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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
4,993.3 -50.3 NZSX 50
6,180.1
+5.6 DJIA
16,150.59 -298.59 Nikkei
17,750.68 -114.55 NASDAQ
4,523.11 -97.26 FTSE
5,922.01 -138.09 S&P 500
1,903.25 -36.13 Hang Seng
19,446.84 -148.66 SPI 200 Fut
4,867.00 -75.00 STI
2,579.23 -23.18 SSEC
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1.871 -0.095 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.205 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
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0.7054 0.7075 NZD US$
0.6492 0.6524 EUR US$
1.0914 1.0899 Yen US$
120.12 120.65 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,128.50
Silver (Lon)
14.29 Gold (NY)
1,128.46
Light Crude
30.05 TRJCRB Index
160.43 -3.06 Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks extended their selloff in early afternoon trading on Tuesday as falling oil prices heightened concerns regarding the health of the global economy and investors sought safer investments.
At 12:46 a.m. ET (1746 GMT) the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 245.93 points, or 1.5 percent, at 16,203.25, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 28.24 points, or 1.46 percent, at 1,911.14 and the Nasdaq Composite index .IXIC was down 66.32 points, or 1.44 percent, at 4,554.05.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell sharply on Tuesday, knocked down by a drop in BP (L:BP) BP.L after the oil major reported its biggest ever annual loss.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed 2.3 percent lower at 5,922.01 points, with the FTSE down 5 percent since the start of 2016.
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TOKYO - Japanese shares slipped on Tuesday as investors locked in profits from large gains made following the Bank of Japan's surprise decision late last week to adopt negative interest rates.
The Nikkei .N225 ended 0.6 percent lower at 17,750.68 points, pulling away from a four-week high of 17,905.37 scaled on Monday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell against the euro and yen on Tuesday after a drop in oil prices suggested U.S. inflation would stay low and prevent the Federal Reserve from hiking interest rates at a steady pace this year, while risk aversion also boosted the euro and yen.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was last down 0.12 percent at 98.893 .DXY. The dollar was last 0.60 percent lower against the yen at 120.280 yen JPY=EBS , while the euro was last up 0.33 percent against the dollar at $1.09240 EUR=EBS .
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell to nine-month lows on Tuesday on safety buying as oil prices resumed their slide, with investors also focused on a closely watched employment report on Friday for signs about the strength of the U.S. economy.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last up 22/32 in price to yield 1.89 percent, down from 1.97 percent late on Monday and the lowest since April 28. The yields have dropped from 2.30 percent at the beginning of the year.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold steadied after touching three-month highs on Tuesday, underpinned by global growth concerns and as another sharp drop in the oil price pushed investors towards safe-haven assets.
Spot gold XAU= touched $1,130.30 an ounce early on Tuesday, its strongest since Nov. 3, and was little changed at $1,128.18 at 1513 GMT. U.S. gold for April delivery GCcv1 was up 0.1 percent at $1,128.8 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper hit a four-week high on Tuesday as bets on lower prices were reversed ahead of a Chinese holiday, but prices fell later in the day as focus returned to oversupply and weak demand growth in top consumer China.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended down 0.3 percent to $4,548 a tonne. The metal used in power and construction earlier touched $4,628 a tonne, its highest since January 7.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell sharply for the second straight day on Tuesday as hopes of a deal to curb one of the worst supply gluts in history continue to fade, with concerns about weak demand amid a mild winter deepening the rout.
The front-month contract for U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) CLc1 fell $1.21, or 3.8 percent to $30.41 per barrel by 12:55 p.m. EST (1755 GMT), after falling to as low as $29.81.
Brent for April delivery LCOc1 was down 92 cents at $32.32 a barrel after touching a low of $32.23, down 5.9 percent, in the session.
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