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NetChng
NetChng DJIA
17,582.57 -41.30 Nikkei
17,048.55 +323.74 NASDAQ
4,821.66 +12.79 FTSE
6,192.74 +8.16 S&P 500
2,049.80 -1.80 Hang Seng
20,666.75 -17.40 SPI 200 Fut
5,156.00 -7.00 STI
2,880.65 -0.04 SSEC
3,000.67 -18.13 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.630 +0.014 US 10 YR Bond
1.944 +0.023 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.090 +0.055 US 30 YR Bond
2.722 -0.008 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7619 0.7616 NZD US$
0.6749 0.6758 EUR US$
1.1215 1.1253 Yen US$
112.35 112.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,252.50
Silver (Lon)
15.88 Gold (NY)
1,243.29
Light Crude
41.20 TRJCRB Index
177.12 +0.75 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street closed slightly lower on Tuesday, bouncing back from an initial selloff that followed deadly attacks in Brussels, as declines in consumer and telecom stocks were more than offset by a jump in shares in the healthcare sector.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 41.3 points, or 0.23 percent, to 17,582.57, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.8 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,049.8 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 12.79 points, or 0.27 percent, to 4,821.66.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index inched higher on Tuesday, as investors flocked to safe haven assets after travel and leisure stocks fell following explosions at Brussels airport and a metro station in the city
Britain's FTSE 100 index .FTSE was up 0.1 percent at 6,192.74 points at its close, having touched its lowest level since March 11 in early trade.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open marginally lower on Wednesday as market sentiment turned negative after deadly bomb attacks hit Brussels airport and a rush-hour Metro train in the Belgian capital.
The local share price index futures fell 0.1 percent to 5,156.0 to sit at a 10.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed down 0.3 percent on Tuesday.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average soared to a one-week high on Tuesday as the dollar rose against the yen after two U.S. Federal Reserve officials supported the case for an interest rate hike sooner rather than later.
The Nikkei .N225 rose 1.9 percent to 17,048.55, the highest closing level since March 15.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose on Tuesday, erasing earlier losses tied to a global market sell-off in which investors dumped stocks and riskier assets after an attack in Brussels left hundreds wounded and at least 30 dead.
Sterling GBP= was the day's biggest mover, falling by more than 1 percent to its lowest level against the dollar in a week. Analysts said the attacks on Brussels' airport and a rush-hour metro train might sway more voters to favor Britain leaving the EU in a June referendum.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after Chicago's Federal Reserve president struck a bullish tone on the U.S. economy, and as new corporate debt sales weighed on the market.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 4/32 in price to yield 1.94 percent, up from 1.92 percent on Monday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose on Tuesday as investors sought assets seen as havens from risk after deadly bomb attacks hit Brussels airport and a rush-hour Metro train in the Belgian capital.
Spot gold XAU= rallied more than 1 percent to a high of $1,259.60 an ounce following the attacks, before paring some of those gains.
At 4:08 p.m. EDT (2008 GMT), it was 0.3 percent higher at $1,248 an ounce. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for April delivery settled up $4.40 an ounce at $1,248.60.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices steadied on Tuesday as the market waited to see whether signs of stronger demand in top consumer China are confirmed over coming months.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended unchanged at $5,065 a tonne. Prices of the metal, used in power and construction, are up about 17 percent since the middle of January due to improving sentiment about Chinese demand.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. crude retreated from the year's high as oil prices settled steady to a shade firmer on Tuesday after deadly blasts in Brussels, taking their lead from a Wall Street rebound ahead of oil inventory data.
Brent crude LCOc1 settled up 25 cents at $41.79 a barrel, rebounding from a session low of $40.97.
U.S. crude CLc1 finished down 7 cents at $41.45, after falling as low as $40.77 earlier.
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