* BOJ surprises markets with aggressive easing measures
* World stocks rise on further stimulus hopes, US data
* US dollar falls broadly on money supply concerns
* Gold hits record high, commodities rise
(Updates with U.S. markets' open, changes byline, dateline,
previous LONDON)
By Manuela Badawy
NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell broadly
and world stocks rose on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan's
surprising moves to stimulate its flagging economy, reassuring
investors that governments will act to reinvigorate the global
recovery.
Gold hit another record high above $1,330 an ounce, copper
rose to its highest since July 2008 and oil rose to a two-month
high as the dollar, driven by investor concern over the outlook
for global growth, has weakened.
The BOJ's measures -- cutting its overnight rate target to
virtually zero and pledging to buy 5 trillion yen ($60 billion)
worth of assets -- pushed the Nikkei average <> to close
1.5 percent higher. For details, see []
Tokyo's action came after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke said on Monday that more asset purchases could further
ease financial conditions and help the economy.
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The euro jumped to its highest since February against the
dollar on concerns about further U.S. quantitative easing,
which could undermine dollar strength.
Financial markets expect the Fed to embark on another round
of asset buying to bolster the recovery as early as November.
"Additional quantitative easing from the (Fed) remains the
market's preoccupation, and one that was given further fuel
with the overnight decision of the Bank of Japan to cut its
overnight rate," said David Ader, head of government bond
strategy at CRT Capital Group in Stamford, Connecticut.
U.S. stocks rose further after data showed the pace of
growth in the U.S. services sector, which is the biggest part
of economic activity, accelerated last month more quickly than
economists had expected and hiring also picked
up.[]
The Dow Jones industrial average <> was up 104.67
points, or 0.97 percent, at 10,855.94. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index <.SPX> was up 13.93 points, or 1.23 percent, at
1,150.96. The Nasdaq Composite Index <> was up 32.63
points, or 1.39 percent, at 2,377.15.
"Given unemployment and the state of the housing market,
central banks didn't have a choice but to take steps like this,
and it's what the market wanted to see," said Uri Landesman,
president at the New York-based Platinum Partners. "This could
be a sign of things to come."
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 <> index of top
European shares was up 1.3 percent at 1,064.37 points after
U.S. non-manufacturing sector showed a better-than-expected
growth in September.
World stocks measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index
<.MIWD00000PUS> rose 1.2 percent, while the Thomson Reuters
global equity index <.TRXFLDGLPU> eased 0.04 percent.
DOLLAR SUFFERS
In currencies, a dollar index <.DXY>was down against major
currencies, falling 0.64 percent at 77.947 after hitting an
8-1/2 month low. The euro <EUR=> was up 1 percent at $1.3820
after climbing as high as 1.3830. Against the Japanese yen, the
dollar <JPY=> was down 0.4 percent at 83.05 after going as low
as 82.96 yen on electronic trading platform EBS <JPY=EBS>.
The prospect of further quantitative easing from the Fed
also supported U.S. Treasury prices somewhat.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note <US10YT=RR> was up
4/32, with the yield at 2.4651 percent. The 2-year U.S.
Treasury note <US2YT=RR> was unchanged with the yield at 0.4106
percent. The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond <US30YT=RR> was down
3/32, with the yield at 3.7138 percent.
The Australian dollar <AUD=> fell 0.9 percent to $0.9594
after its central bank left interest rates steady for a fifth
month, confounding expectations of a rise [].
Australian stocks <> eased 0.4 percent.
Central banks in Japan, the United States and Britain have
been under political pressure to do more to support economies
showing only tepid recovery from the worst recession in
decades.
In Japan, slowing export growth, a surprise fall in factory
output and companies' worries about the strong yen have
strengthened the case for the BOJ to ease policy. Last month
the authorities intervened in the currency market to curb the
yen's strength.
The U.S. currency has fallen 10 percent this year against
the yen.
Governments' ultra loose monetary policies may debase the
value of currencies and are leading to continued demand for
gold and the rise of other commodities.
Gold <XAU=> was pushed higher by concern about more
monetary easing and possibly higher long-term inflation to hit
another record high at $1,332.05 an ounce. Oil prices <CLc1>
rose more than 1 percent to $82.58 a barrel, and copper prices
<CMCU3> rose to $8,191 per tonne.
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Global interest rates: http://link.reuters.com/wed86p
BOJ policy rate: http://link.reuters.com/syz76p
Yen - taking on the market: http://r.reuters.com/fac44p
BOJ balance sheet/JGB buying: http://link.reuters.com/ger94p
RBA rates and commodity index: http://link.reuters.com/byg86p
Chronology of BOJ policy moves: []
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(Additional reporting by Chris Reese, Ryan Vlastelica in
New York and Dominic Lau in London; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
