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07:37 / 1837 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,290.47 -27.26 NZSX 50
6,930.49 -30.19 points DJIA
18,013.24 -129.18 Nikkei
17,442.40 +17.38 NASDAQ
5,138.56 -50.57 FTSE
6,917.14 -37.08 S&P 500
2,107.66 -18.49 Hang Seng
23,147.07 +212.53 SPI 200 Fut
5,218.00 -44.00 STI
2,813.69 -0.18 SSEC
3,122.03 +21.54 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.379 -0.016 US 10 YR Bond
1.826 -0.008 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.740 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.576 -0.012 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7649 0.7656 NZD US$
0.7171 0.7162 EUR US$
1.1059 1.0963 Yen US$
104.01 104.80 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,288.45
Silver (Lon)
18.38 Gold (NY)
1,277.28
Light Crude
46.70 TRJCRB Index
185.81 -0.47 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street extended losses in afternoon trading on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 near a four-month low, weighed down by weak construction spending data and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential election.
The S&P 500 .SPX was down 14.03 points, or 0.66 percent, at 2,112.12. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 32.81 points, or 0.63 percent, at 5,156.33.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell slightly on Tuesday, with Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) STAN.L and BP (LON:BP) BP.L leading the broader market lower after their results failed to impress investors.
Standard Chartered dropped 5.4 percent, the top faller on the blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE , after the bank reported a decline in third quarter income and warned of compliance troubles ahead.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan held policy steady, as expected, while disappointing earnings forecasts from some bellwether companies capped gains.
The benchmark Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.1 percent to 17,442.40, after trading in negative territory.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hit its lowest level in more than two weeks against the euro on Tuesday on U.S. political uncertainty, while the Mexican peso hit a more than three-week low on positioning for a potential victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, fell more than 0.5 percent to its lowest level since Oct. 20 at 97.878. The index had gained 3.1 percent in October to mark its strongest month in just under a year.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, giving back gains from Monday when month-end rebalancing boosted demand for the bonds, as investors waited on the completion of the Federal Reserve's meeting on Wednesday.
Ten-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 9/32 in price to yield 1.87 percent, up from 1.83 percent on Monday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold, silver and platinum rallied to one-month highs on Tuesday as concerns over the outcome of the U.S. election sparked losses in stocks and the dollar, prompting investors to seek out precious metals as a haven from risk.
Spot gold XAU= hit its highest since early October at $1,289.53 an ounce and was up 0.8 percent at $1,287.40 an ounce at 1440 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery were up $15.30 an ounce at $1,288.40.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc rose to a fresh five-year high on Tuesday on expectations of tight supply, while a softer dollar helped tin reach a two-year peak and aluminium its highest in 15 months.
Benchmark zinc CMZN3 on the LME reached a peak of $2,485, its highest since August 2011, before easing. It closed 0.3 percent higher at $2,465 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell 1 percent on Tuesday, hitting one-month lows, as U.S. gasoline prices pared an early rally sparked by a pipeline blast and crude was also pressured by renewed doubts about whether OPEC will follow through with proposed output cuts.
Brent crude LCOc1 was down 75 cents, or 1.5 percent, at $47.86 a barrel by 1:45 p.m. EDT (1745 GMT). Its session low was $47.82, the lowest since Sept 28.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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