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117.65 117.32 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
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30.50 TRJCRB Index
162.07 -2.16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks climbed in volatile trading on Tuesday as energy shares turned higher and Apple (O:AAPL) and other technology shares added to gains.
At 3:23 p.m., the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 96.56 points, or 0.59 percent, to 16,495.13, the S&P 500 .SPX had gained 11.45 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,935.12 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC had added 35.51 points, or 0.77 percent, to 4,673.50.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index climbed higher on Tuesday, recovering from some of the previous session's losses as the retail sector rallied on the back of solid results and upbeat industry data.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed up 1 percent at 5,929.24 points - still down 17 percent from a record high of 7,122.74 points reached last April, with stock markets around the world having been impacted by a slowdown in China.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, weighed down by plunging crude oil prices that continue to damage risk appetite.
The Nikkei share average slipped 2.7 percent to 17,218.96, extending earlier losses for its lowest closing since almost a year ago, when the benchmark index closed at 16,864.16 on January 16, 2015.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are expected to open higher on Wednesday, firming for the first time in nine sessions, though concerns over the Chinese economy and weak commodity prices provided a ceiling to gains.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.4 percent to 4,901.0, a 24.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO .
For a full report, double click on .AXJO
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose for a third straight session on Tuesday as gains on Wall Street and calmer financial markets enhanced appetite for currencies that offer higher yield.
In mid-morning New York trading, the dollar was up 0.4 percent against a basket of currencies to 99.078 .DXY .
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Tuesday in choppy trading as oil prices resumed their decline and ahead of a Treasury sale of $24 billion of three-year notes, increasing appetite for safe-haven U.S. government debt.
The Treasury's $24 billion sale of three-year notes US3YT=RR is expected to contribute to the flattening of the yield curve. Traders also expect there to be strong investor demand for the notes.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold fell for a third straight session on Tuesday as a rebound in European and U.S. stock markets undermined the metal's appeal as a haven from risk, and as the dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies..
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,090.30 an ounce at 2:39 p.m. EST (1939 GMT), while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for February delivery settled down 1 percent at $1,085.20 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Nickel prices slid to their weakest levels in over 12 years on Tuesday, amid worries about high inventories, while copper sunk to fresh 6-1/2 year lows on persistent worries over China's economy.
LME three-month nickel CMNI3 , which was the worst performer on the LME last year with losses of over 40 percent, tumbled to $8,120 a tonne, the lowest since May 2003, before paring losses to close at $8,220, a decline of 0.6 percent.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil fell briefly below $30 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a relentless selloff that has wiped almost 20 percent off prices this year amid deepening concerns about fragile Chinese demand and the absence of output restraint.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude(WTI) CLc1 was down $1.19 at $30.22 per barrel as of 2:19 p.m. EST (1919 GMT), a 3.7 percent loss, after touching a low of $29.93, which was last seen in December 2003.
Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 had dropped 97 cents to $30.58 a barrel, for a 3.1 percent loss, after hitting a low of $30.34.
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