.9%, higher at 349.5 yen per kg. The contract ended the week nearly unchanged.

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