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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,257.79 +6.99 NZSX 50
6,894.35 +22.1 DJIA
18,377.05 +117.45 Nikkei
17,171.38 -5.83 NASDAQ
5,205.54 +39.36 FTSE
6,843.13 +36.23 S&P 500
2,143.92 +12.40 Hang Seng
22,909.47 +108.07 SPI 200 Fut
5,277.00 +32.00 STI
2,820.24 +19.29 SSEC
3,148.02 +14.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.387 +0.026 US 10 YR Bond
1.873 +0.045 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.830 +0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.637 +0.035 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7737 0.7698 NZD US$
0.7361 0.7329 EUR US$
1.1012 1.1044 Yen US$
105.15 104.39 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,282.35
Silver (Lon)
18.32 Gold (NY)
1,281.32
Light Crude
45.26 TRJCRB Index
183.93 +0.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks moved higher on Tuesday afternoon, with market sources citing projections from data firm VoteCastr favoring Democrat Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 135.22 points, or 0.74 percent, to 18,394.82; the S&P 500 .SPX gained 14.8 points, or 0.69 percent, to 2,146.32; and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 46.97 points, or 0.91 percent, to 5,213.15.
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LONDON -Britain's top share index rose slightly on Tuesday in choppy trade as voting in the U.S. election got underway, with better-than expected-results from Primark-owner AB Foods (LON:ABF) helping to support shares.
The stock was the stand-out mover on the FTSE 100, which ended a choppy session 0.5 percent higher at 6,843.13 points.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average ended little changed in choppy trade on Tuesday, with cautious investors opting to stay on the sidelines before the U.S. presidential election.
The Nikkei .N225 ended 0.03 percent lower at 17,171.38 points after flirting with positive territory briefly.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose against the safe-haven Japanese yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday, but was overall little moved as investors bet on victory for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election that had already been largely priced into the market.
The dollar index .DXY was flat on Tuesday at 97.775. It rose 0.35 percent against the yen to 104.81 yen JPY= and about 0.15 percent against the Swiss franc CHF= to 0.9755 franc.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. long-dated Treasury yields were slightly lower on Tuesday in quiet trading as investors awaited the results of the U.S. presidential election.
In mid-morning trading, benchmark 10-year note yields were flat in price US10YT=RR to yield 1.827 percent, little changed from Monday's 1.828 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold inched higher on Tuesday as the dollar dropped and investors remained cautious ahead of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election
Spot gold XAU= was up just 0.1 percent at $1,282.93 an ounce by 1508 GMT. The metal posted the biggest daily loss in a month on Monday. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 were up $3.10 at $1,282.80 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices hit one-year highs on Tuesday as expectations of stronger demand in top consumer China and optimism that Democrat Hillary Clinton will win the U.S. presidential election boosted sentiment and spurred buying.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended up 2.7 percent at $5,235.50 a tonne. Earlier it hit $5,248.50, its highest since Oct. 23, 2015, as funds jumped on the uptrend after a break of key resistance around $5,150.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, paring earlier gains in line with U.S. stock markets as voters head to the polls to elect the next president of the United States.
Brent futures LCOc1 edged up 8 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $46.07 a barrel at 11:27 a.m. EST (1627 GMT). U.S. crude CLc1 rose a penny to $44.90 per barrel.
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