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07:29 / 1829 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,118.24 +114.43 NZSX 50
5967.60 +5.93 DJIA
17,503.69 +20.68 Nikkei
19,630.63 +236.94 NASDAQ
4,995.96 +11.34 FTSE
6,268.76 +122.38 S&P 500
2,054.52 +1.33 Hang Seng
22,264.25 +253.43 SPI 200 Fut
5,106.00 -18.00 STI
2,916.78 +1.05 SSEC
3,605.50 -1.46 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.909 -0.004 US 10 YR Bond
2.259 -0.014 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.580 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
3.046 -0.026 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7114 0.7081 NZD US$
0.6463 0.6462 EUR US$
1.0647 1.0667 Yen US$
123.27 123.39 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,079.20
Silver (Lon)
14.19 Gold (NY)
1,082.46
Light Crude
40.80 TRJCRB Index
183.82 -1.59 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as better-than-expected earnings from Wal-Mart (N:WMT) and Home Depot (N:HD) allayed some concerns about consumer spending ahead of the holiday shopping season.
At 12:49 p.m. ET (1749 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 48.28 points, or 0.28 percent, at 17,531.29, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 4.24 points, or 0.21 percent, at 2,057.43 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was up 18.85 points, or 0.38 percent, at 5,003.46.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top equity index climbed on Tuesday, boosted by engineer Smiths Group SMIN.L and defence stocks, which rose as France stepped up its military response to last week's attacks in Paris.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed up 2 percent at 6,268.76 points. The FTSE, nevertheless, remains down 4.5 percent since the start of 2015 and 12 percent below a record high reached in April.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks rebounded on Tuesday, briefly hitting a 3-month high after gains on Wall Street and a steadily weakening yen wiped away risk-averse sentiment.
The Nikkei share average .N225 gained 1.2 percent to end the day at 19,630.63. During mid-afternoon trading, the benchmark index briefly touched 19,726.01, its highest point since August 20.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar climbed on Tuesday as a rise in U.S. inflation reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month.
In mid-morning trading, the dollar rose 0.4 percent against the Swiss franc to 1.0128 francs CHF= . The euro was down 0.2 percent versus the greenback at $1.0662. Against the yen, the dollar was up 0.2 percent at 123.370 JPY= .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as gains on Wall Street stocks trimmed safe-haven bids for bonds and an expected rise in domestic consumer prices supported the view the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in December.
On the open market, benchmark 10-year Treasuries US10YT=RR were down 11/32 in price with a yield of 2.312 percent, up 4 basis points from late on Monday, while the 30-year bond US30YT=RR was 18/32 lower in price, yielding 3.101 percent, up 3 basis points on the day.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, heading back towards near six-year lows as the dollar rose and stocks rebounded from losses associated with Friday's attacks in Paris.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,078.90 an ounce at 1500 GMT, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery were down $5.70 an ounce at $1,077.90.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices touched their lowest levels in more than six years on Tuesday as fears about demand growth in top consumer China and a higher dollar fuelled negative sentiment.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange hit $4,590 a tonne in early trading, its lowest since May 2009.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil futures fell about 2 percent on Tuesday, resuming their slide after a one-day pause, as oversupply concerns returned to suppress a market briefly lifted by geopolitical worries linked to the Paris attacks.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 80 cents at $43.76 a barrel by 12:35 p.m. EST (1735 GMT). In August, Brent hit a low of $42.23, which marked a 6-1/2-year bottom.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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