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5,998.99 -2.03 DJIA
17,779.52 +198.09 Nikkei
18,903.02 +125.98 NASDAQ
5,095.27 +65.13 FTSE
6,437.80 +72.53 S&P 500
2,090.35 +24.46 Hang Seng
22,956.57 -186.16 SPI 200 Fut
5,349.00 +43.00 STI
3,040.51 -12.02 SSEC
3,375.16 -59.17 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
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2.096 +0.068 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.320 +0.030 US 30 YR Bond
2.877 +0.026 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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0.6682 0.6727 EUR US$
1.0920 1.1038 Yen US$
121.01 120.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,179.60
Silver (Lon)
15.92 Gold (NY)
1,166.55
Light Crude
45.99 TRJCRB Index
195.07 +3.74 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended sharply higher after a volatile session on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve gave a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy by signaling a December interest rate hike was still on the table.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 197.35 points, or 1.12 percent, to 17,778.78, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 24.32 points, or 1.18 percent, to 2,090.21 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 65.55 points, or 1.3 percent, to 5,095.69.
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LONDON - Britain's top equity index headed back towards two-month highs reached at the end of last week, lifted by gains in gold mining companies' stocks, BT BT.L and GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L , which rose after posting better-than-expected earnings.
Randgold (L:RRS) and Fresnillo (L:FRES) were the best-performing stocks on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE , which climbed 1.1 percent to 6,437.80 points, close to its highest level in two months.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks were nudged higher by earnings-related news on Wednesday, although many investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day and a Bank of Japan review on Friday.
The Nikkei .N225 share average ended 0.7 percent higher at 18,903.02.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are poised for a strong start on Thursday tracking gains in Wall Street although weak metal prices could cap gains.
The share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.8 percent, sitting at a 13.8-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark edged 0.2 percent lower on Wednesday to 5,335.2 at the close of trade.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar soared to its highest level in more than two months against the euro on Wednesday, propelled by renewed expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest rates in December.
In late trading, the euro was down 1.2 percent at $1.0915 EUR= , after falling below $1.09 to its weakest level since early August. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar touched 121 and was last at 121.16 yen, up 0.6 percent JPY= .
The dollar also advanced against the Swiss franc, to 0.9959 franc CHF= , the highest since mid-March. It last traded up 0.9 percent at 0.9949.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Yields on U.S. short-to-medium dated Treasuries rose to one-month highs on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left the door open for a possible rate increase in December.
U.S. two-year and five-year Treasuries yields rose to their highest levels in a month at 0.7230 percent and 1.472 percent, respectively, according to Reuters data. US2YT=RR US5YT=RR
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries yields US10YT=RR was last 2.083 percent, up over 5 basis points from late on Tuesday. The 10-year yield hit 2.106 percent, the highest in 2-1/2 weeks.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices fell 1 percent on Wednesday, in the metal's weakest session in a month, as the market turned lower after the U.S. Federal Reserve left the door open to a possible interest rate hike in December and the dollar .DXY hit a 2-1/2-month high.
Spot gold XAU= was down 1.1 percent at $1,153.73 at 2:52 p.m. EDT (1852 GMT), after falling to $1,152, its lowest since Oct. 13. Prices rose more than 1 percent earlier in the session when the dollar had weakened against a basket of major currencies.
U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled up 0.9 percent at $1,176.10 an ounce prior to the Fed's policy statement.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Aluminium prices tumbled to six-year lows on Wednesday as traders fretted about the likelihood of large surpluses this year and next and the lack of substantial output cuts to balance the market.
Benchmark aluminium CMAL3 on the London Metal Exchange slumped to $1,460 a tonne in early trade, its lowest since June 2009. It later recovered to close at $1,484 for a slender 0.5 percent gain on Tuesday's close.
Three-month copper CMCU3 closed down 0.3 percent to $5,204 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. crude oil prices rose 6 percent on Wednesday after the government reported an inventory build that reversed bearish market expectations, extending gains from an earlier rally triggered by what was described as a big algorithmic trade.
U.S. crude CLc1 settled up $2.74 at $45.94 a barrel, after hitting a session high at $46.01. Brent LCOc1 , the global benchmark for oil, closed up $2.24 at $49.05.
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