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WELLINGTON/SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) - - --------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:26 / 2026 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200 5,108.605 -47.0 NZSX 50
6,035.0 -29.4 DJIA
17,562.75 -167.76 Nikkei
19,492.60 -205.55 NASDAQ
5,095.17 -6.64 FTSE
6,135.22 -88.30 S&P 500
2,062.32 -14.75 Hang Seng
21,905.13 -298.09 SPI 200 Fut
5,081.00 -28.00 STI
2,876.03 -24.89 SSEC
3,470.19 -66.74 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.850 +0.018 US 10 YR Bond
2.232 +0.007 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.550 -0.010 US 30 YR Bond
2.971 +0.022 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7206 0.7233 NZD US$
0.6629 0.6646 EUR US$
1.0890 1.0855 Yen US$
123.00 123.12 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,072.10
Silver (Lon)
14.16 Gold (NY)
1,069.99
Light Crude
37.61 TRJCRB Index
177.39 -1.17 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were down in a choppy trading session on Tuesday as oil prices pressured energy materials stocks for a fifth day and weak Chinese trade data reignited some fears of a global economic slowdown.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 153.06 points, or 0.86 percent, to 17,577.45, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 12.85 points, or 0.62 percent, to 2,064.22 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 2.08 points, or 0.04 percent, to 5,099.73.
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LONDON - A slump in Anglo American AAL.L shares hit UK-listed miners on Tuesday, dragging Britain's main share index to a fourth consecutive day of losses.
Anglo American shares fell 12.3 percent to a record low after the company suspended dividends for the second half of this year.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down by 1.4 percent at 6,135.22 points at its close, with the FTSE 350 Mining index .FTNMX1770 losing over 7 percent, its biggest one-day fall since the end of September.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday after sharp declines in oil and other commodity shares offset news that the economy had dodged a recession in the third quarter.
The Nikkei share average shed 1 percent to end the day at 19,492.60 points.
The broader Topix .TOPX fell 1 percent to 1,568.73, with all but two of its 33 subindexes in negative territory.
The JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 slipped 1 percent to 14,123.39.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are likely to extend losses on Wednesday, hauled down by weak oil prices and concerns about global growth.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.5 percent to 5,081.0, a 27.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close on Tuesday. The benchmark dropped 0.9 percent in the last session.
Australian services company Spotless Group SPO.AX will give an unscheduled investor briefing later in the session.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar soared against oil-linked currencies on Tuesday, touching an 11-year high against the Canadian dollar CAD=D3 and a 13-year high versus the Norwegian crown NOK= as concerns of excess supply and soft demand sent crude prices to near seven-year lows.
The dollar dropped 0.75 percent against the Swiss franc CHF= and 0.3 percent versus the yen JPY= . The euro EUR= moved briefly above $1.09 in afternoon trading, adding to a recovery from near 7-1/2-month lows sparked by the European Central Bank's less-than-expected deposit interest rate cut on Thursday.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt yields edged higher on Tuesday in choppy trading after falling the previous two sessions, but sentiment remained cautious with the continued drop in oil prices, suggesting inflation would remain subdued.
In late morning trading, U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were down 4/32 on the day to yield 2.241 percent, up from Monday's 2.234 percent.
The 30-year bond US30YT=RR fell 15/32 in price to yield 2.974 percent, up from 2.962 percent on Monday.
U.S. 2-year Treasury notes US2YT=RR , meanwhile, were little changed in price, with a yield of 0.947 percent, up from 0.935 percent on Monday. On Thursday, two-year yields hit 0.994 percent, their highest since May 2010.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose on Tuesday as the dollar receded slightly and stocks fell globally, though expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week kept gains in check.
Spot gold XAU= rose 0.3 percent to $1,073.18 an ounce at 2:42 p.m. EST (1942 GMT), while U.S. gold futures GCcv1 for February delivery settled up 10 cents at $1,075.30 an ounce.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices rose on Tuesday as the dollar slipped, but gains were capped by trade data from top consumer China, which fuelled worries about demand growth in the top consumer of the metal.
Benchmark three month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange closed up 0.7 percent at $4,587 a tonne.
Three-month aluminium CMAL3 ended down 0.5 percent at $1,477 a tonne, zinc CMZN3 finished unchanged at $1,531, lead CMPB3 gained 0.6 percent to close at $1,697, tin dropped 1.4 percent to $14,400 and nickel CMNI3 shed 0.6 percent to
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices steadied on Tuesday but not before plumbing new lows seen during the 2009 financial crisis as an intensifying supply glut sparked fears the world will run out of storage for crude.
Brent LCOc1 was down 10 cents at $40.63 a barrel by 2:15 p.m. EST (1915 GMT), after setting a session low at $39.81.
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