(Updates with fresh numbers throughout, adds Sydney pre-open) ----------------------------------------------------------------
07:20 / 2120 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,929.27 +16.39 NZSX 50
7,251.89 +13.03 DJIA
20,651.30 -6.72 Nikkei
18,747.87 -50.01 NASDAQ
5,866.77 -14.15 FTSE
7,365.50 +16.56 S&P 500
2,353.78 -3.38 Hang Seng
24,088.46 -173.72 SPI 200 Fut
5,936.00 +18.00 STI
3,174.75 -6.70 SSEC
3,288.19 +18.80 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.514 -0.024 US 10 YR Bond
2.298 -0.063 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.050 -0.030 US 30 YR Bond
2.930 -0.056 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7501 0.7502 NZD US$
0.6958 0.6947 EUR US$
1.0605 1.0588 Yen US$
109.60 110.53 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,252.90
Silver (Lon)
18.30 Gold (NY)
1,254.23
Light Crude
53.40 TRJCRB Index
188.00 +0.37 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended down but well off the day's lows on Tuesday, with worries over geopolitical risks dragging down sentiment as investors readied for the start of U.S. earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI ended down 6.72 points, or 0.03 percent, to 20,651.3, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.38 points, or 0.14 percent, to 2,353.78 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 14.15 points, or 0.24 percent, to 5,866.77.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - A sharp drop in shares of Apple-supplier Dialog Semiconductor dominated trading in otherwise muted European stock markets on Tuesday as a shortened week and risk-off sentiment kept investors from making big bets.
The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX ended flat as gains in the luxury goods sectors offset weakness in chipmakers and financials. Better-than-expected quarterly sales at LVMH LVMH.PA lifted shares of the world's largest luxury goods maker to a record high.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, as rising geopolitical tensions over North Korea, a stronger yen and renewed uncertainty in the French presidential election hurt investor sentiment.
The Nikkei .N225 dropped 0.3 percent to 18,747.87, while the broader Topix .TOPX shed 0.3 percent to 1,495.10, though trading was slow with the turnover at the Tokyo Stock Exchange's main board hitting its lowest in almost a month.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are poised for a weak start on Wednesday, tracking global cues. Local share prices index futures YAPcm1 edged 0.3 percent higher overnight to 5,936 points, a 6.7-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark ended at 5,929.27 on Tuesday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell broadly on Tuesday as geopolitical risk and declining U.S. Treasury yields pushed traders out of the greenback.
The dollar fell more than 1 percent against the yen JPY= and was last trading at 109.67 yen, its lowest since Nov. 17. The dollar index .DXY , which gauges the U.S. currency against a basket of six major peers, was off 0.3 percent on the day at 100.71.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - The U.S. government debt market rallied on Tuesday with the 30-year yield touching near three-month lows as fresh concerns about the French presidential election and possible U.S. military action against Syria and North Korea spurred safe-haven demand for Treasuries.
U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yields US10YT=RR fell 6 basis points to 2.302 percent. The 30-year bond yield US30YT=RR was down over 5 basis points at 2.931 percent after touching 2.925 percent which was the lowest since Jan. 17.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold jumped nearly 2 percent to a fresh five-month high on Tuesday as investors sought assets seen as havens from risk amid mounting political and security concerns over North Korea, the Middle East and the looming French election.
Spot gold XAU= was up 1.53 percent at $1,273.44 per ounce by 3:10 p.m. EDT (1910 GMT), after hitting a fresh high since Nov. 10 at the session high of $1,275.16. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 ended the session 1.6 percent higher at $1,274.20.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper steadied on Tuesday after hitting a two-week low as the world's top two copper mines continue to recover from recent disruptions, while zinc fell to a new three-month trough.
London Metal Exchange copper CMCU3 ended down 0.3 percent at $5,765 a tonne, after hitting $5,710, a low since late March.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Crude oil prices turned positive on Tuesday, reversing course on reports that Saudi Arabia has told OPEC officials it wants to continue output cuts for an additional six months.
Brent crude LCOc1 , the international benchmark for oil, settled up 25 cents at $56.23 a barrel, its highest since March 7.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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