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Australia shares end firmer; banks slip, Andean soars
(Updates to close) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched 0.2percent higher on Friday and registered their first weekly risein three weeks as firm U.S. and Chinese manufacturing data andstrong Australian growth figures calmed investor ne...

PRECIOUS-Gold cuts loss after weak ISM data; silver rallies
* U.S. non-farm payrolls fall less than expected in August * U.S. non-manufacturing sector slows in the same month

US STOCKS-Wall St set for best week in six as fear eases
* Payrolls better than expected, double-dip fears ease * Financial, tech shares lead advance as risk returns

Nikkei inches up 0.6 pct; caution before jobs data
TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average crawled up0.6 percent on Friday as more encouraging data reassuredinvestors about the state of the global economic recovery andsparked short-covering. But gains were capped by wariness ahead of closely...

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European shares edge up ahead of key US labour data
* FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.3 pct * Index on course to rise 3 pct in week

Aussie, NZ$ wait for US jobs to make or break rally
* Aussie clings to gains, US data to set direction * Kiwi edges higher as risk appetite back on

FOREX-Dollar falls after US data; yen, franc under pressure
* Risk appetite increases after U.S. data * Strong U.S. jobs reading offsets weaker ISM data

FOREX-Risk currencies firm, await U.S. jobs report
* Yen near 15-yr high on dlr;Swissie near record peak vs euro * 1-week dlr/yen risk reversal puts premium on dollar calls