(Updates prices, table) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:54 / 2054 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,290.47 -27.26 S&P/ASX 200
5,290.47 -27.26 DJIA
18,037.10 -105.32 Nikkei
17,442.40 +17.38 NASDAQ
5,153.58 -35.56 FTSE
6,917.14 -37.08 S&P 500
2,111.72 -14.43 Hang Seng
23,147.07 +212.53 SPI 200 Fut
5,226.00 -36.00 STI
2,813.69 -0.18 SSEC
3,122.03 +21.54 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.373 -0.022 US 10 YR Bond
1.831 -0.003 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.750 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond
2.581 -0.007 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7649 0.7656 NZD US$
0.7177 0.7162 EUR US$
1.1054 1.0963 Yen US$
104.14 104.80 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,288.45
Silver (Lon)
18.34 Gold (NY)
1,277.28
Light Crude
46.41 TRJCRB Index
185.81 -0.47 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street sold off on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing at the lowest level since July 7, amid growing concern over the impending U.S. presidential election and prospects for higher U.S. interest rates.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 105.32 points, or 0.58 percent, to 18,037.1, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 35.56 points, or 0.69 percent, to 5,153.58.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell slightly on Tuesday, with Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) STAN.L and BP (LON:BP) BP.L leading the broader market lower after their results failed to impress investors.
Standard Chartered dropped 5.4 percent, the top faller on the blue-chip FTSE 100 .FTSE , after the bank reported a decline in third quarter income and warned of compliance troubles ahead.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan held policy steady, as expected, while disappointing earnings forecasts from some bellwether companies capped gains.
The benchmark Nikkei share average .N225 rose 0.1 percent to 17,442.40, after trading in negative territory.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open down nearly 1 percent on Wednesday, under pressure from a weaker Wall Street.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 slipped 0.7 percent to 5,226, which was a 64.47-point discount to the close of the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO on Monday. The benchmark edged down 0.5 percent in the last session.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hit its lowest level in nearly three weeks against the euro on Tuesday on U.S. political uncertainty, while the Mexican peso hit a more than three-week low on fears that Republican Donald Trump might win the U.S. presidential election.
The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, fell about 0.8 percent to a nearly two-week low of 97.640. The index had gained 3.1 percent in October to mark its strongest month in just under a year.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury prices ended higher on Tuesday after stocks fell to their lowest levels since July, increasing demand for safe-haven assets as uncertainty over next week's U.S. presidential election weighed on investor sentiment.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR ended up 4/32 in price to yield 1.83 percent.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold, silver and platinum rallied to one-month highs on Tuesday as concerns over the outcome of the U.S. election sparked losses in stocks and the dollar, prompting investors to seek out precious metals as a haven from risk.
Spot gold XAU= hit its highest since early October at $1,289.53 an ounce and was up 0.8 percent at $1,287.40 an ounce at 1440 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery were up $15.30 an ounce at $1,288.40.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Zinc rose to a fresh five-year high on Tuesday on expectations of tight supply, while a softer dollar helped tin reach a two-year peak and aluminium its highest in 15 months.
Benchmark zinc CMZN3 on the LME reached a peak of $2,485, its highest since August 2011, before easing. It closed 0.3 percent higher at $2,465 a tonne.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil settled down on Tuesday after hitting one-month lows, ahead of data likely to show a U.S. crude inventory build and on renewed doubts about whether OPEC will follow through with proposed output cuts.
Brent crude LCOc1 settled down 47 cents, or 1 percent, at $48.14 a barrel. Its session low was $47.72, the lowest since Sept 28.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 fell 19 cents, or 0.4 percent, to settle at $46.67 per barrel after a one-month low at $46.20.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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