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NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,250.80 +69.98 NZSX 50
6,872.27 +163.80 DJIA
18,246.55 +358.27 Nikkei
17,177.21 +271.85 NASDAQ
5,167.77 +121.40 FTSE
6,806.90 +113.64 S&P 500
2,130.72 +45.54 Hang Seng
22,801.40 +158.78 SPI 200 Fut
5,253.00 +13.00 STI
2,800.95 +12.15 SSEC
3,133.40 +8.08 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.365 +0.009 US 10 YR Bond
1.826 +0.043 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.825 +0.015 US 30 YR Bond
2.601 +0.031 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7715 0.7676 NZD US$
0.7324 0.7306 EUR US$
1.1043 1.1063 Yen US$
104.50 104.41 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,283.05
Silver (Lon)
18.23 Gold (NY)
1,303.75
Light Crude
44.93 TRJCRB Index
183.50 +0.99 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street rallied on Monday, the eve of the U.S. presidential election, as Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton's prospects brightened after the FBI said it would not press criminal charges related to her use of a private email server.
At 2:02 pm ET, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 1.97 percent at 18,241.18 points and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 2.12 percent to 2,129.33.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 2.36 percent to 5,165.46.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index ended higher on Monday, with mining companies tracking a rally in metals prices after the FBI again said no charges regarding her email practices would be brought again Hillary Clinton, viewed by markets as a status quo candidate with more predictable policies.
The blue chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE , up nearly 8 percent this year, closed 1.7 percent higher after falling for a fifth straight session on Friday to a seven-week low. The mid-cap index .FTMC also advanced to close up 1.1 percent.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday, buoyed by a recovery in global risk appetite after news that U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will not face charges from the latest probe into her use of a private email server.
The broader Topix .TOPX finished up 1.2 percent at 1,362.80, while the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 also added 1.2 percent to 12,212.46.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to edge higher on Tuesday, drawing support from a stronger Wall Street, extending gains into a second consecutive session.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.2 percent to 5,249, a 1.8-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO on Monday. The benchmark rose 1.3 percent in the last session.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Monday after the FBI decided that U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will not face criminal charges, which was seen as a boost to her chances of winning Tuesday's contest with Republican rival Donald Trump.
The greenback gained 0.75 percent against a basket of currencies .DXY after getting hammered last week when FBI Director James Comey said the agency was looking at another large batch of Clinton emails, strengthening chances of a Trump victory, an outcome that was seen as likely to send shock waves through financial markets.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday, as risk appetite improved after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation cleared Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of any wrongdoing in the use of a private email server.
In mid-morning trading, benchmark 10-year note yields were down 10/32 in price US10YT=RR to yield 1.820 percent, up from Friday's 1.783 percent.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices fell on Monday as the dollar and stocks rallied on news Hillary Clinton would not face criminal charges over her use of a private email server, boosting her chances of winning the U.S. presidential election.
The spot gold price XAU= was down 1.5 percent at $1,283.81 an ounce by 1450 GMT, close to an earlier session low of $1,283.12. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 also fell 1.5 percent to trade at $1,284.8.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper reached its highest price since March on Monday after the FBI cleared U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing after further investigation of her email practices, boosting global markets before Tuesday's election.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed up 2 percent to $5,098 a tonne, the highest since March 18.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices edged higher on Monday, supported by a rebound in other asset classes after news that U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will not face charges over her emails, but gains were capped by a rallying dollar and doubts over OPEC's planned production cuts.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 traded at $44.36 per barrel at 12:54 a.m. (1854 GMT), up 29 cents, or 0.7 percent.
Brent crude LCOc1 was up 10 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $45.68 a barrel.
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