Asia Pacific shares outside Japan was trading down 1.51 percent while the MSCI index for Southeast Asia, made up of selected stocks, was trading down 1.33 percent.
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U.S. STOCK
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday.
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U.S. Treasury Dept issues at 1900 GMT monthly budget for January. Economists forecast a $50.0 billion deficit compared with a December budget deficit of $85.97 billion.
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Against the yen, the euro was down around 1 percent on the day at 102.18 yen, off a two-month high hit on Thursday.
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The dollar rose to its highest against the yen in two weeks before surrendering gains. It was last at 77.58 yen, down 0.1 percent.
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The Nikkei dipped 0.6 percent to 8,947.17, with the 200-day moving average near 9,057 acting as resistance.
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Wall Street snapped a five-week streak of gains, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index posting its biggest percentage decline so far this year, after an about-face on Greece's long-awaited debt deal.
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Brent oil in London was also down about 1 percent, hovering around $117.50 per barrel. Brent closed at a six-month high of $118.59 on Thursday.
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Benchmark U.S. crude futures in New York settled down 1.2 percent, or $1.17, at $98.67 per barrel -- its first lower close in four days.
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The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 0.3 percent at 61,560 yuan a tonne, chasing LME's gains in the previous session.
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London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month copper plunged $275 or 3.14 percent to end at $8,485 a tonne, falling back from Thursday's peak at $8,765 its highest since Sept. 16.
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COPPER
Copper posted its first weekly loss since early January as it tumbled from Thursday's five-month high after another delay in the negotriations for a Greek debt bailout package sparked a broader wave or risk aversion.
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U.S.GOLD
U.S. gold futures for April delivery settled down $15.90 an ounce at $1,725.30.
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Spot gold fell 0.9 percent to $1,715.99 an ounce as of 2:49 p.m. EST (1949 GMT), having hit a low of $1,703.69.
GOLD
Gold fell, posting its second straight weekly decline, following loses in the euro and U.S. equities due to uncertainty about Greece's debt bailout package.0731-6618000
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ASIAN STOCK
Asia Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1 percent, moving further away from a six-month high hit the day before, which lifted the index up nearly 14 percent this year.
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U.S.STOCKS
U.S. stocks rose modestly for a third straight day on Thursday after Greece reached a deal to secure a financial bailout, but investors were cautious after weeks of gains.
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FTSE
The FTSE 100 closed 19.54 points or 0.3 percent higher at 5,895.47 after hitting a six-month intraday high of 5,916.31 in the afternoon.
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DOLLAR
The Australian dollar slipped 0.3 percent to $1.0748 as the currency extended losses after the Reserve Bank of Australia said in its quarterly policy statement there will be scope for easing if the economy slows materially.
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BRENT CRUDE
Brent crude also shed 0.4 percent from Thursday’s settlement at $118.59 a barrel, the highest close since July 22.
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U.S. CRUDE
U.S. crude oil fell 0.4 percent to $99.44 a barrel, after gaining $1.13 on Thursday.
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NIKKEI
Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.4 percent after opening marginally higher. Hong Kong shares fell 0.6 percent, facing a tough resistance at 21,000.
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EURO
The euro was last at $1.3275, barely changed from late New York levels and a shade below a two-month high of $1.3322 hit overnight. It failed to pierce its 100-day moving average at 1.3330, a level unbreached since late October.
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SHANGHAI COPPER
The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 0.6 percent to 61,740 yuan a tone.
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