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112.37 112.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
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1,243.29
Light Crude
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176.85 +0.49 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stock indexes were little changed on Tuesday as investors shied away from risk following attacks in Brussels that killed at least 30 people and triggered security alerts across Europe.
At 11:58 a.m. ET (1558 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was down 39.24 points, or 0.22 percent, at 17,584.63, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 3.85 points, or 0.19 percent, at 2,047.75 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 1.35 points, or 0.03 percent, at 4,810.22.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index inched higher on Tuesday, as investors flocked to safe haven assets after travel and leisure stocks fell following explosions at Brussels airport and a metro station in the city
Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE was up 0.1 percent at 6,192.74 points at its close, having touched its lowest level since March 11 in early trade.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average soared to a one-week high on Tuesday as the dollar rose against the yen after two U.S. Federal Reserve officials supported the case for an interest rate hike sooner rather than later.
The Nikkei .N225 rose 1.9 percent to 17,048.55, the highest closing level since March 15.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The yen and the Swiss franc climbed on Tuesday, as news that two explosions rocked Brussels airport spurred inflows into traditional safe-haven currencies and assets.
The yen rose to a day's high of 111.635 yen per dollar JPY= , having traded lower before the start of the European trading session. The euro also fell 0.3 percent to 125.53 yen EURJPY= and shed 0.1 percent against the dollar. EUR=
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday on safety buying after twin attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital triggered security alerts across western Europe.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last up 6/32 in price to yield 1.90 percent, down from 1.92 percent on Monday. The yields earlier fell as low as 1.88 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rallied more than 1 percent on Tuesday as investors sought assets seen as a haven from risk after deadly bomb attacks hit Brussels airport and a rush-hour Metro train in the Belgian capital.
Spot gold XAU= rallied to a high of $1,259.60 an ounce in the wake of the attacks, and was 0.9 percent higher at $1,254.30 an ounce at 1432 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for April delivery were up $10.60 an ounce at $1,254.80.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices steadied on Tuesday as the market waited to see whether signs of stronger demand in top consumer China are confirmed over coming months.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended unchanged at $5,065 a tonne. Prices of the metal, used in power and construction, are up about 17 percent since the middle of January due to improving sentiment about Chinese demand.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as shares on Wall Street pared losses and the euro recovered against the dollar after deadly blasts in Brussels prompted an initial flight risk from financial markets.
Brent was up 18 cents at $41.72 a barrel by 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 GMT), after hitting a session low of $40.97.
U.S. crude CLc1 slipped 15 cents to $41.37, recovering from an intraday low of $40.77.
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