----------------------------------------------------------------
07:26 / 1826 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,239.22 +73.47 NZSX 50
6022.0 +38.1 DJIA
17,927.24 +98.48 Nikkei
18,683.24 -399.86 NASDAQ
5,149.82 +22.67 FTSE
6,383.61 +21.81 S&P 500
2,110.16 +6.11 Hang Seng
22,568.43 +198.39 SPI 200 Fut
5,250.00 +21.00 STI
2,999.56 +25.15 SSEC
3,318.30 -6.79 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.701 +0.013 US 10 YR Bond
2.220 +0.035 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.365 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
3.000 +0.043 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7189 0.7208 NZD US$
0.6691 0.6750 EUR US$
1.0966 1.1024 Yen US$
121.02 120.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,123.10
Silver (Lon)
15.22 Gold (NY)
1,133.35
Light Crude
48.17 TRJCRB Index
197.93 +3.02 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - A surge in oil prices fueled a rally in energy companies, helping the S&P and Nasdaq reverse course to move higher in afternoon trading on Tuesday, while the Dow added to its gains.
At 13:07 a.m. ET (1607 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 88.05 points, or 0.49 percent, at 17,916.81.The S&P 500 .SPX was up 4.86 points, or 0.23 percent, at 2,108.91 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was up 20.94 points, or 0.41 percent, at 5,148.09.
For a full report, double click on .N
- - - -
LONDON - Britain's top share index closed higher on Tuesday, with a late rally in energy stocks on the back of strong crude oil prices outpacing weaker banks, which were led lower by a slump in Standard Chartered STAN.L .
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE ended 0.3 percent higher at 6,383.61 points, helped by a 3.3 percent jump in the UK Oil and Gas index .FTNMX0530 after oil prices surged following an oil workers' strike in Brazil, the world's ninth biggest producer.
For a full report, double click on .L
- - - -
TOKYO - Japanese stocks slipped on Monday after twin manufacturing surveys showed that China's economy remains shaky despite a raft of stimulus measures which hit businesses exposed to the Asian giant.
The Nikkei share average .N225 tumbled 2.1 percent to 18,683.24.
For a full report, double click on .T
- - - -
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose broadly to near a 12-week high on Tuesday as a jump in U.S. bond yields and generally in-line U.S. economic data buoyed the view that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates in December.
The Australian dollar gained 0.25 percent against the U.S. dollar to $0.7163 AUD=D4 after the Reserve Bank of Australia announced it would leave interest rates unchanged. The Aussie earlier had traded as high as $0.7220. Against the euro, the Australian dollar was up 0.7 percent at A$1.5303 EURAUD=D4 .
For a full report, double click on USD/
- - - -
TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields broadly continued to climb on Tuesday, with yields on U.S. government debt maturing between 2-10 years hitting over six-week highs on continued bets that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in December.
U.S. 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 5/32 in price to yield 2.2051 percent, from a yield of 2.1850 percent late Monday. U.S. two-year notes US2YT=RR were last down 1/32 in price to yield 0.7740 percent and holding at a a session high after ending Monday at 0.7530 percent.
For a full report, double click on US/
- - - -
COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold fell 1 percent to a four-week low on Monday, sliding for a fifth straight session as prices came under pressure from a rising dollar and speculation that the Federal Reserve may lift interest rates this year.
Spot gold XAU= was down 1 percent at $1,122.90 an ounce at 1500 GMT, having earlier touched its lowest since Oct. 2 at $1,121.95. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery were down $13.40 an ounce at $1,122.50.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
- - - -
BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices steadied on Tuesday as expectations of tighter supplies supported prices and the market looked for further clues to determining the strength of demand in top consumer China.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 ended unchanged at $5,125 a tonne, recovering from losses seen after New York opened. The metal used in power and construction is up about 5 percent since hitting a six-year low of $4,855 in August.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
- - - -
OIL
NEW YORK - Crude prices rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday as a rally in U.S. gasoline and diesel added support to oil markets already boosted by an industry strike in Brazil and force majeure for Libyan crude loadings.
Brent LCOc1 , the global benchmark for oil, was up $1, or 2.1 percent, at $49.79 a barrel by 11:25 a.m. EST (1625 GMT). U.S. crude CLc1 was up $1.10, or 2.4 percent, at $47.24.
For a full report, double click on O/R
- - - -