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NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,871.78 +17.64 NZSX 50
7,222.94 +25.72 DJIA
20,996.12 +232.23 Nikkei
19,079.33 +203.45 NASDAQ
6,025.49 +41.67 FTSE
7,275.64 +10.96 S&P 500
2,388.61 +14.46 Hang Seng
24,455.94 +316.46 SPI 200 Fut
5,899.00 +25.00 STI
3,163.93 +19.90 SSEC
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.643 +0.026 US 10 YR Bond
2.334 +0.061 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.075 +0.030 US 30 YR Bond
2.987 +0.061 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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0.7531 0.7559 NZD US$
0.6950 0.6984 EUR US$
1.0929 1.0882 Yen US$
111.09 110.21 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,267.80
Silver (Lon)
17.55 Gold (NY)
1,275.18
Light Crude
49.36 TRJCRB Index
181.91 +0.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Composite hit a record high on Tuesday, while the Dow and S&P 500 brushed against recent peaks as strong earnings underscored the health of corporate America.
The Nasdaq hit a record level of 6,036.02, breaching 6,000 for the first time, powered by gains in index heavyweights Apple AAPL.O and Microsoft MSFT.O .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 232.23 points, or 1.12 percent, to 20,996.12, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 14.46 points, or 0.61 percent, to 2,388.61 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 41.67 points, or 0.7 percent, to 6,025.49.
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LONDON - Deal-making and earnings underpinned European stock markets on Tuesday as the focus shifted back to fundamentals and away from politics, for now, with the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index scoring its fifth straight session of gains.
The STOXX 600 ended up 0.2 percent, after briefly hitting its highest level since August 2015 during the session. It is up 7.1 percent so far this year.
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average retook the 19,000 level on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, buoyed by overseas gains as well as relief that North Korea did not conduct another missile test to mark a military anniversary.
The Nikkei .N225 finished up 1.1 percent at 19,079.33 points, getting a tailwind from a modestly weaker yen.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar surged against its Canadian counterpart on Tuesday after the United States imposed duties on Canadian softwood, while the euro hit a multi-month high on relief over the French election and the possibility of more hawkish European Central Bank policy in June.
The greenback hit C$1.3626 CAD=D4 , its highest level against the loonie since late Feb. 2016. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday the United States will impose preliminary anti-subsidy duties averaging 20 percent on imports of softwood lumber.
The euro hit $1.0950 EUR= , its highest level against the dollar in five and a half months, as traders digested centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron's victory in the first round of France's presidential election on Sunday.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday in line with gains in stocks as investors awaited President Donald Trump's announcement on tax reform on Wednesday and remained optimistic that the government would avert a shutdown.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were last down 18/32 in price to yield 2.339 percent, up from 2.27 percent late on Monday. The yields hit a two-week high of 2.343 percent. U.S. 10-year yields hit five-month lows of 2.17 percent last Tuesday as concerns grew about France's vote.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices fell to a two-week low on Tuesday as markets became less concerned that far-right leader Marine Le Pen would win the French presidential election, increasing investor appetite for risky assets such as stocks while denting bullion.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.9 percent at $1,264.25 an ounce by 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 GMT), on track for its weakest one-day performance since March 2. It fell earlier to $1,261.41, the lowest since April 11.
U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled down 0.8 percent at$1,267.20.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper hit a week high on Tuesday as risk appetite continued to strengthen following centrist Emmanuel Macron's victory in the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday, though gains were capped by worries over demand in China.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended up 0.9 percent at $5,706 a tonne, having earlier hit its highest in a week at $5,722.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday as U.S. crude inventory data that was forecast to show a drawdown faced doubts about OPEC's ability to reduce a global glut.
Brent crude LCOc1 was up 33 cents at $49.56 a barrel, breaking a streak that saw the benchmark lose 7.4 percent. Brent crude LCOc1 settled up 50 cents at $52.10 a barrel.
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