(Repeats to fix techinical glitch) * Nikkei jumps 3 pct on first day of new financial year
London Gold Market Report
from Adrian Ash
09:25 EST, Tues 31 March
THE SPOT PRICE of gold bullion held inside a $10 range early Tuesday in London, heading into March’s close at $922 an ounce as world stock markets rose and the US Dollar have back half of its recent gains.
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* Yen tumbles as rising stocks, weak data weigh * Dollar hits more than three-week high above 99 yen
* Yen down sharply as Japan fiscal year comes to an end * Euro gains vs dollar; European stocks rise 2 pct
* Oil heading for biggest quarterly gain since Q2 2008 * Japan Feb crude oil imports down 3.3 pct yr/yr
* FTSEurofirst 300 up 1.6 pct, after Monday’s 3.9 pct drop * M&S surges 11 pct after better-than-feared results
* Nikkei falls 1.5 pct on last day of financial year * Posts quarterly drop of 8.5 pct, yearly drop of 35.3 pct
* Yen pressured as Japan investors sell for fiscal year-end * Yen nudged off lows as Tokyo stocks shed early gains
(Adds comment, details) SYDNEY, March 31 (Reuters) – Australian stocks posted theirbiggest monthly gain in almost nine years in March amidtentative signs of stabilisation in the global financialsector, but fell in the first quarter after a poor start to theyear.
* Australian dollar recovers on month-end Japanese demand * Bonds pare gains as safe-haven inflows ease
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