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07:36 / 1836 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,650.10 +39.13 NZSX 50
7,064.16 +0.00 DJIA
19,932.45 +132.60 Nikkei
18,787.99 NASDAQ
5,593.96 +41.01 FTSE
7,150.34 -0.84 S&P 500
2,280.40 +15.20 Hang Seng
22,949.86 +51.34 SPI 200 Fut
5,628.00 +34.00 STI
3,041.95 +16.47 SSEC
3,143.09 +6.32 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.753 +0.043 US 10 YR Bond
2.463 +0.062 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.250 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond
3.052 +0.064 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7585 0.7564 NZD US$
0.7258 0.7218 EUR US$
1.0738 1.0739 Yen US$
113.67 113.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,216.80
Silver (Lon)
17.15 Gold (NY)
1,217.38
Light Crude
53.22 TRJCRB Index
195.00 +0.56 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Dow were set for their best day in three weeks on Tuesday, powered by technology and bank stocks.
At 12:37 p.m. ET (1737 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 91.07 points, or 0.46 percent, at 19,890.92. The S&P 500 .SPX was up 10.01 points, or 0.44 percent, at 2,275.21 - about 5 points away from its all-time high.
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LONDON - Europe's earnings season got off to a rocky start on Tuesday with profit warnings from BT Group BT.L and Aryzta ARYN.S sending their shares sharply lower.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX still managed to eke out a 0.2 percent gain, though, propped up by Italian financials and mining stocks.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks declined on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist policy stance rattled investors while banks led the losses on sliding U.S. and global bond yields.
The Nikkei average .N225 fell 0.6 percent to 18,787.99 while the broader Topix .TOPX dropped 0.6 percent to 1,506.33.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar firmed against the yen and euro on Tuesday, after several days of losses in the wake of President Trump's inaugural speech promising more trade protectionism, with the U.S. economic outlook still seen better than that of Europe or Japan.
The dollar had soared over 6.0 percent to 14-year highs against a basket of major currencies .DXY in the eight weeks following Trump's surprise election victory in November.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, in step with their European counterparts, following a high court ruling on Britain's decision to bolt from the European Union and encouraging data on euro zone manufacturing data.
The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR was up 3 basis points at 2.428 percent. German 10-year Bund DE10YT=RR and British 10-year Gilt GB10YT=RR yields were up over 2 basis points.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold slipped from a two-month peak on Tuesday as investors took stock of U.S. President Donald Trump's first policy moves and the dollar stabilised after plumbing seven-week lows this week.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,214.53 an ounce after peaking at $1,219.59. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 slipped 0.2 percent to $1,213.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Aluminium climbed to a 20-month peak on Tuesday after reports of potential capacity cuts in China while zinc touched a five-week high as funds remained bullish on the sector and the dollar weakened.
Three-month aluminium CMAL3 on the London Metal Exchange closed with a 1 percent gain at $1,867 a tonne, having earlier touched $1,883, its strongest since May 2015.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed higher on Tuesday ahead of weekly U.S. inventory data on evidence the global market is tightening as lower production by OPEC and other exporters drains stocks.
Brent LCOc1 futures were up 37 cents, or 0.7 percent at $55.60 a barrel by 11:26 a.m EST (1626 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 rose 53 cents, or 1 percent, to $53.28 per barrel.
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