(Adds Australian shares and new figures throughout) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Snapshot at: 07:27 / 2027 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,457.50 -6.90 NZSX 50
6,901.75 -1.21 DJIA
19,121.34 +23.44 Nikkei
18,307.04 -49.85 NASDAQ
5,385.03 +16.21 FTSE
6,772.00 -27.47 S&P 500
2,205.77 +4.05 Hang Seng
22,737.07 -93.50 SPI 200 Fut
5,470.00 +8.00 STI
2,879.14 +4.49 SSEC
3,283.36 +6.36 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.710 +0.004 US 10 YR Bond
2.298 -0.022 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.130 +0.005 US 30 YR Bond
2.946 -0.036 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7484 0.7471 NZD US$
0.7123 0.7086 EUR US$
1.0642 1.0602 Yen US$
112.36 112.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,186.55
Silver (Lon)
16.64 Gold (NY)
1,193.38
Light Crude
45.33 TRJCRB Index
183.98 -3.78 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday, pushing the Nasdaq to a record high, with an upbeat outlook from UnitedHealth lifting health insurers.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was up 38.83 points, or 0.2 percent, to 19,136.73, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 7.48 points, or 0.34 percent, to 2,209.2 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 31.77 points, or 0.59 percent, to 5,400.58.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell on Tuesday, underperforming other European markets as energy and mining stocks were hit by weaker oil and metals prices.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE , which is more heavily weighted towards commodity-related stocks than continental European indexes, fell 0.4 percent.
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks dropped on Tuesday in thin trade after Wall Street fell, while a stronger yen hurt sentiment and insurers took a breather from recent gains.
The Nikkei .N225 slipped 0.3 percent to 18,307.04.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open flat on Wednesday morning, with sliding oil prices likely to be offset by a positive lead from Wall Street, where better-than-expected economic growth figures pushed stocks higher.
Local share price futures YAPcm1 rose 6 points or 0.1 percent overnight, to 5,468 points - a 0.2 percent discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.13 percent on Tuesday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell on Tuesday as the greenback consolidated its position against most major currencies following a roller-coaster 24 hours which traders say may just be a precursor to three weeks of risk-packed events including the Federal Reserve's December policy meeting.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, scaled to a nearly 14-year peak of 102.050 .DXY on Thursday before profit-taking and oil price jitters brought it back down to earth. It has continued to move lower this week, but has remained in a tight range.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields inched higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected U.S. gross domestic product data supported expectations for a faster pace of Federal Reserve rate increases next year, while month-end buying and uncertainty ahead of key events limited the rise.
Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury notes US10YT=RR were last down 4/32 in price, with yields rising to 2.3358 percent from 2.320 percent late Monday.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices fell on Tuesday due to expectations of rising U.S. interest rates and improving sentiment for global economic growth, which mean investors are likely to favor risk assets such as equities.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.4 percent at $1,188.30 an ounce by 2:22 p.m. EST (1922 GMT), from a session low at $1,180.85. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled down 0.2 percent at $1,187.90.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Lead and zinc fell more than 6 percent on Tuesday from the previous day's multi-year peaks, as sliding oil prices and perceptions that a post-U.S. election rally had become overstretched prompted selling.
London Metal Exchange lead CMPB3 closed down 6.7 percent at $2,354 a tonne, its biggest one-day drop in more than five years, while zinc CMZN3 ended the day down 6.6 percent at $2,710, its biggest daily fall since Nov. 2010.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil slumped 4 percent on Tuesday as OPEC's leading oil exporters struggled to agree on a deal to cut production to reduce global oversupply and boost prices, with Iran and Iraq at loggerheads with Saudi Arabia a day ahead of meeting.
Brent futures LCOc1 fell $1.86, or 3.9 percent, to settle at $46.38 a barrel, while U.S. crude CLc1 lost $1.85, or 3.9 percent, to $45.23. That was the biggest daily percentage decline for Brent since September.
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