(Add Sydney stock market trend, update numbers) -----------------------(07:31 / 2131 GMT)----------------------- Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200
5,706.72 +19.83 NZSX 50
5,876.91 +14.98 DJIA
17,919.29 -181.12 Nikkei
0,000.00 +0.00 NASDAQ
5,208.12 -10.74 FTSE
6,769.07 -19.62 S&P 500
2,119.21 -9.07 Hang Seng
25,536.43 +131.62 SPI 200 Fut
5,619.00 -27.00 TRJCRB Index
212.01 +0.16 Bonds
AU 10 YR Bond
2.940 -0.010 US 10 YR Bond
2.331 -0.043 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.475 -0.005 US 30 YR Bond
3.067 -0.039 Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$
0.7426 0.7357 NZD US$
0.6628 0.6604 EUR US$
1.0945 1.0829 Yen US$
123.86 124.38 Commodities
Gold (Lon)
1105.60
Silver (Lon)
14.83
Gold (NY)
1096.55
Light Crude
50.36
---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday as results from IBM and United Technologies dampened early optimism over earnings season and after-the-bell declines in major tech shares suggested losses would continue on Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 181.12 points, or 1 percent, to 17,919.29, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 9.07 points, or 0.43 percent, to 2,119.21 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 10.74 points, or 0.21 percent, to 5,208.12.
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LONDON - Britain's top stock index edged lower on Tuesday as a mixed set of corporate results and lingering concern over commodity price falls outweighed a rebound in gold-mining companies and a rally in car insurers.
The FTSE 100 index .FTSE closed down 0.3 percent at 6,769.07 points after gaining 0.2 percent in the previous session. Receding fears over Greece have helped British and European shares rally in recent weeks, although UK equities remain 5 percent below April's record high.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to near four-week highs on Tuesday, supported by growing expectations for strong first-quarter earnings while gains in Chinese shares also underpinned sentiment.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.9 percent higher at 20,841.97, the highest closing level since June 24.
The broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.7 percent to 1,673.88 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 .JPXNK400 advanced 0.6 percent to 15,110.63.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares will likely to have a weak start on Wednesday, tracking a subdued Wall Street following disappointing earnings. Falling gold prices may also weigh on natural resources stocks.
Local share price index futures .AXJO dipped 0.5 percent overnight, to sit at a 87.7-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO on Tuesday. The benchmark rose 0.35 percent in the last session, up for a sixth straight session.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The euro on Tuesday rebounded from three-month lows against the dollar as an easing of pessimism about Greece had traders paring bearish bets, while the yen rose versus the greenback on upbeat remarks on inflation from the Bank of Japan chief.
The euro EUR= was up 1.1 percent at $1.0940 in late U.S. trading after retesting a near three-month low of $1.0808 set on Monday. It is down 1.7 percent so far this month.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices were little changed on Tuesday on uncertainty that the Federal Reserve will hike rates in September, while reduced concerns over Greece stymied demand for U.S. government debt.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR were last up 2/32 in price to yield 2.37 percent, roughly unchanged from late Monday. U.S. 30-year bonds US30YT=RR were last down 1/32 to yield 3.10 percent, from a yield of 3.11 percent late Monday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold edged higher on Tuesday, the day after it took its deepest dive in years and hit five-year lows, with many dealers bracing for more losses on expectations for a rise in U.S. interest rates and subdued demand from India.
On Tuesday, spot gold XAU= was up 0.2 percent at $1,098.58 per ounce at 3:00 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT), but traders remained uneasy due to another day of unusually large trading volumes in China, where many suspect the selling spree originated.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices slipped on Tuesday as the market worried about prospects for demand in top consumer China, where growth has slowed, but a weaker dollar helped cap losses.
Copper CMCU ended down at $5,455 a tonne from $5,480 at Monday's close.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil futures clung to gains in volatile trading as the U.S. front-month August contract headed to expiration on Tuesday, with the weaker dollar providing support.
U.S. August crude CLQ5 was up 27 cents at $50.42 a barrel at 12:11 p.m. EDT (1611 GMT), having slipped to $49.77 intraday.
U.S. September CLU5 crude was up 32 cents at $50.76.
Brent September LCOc1 crude was up 16 cents at $56.81, having swung from $56.33 to $57.44.
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