China may be about to shock the global copper market by unleashing some of its stockpiles of the metal, which are near record highs, on to the global market.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.S economy is on a solid course and still on track to warrant further interest rate hikes.The 10-year U.Traders believe it would be hard for Japanese authorities to intervene to stem the yen's rise after the Group of 20 agreements in February warned countries to refrain from competitive devaluation..S.2 per cent weekly decline.In the commodities market, copper suffered its biggest fall in more than six months on Thursday, slumping 2.1 percent at 94."When bank shares are making big falls and their CDS spreads are rising like this, obviously you would think something is afoot.Despite a chorus of comments from Fed policymakers about more rate hikes, many investors think the global economy is too weak to allow the Fed to raise rates all that fast.The Australian dollar traded at $0. It's on track for a decline of 3. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0. The dollar index . Treasuries yield fell to six-week low of 1.1 per cent for the week.8 per cent, set for a 1.3 per cent on Thursday.6 per cent lower, with financials under pressure.The yen strengthened to 107. China's Shanghai Composite index slid 0.9 per cent.The euro also hit a six-month high of $1. Oil prices rose on Friday after firm economic indicators from the U.S. S&P 500 Index lost 1.Japan's Nikkei pared earlier losses to near-two-month lows to trade 0.8 per cent, hurt by a drop of more than 2 per cent in financials.96 per barrel, set for an increase of 3.8 per cent. If they keep falling in today's session, that is going to be really worrying," said Daisuke Uno, chief strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Bank.8 per cent. Tokyo: Asian shares extended losses to three-week lows on Friday, while the yen soared to a 17-month high against the dollar as investors bet Japan would be hard pressed to drive down its currency in the face of widespread foreign opposition.7 per cent, headed for 1.2 per cent. In Europe, the FTSEurofirst 300 closed down 0. Bank shares led losses in Europe and the U.1454 the previous day and last fetched $1.S stock futures ESc1 slipped about 0.

The CSI 300 was down 0.The U.8 per cent on the day and hitting a six-week low of $4,631 a tonne.685 extruder replacement partss Suppliers per cent on Thursday, and was last trading at 1. yields were the main attraction behind the currency's firmness.67 to the dollar on Thursday, its highest since October 2014, and last stood at 108.1 per cent weekly gain.S interest rate futures maintained their firmness, pricing in a less than 20 per cent chance of a rate hike in June.8 per cent to $37. On the other hand, commodity-linked currencies and many emerging economy currencies stepped back from recent multi-month highs as risk-averse mood took hold on investors.S.U. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0. SPSY falling 1.S. U.1361, set to end the week up 0.3 percent to $39.6 per cent.7533 having fallen 1. The metal was last trading at $4,660 a tonne.S markets on Thursday, amid talk of more layoffs and cutbacks planned by Europe's major lenders as they struggle with zero rates.5 per cent, heading for a weekly drop of 1.1 per cent further in Asian trade after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, in a conversation with former Fed chairmen, said the U.5 per cent, heading for a weekly drop of 1."Japan's move towards negative rates, amid a general inability to create substantial nominal GDP and therefore inflation, is now resulting in a wave of JPY buying," Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG in Melbourne, wrote in a note. crude advanced 1.Lower yields undermined the dollar, given that prospects of higher U. U.7097.S and Germany implied support for fuel demand, but analysts warned another downturn could be on the way due to ongoing oversupply.92, on track for a 3.DXY, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six rival currencies, was up about 0.Global benchmark Brent crude futures climbed 1.583, poised for a flat weekly performance.9 per cent, poised for a similar drop for the week.64, heading for a weekly gain of 2. Investors instead bought back the yen, which had been long under pressure due to the Bank of Japan's massive monetary easing.4 per cent on the week.Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday Japan will take necessary steps on currencies, but declined to comment on the issue of intervention.2 per cent, with financial shares.9 per cent loss for the week.