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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
4,918.43 -195.07 NZSX 50
5,612.42 -87.4 DJIA
16,050.20 +48.31 Nikkei
16,930.84 -714.27 NASDAQ
4,539.46 -4.51 FTSE
5,909.24 -49.62 S&P 500
1,887.44 +5.67 Hang Seng
20,556.60 -629.72 SPI 200 Fut
4,924.00 +40.00 STI
2,787.94 -3.98 SSEC
3,036.77 -63.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.593 +0.015 US 10 YR Bond
2.058 -0.037 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.295 +0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.858 -0.012 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.6982 0.6943 NZD US$
0.6340 0.6302 EUR US$
1.1234 1.1268 Yen US$
119.82 119.41 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,132.10
Silver (Lon)
14.60 Gold (NY)
1,131.65
Light Crude
45.25 TRJCRB Index
193.57 +0.77 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks gave up some of their early gains in afternoon trading on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid lingering concerns about the health of the global economy.
At 14:00 a.m. ET (1800 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 56.79 points, or 0.35 percent, at 16,058.68, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 7.11 points, or 0.38 percent, at 1,888.88 and the Nasdaq composite .IXIC was up 5.82 points, or 0.13 percent, at 4,549.79.
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index fell on Tuesday, with a rebound for the mining sector failing to offset the impact of a cut in revenue growth prospects from plumbing supplies group Wolseley (LONDON:WOS) WOS.L and the ripple effect from a U.S. healthcare sell-off. The FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.8 percent at 5,909.24 points at its close, underperforming the broader pan-European FTSEurofirst 300. FTEU3
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks tumbled more than 4 percent and turned negative for the year on Tuesday, as fears about China's cooling economy rippled through global markets and pummelled shares of commodity-linked firms and shippers.
The Nikkei .N225 stumbled 4.1 percent to 16,930.84 points, the lowest closing level since mid-January. It was the biggest daily drop since Aug. 24, and wiped out the benchmark's year-to-date gains.
For a full report, double click on .T
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar traded mixed on Tuesday, with volatility in global markets dulling prospects for U.S. interest rates increases, while Canada's and Australia's battered commodity-related currencies gained.
The U.S. dollar index .DXY fluttered around flat and was last ahead 0.07 percent as dealers treaded carefully ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report likely to confirm the relative vigor of America's labor market.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday, with benchmark yields touching their lowest levels in a month, as global equity prices fell to a two-year low on concerns about weak worldwide growth.
In morning U.S. trading, 10-year Treasuries US10YT=RR were up 6/32 in price to yield 2.086 percent, after hitting a low of 2.06 percent, the lowest yield for the benchmark 10-year since August 26. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR rose 6/32 in price to yield 2.869 percent, its lowest in a month, during morning trading.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Platinum prices fell below $900 an ounce on Tuesday for the first time since January 2009, hurt by fears that the Volkswagen (XETRA:VOWG) emissions scandal would cut demand from carmakers and perceptions that the market remains oversupplied.
Platinum's discount to gold reached its widest since August 2012 at $224 an ounce. Spot gold XAU= was up 0.1 percent at $1,133.36 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery were up $1.30 an ounce at $1,133.00.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper steadied on Tuesday after hitting a one-month low, but fears that a sharp slowdown in China will dent demand for commodities persisted, sending shares of commodity firms lower.
Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended up 0.1 percent at $4,970 a tonne, having struck its weakest since late August at $4,915.50. The metal is not far off a six-year low of $4,855 hit in August.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday, with benchmark yields touching their lowest levels in a month, as global equity prices fell to a two-year low on concerns about weak worldwide growth.
In morning U.S. trading, 10-year Treasuries US10YT=RR were up 6/32 in price to yield 2.086 percent, after hitting a low of 2.06 percent, the lowest yield for the benchmark 10-year since August 26. The 30-year bond US30YT=RR rose 6/32 in price to yield 2.869 percent, its lowest in a month, during morning trading.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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