(Updates prices to New York close) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 2112 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,099.23 -20.26 NZSX 50
6,005.22 +2.41 DJIA
17,758.21 +27.73 Nikkei
19,671.26 +28.52 NASDAQ
5,083.24 -12.06 FTSE
6,275.28 -19.88 S&P 500
2,081.72 +3.14 Hang Seng
22,401.70 -325.07 SPI 200 Fut
5,079.00 +3.00 STI
2,997.72 -12.75 SSEC
3,642.46 -4.42 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.881 -0.029 US 10 YR Bond
2.335 -0.007 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.555 -0.030 US 30 YR Bond
3.108 +0.001 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7027 0.7053 NZD US$
0.6536 0.6527 EUR US$
1.0716 1.0742 Yen US$
123.20 123.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,087.10
Silver (Lon)
14.40 Gold (NY)
1,091.71
Light Crude
44.12 TRJCRB Index
189.42 +0.19 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday as gains in Walt Disney DIS.N and Amazon.com AMZN.O were offset by a drop in Apple Inc AAPL.O and investors hunkered down for a potential interest rate hike next month.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 27.93 points, or 0.16 percent, to 17,758.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 3.23 points, or 0.16 percent, to 2,081.81 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 12.06 points, or 0.24 percent, to 5,083.24.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index extended the previous session's losses on Tuesday as a sharp decline in metal prices weighed on miners, eclipsing positive updates from companies such as Vodafone VOD.L and Experian EXPN.L .
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.3 percent at 6,275.28 points at the close after shedding 0.9 percent in the previous session. The index is down more than 4 percent so far this year.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei edged up to a 2-1/2-month high on Tuesday in a choppy session after futures were bought in late trade, spurred by positive risk sentiment after last week's solid U.S. jobs data kept the dollar well bid against the yen.
The Nikkei share average .N225 erased its earlier losses and ended 0.2 percent higher, or up 28.52 points, to 19,671.26, the highest closing level since Aug. 20.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks are set for a subdued start on Wednesday following an uninspiring performance on Wall Street, while softness in commodity prices could keep a lid on the resources sector.
Pointing to a flat open, stock index futures YAPcm1 edged up a mere 0.1 percent to 5,079.0, a 20.2-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO .
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar climbed on Tuesday to a 6-1/2-month high against the euro and a seven-month peak against the Swiss franc, propelled by expectations of divergent interest rate moves from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank.
The dollar index .DXY hit its highest since April, rising 0.4 percent to 99.371. The dollar edged up 0.3 percent against the euro EUR= to $1.0711.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday with benchmark yields retreating from a more than three-month peak on demand from investors seeking bargains after a market sell-off on worries about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in December.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes US10YT=RR were up 6/32 in price, erasing a modest decline earlier. The 10-year yield was 2.320 percent, down 2 basis points from Monday. It reached 2.377 percent on Monday, its highest intraday level since July 21.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold fell toward a three-month low on Tuesday as the dollar hit a seven-month peak on prospects the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December, while silver and platinum extended losses to multi-week troughs.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,088.06 an ounce at 2022 GMT, while U.S. gold for December delivery GCZ5 settled up 40 cents at $1,088.50 an ounce.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc prices tumbled to their lowest in over five years on Tuesday, hit by a strong dollar, worries about oversupply and concern over faltering demand in top metals consumer China.
Three-month zinc CMZN3 on the London Metal Exchange closed down 2.4 percent at $1,605 a tonne, paring losses after touching a low of $1,576, the weakest since June 2010. Zinc has shed 26 percent so far this year.
Copper CMCU3 dropped 0.8 percent to finish at $4,925.50 a tonne after falling as far as $4,904.50 a tonne, its weakest since Aug. 26.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude prices rose on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency noted a sharp drop in oil investment, though the broader picture of an oversupplied market limited any gains as traders focused on inventory data due later in the day.
U.S. crude CLc1 settled up 34 cents at $44.21 a barrel. Brent crude LCOc1 was up 24 cents at $47.43 a barrel by 1931 GMT, having previously fallen for four trading days in a row.
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