----------------------------------------------------------------
07:11 / 1811 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,111.42 -74.04 NZSX 50
6,577.82 +9.23 DJIA
17,227.92 -1.21 Nikkei
17,117.07 -116.68 NASDAQ
4,730.13 -20.15 FTSE
6,139.97 -34.60 S&P 500
2,013.34 -6.30 Hang Seng
20,288.77 -146.57 SPI 200 Fut
5,096.00 -9.00 STI
2,839.44 -7.62 SSEC
2,864.26 +4.76 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.664 -0.008 US 10 YR Bond
1.968 +0.005 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.085 -0.015 US 30 YR Bond
2.732 +0.000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7451 0.7490 NZD US$
0.6589 0.6656 EUR US$
1.1109 1.1104 Yen US$
113.00 113.38 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,232.00
Silver (Lon)
15.25 Gold (NY)
1,234.90
Light Crude
36.48 TRJCRB Index
171.23 -1.15 ----------------------------------------------------------------
Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - A decline in energy and healthcare stocks weighed on Wall Street on a relatively quiet Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
At 12:40 p.m. ET (1640 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 34.86 points, or 0.2 percent, at 17,194.27.The S&P 500 .SPX was down 10.02 points, or 0.5 percent, at 2,009.62. Six of the 10 major sectors were lower.
For a full report, double click on .N
- - - -
LONDON - A drop in the shares of major mining companies and a gloomy economic outlook from the Bank of Japan pulled Britain's top equity index lower on Tuesday.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 FTSE was down 0.6 percent at 6,139.97 points by its close, slightly outperforming the broader European market.
For a full report, double click on .L
- - - -
TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday after the central bank decided to leave its main policies unchanged, resulting in a stronger yen that pushed exporter shares lower.
The Nikkei share average .N225 declined as much as 1.1 percent shortly after the Bank of Japan announced its decision. Japan's benchmark index gained back some ground to end 0.7 percent lower at 17,117.07.
For a full report, double click on .T
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell by more than 1 percent against the yen on Tuesday as weak U.S. retail sales data compounded investors' search for safety as oil tumbled and equity markets globally turned lower.
The dollar was last down 0.95 percent to 112.72 yen JPY= .
For a full report, double click on USD/
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose for a second straight session on Monday, bolstered by safe-haven bids after weak U.S. data reduced expectations for multiple interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year.
In mid-morning trading, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR rose 9/32 in price to yield 1.931 percent from 1.964 percent on Monday. Ten-year note yields hit a Tuesday session low of 1.915 percent.
For a full report, double click on US/
- - - -
COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell to its lowest in almost two weeks on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to give clues on the pace of future U.S. rate rises.
Spot gold XAU= fell to $1,225.70 an ounce, its lowest since March 2, at one point and was down 0.3 percent at $1,231.50 by 1439 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 slid 1 percent to $1,232.70 an ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices ended flat on Tuesday as a weaker dollar balanced persistent concerns over demand in top metals consumer China and uncertainty ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended 1 cent lower at $4,945 a tonne in official trade, recovering from an earlier low of $4,881.50.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
- - - -
OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell 3 percent on Tuesday, extending losses for a second straight day, as market participants cited technical resistance after prices ran above $40 a barrel and worry that U.S. crude stockpiles had continued to rise despite falling production.
Brent LCOc1 was down $1.10, or 2.6 percent, at $38.43 a barrel by 11:49 a.m. EDT (1549 GMT). U.S. crude CLc1 was off $1.21, or 3 percent, at $35.97 a barrel.
For a full report, double click on O/R
- - - -