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Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
4,918.43 -195.07 NZSX 50
5,612.42 -87.4 NASDAQ
4,517.32 -26.51 FTSE
5,909.24 -49.62 S&P 500
1,884.09 +2.32 Hang Seng
20,556.60 -629.72 SPI 200 Fut
4,927.00 +43.00 STI
2,787.94 -3.98 SSEC
3,036.77 -63.98 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
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NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.610 +0.032 US 10 YR Bond
2.060 -0.035 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.300 +0.015 US 30 YR Bond
2.858 -0.012 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.6982 0.6943 NZD US$
0.6341 0.6302 EUR US$
1.1249 1.1268 Yen US$
119.77 119.41 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,132.10
Silver (Lon)
14.61 Gold (NY)
1,131.65
Light Crude
44.89 TRJCRB Index
193.57 +0.77 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended higher after a volatile session on Tuesday as concerns about the health of the global economy kept investors cautious after more than a month of turbulence.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 0.3 percent to end with 16,049.13 points and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.12 percent to 1,884.09. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.59 percent to 4,517.32.
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index fell on Tuesday, with a rebound for the mining sector failing to offset the impact of a cut in revenue growth prospects from plumbing supplies group Wolseley (LONDON:WOS) WOS.L and the ripple effect from a U.S. healthcare sell-off. The FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.8 percent at 5,909.24 points at its close, underperforming the broader pan-European FTSEurofirst 300. FTEU3
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks tumbled more than 4 percent and turned negative for the year on Tuesday, as fears about China's cooling economy rippled through global markets and pummelled shares of commodity-linked firms and shippers.
The Nikkei .N225 stumbled 4.1 percent to 16,930.84 points, the lowest closing level since mid-January. It was the biggest daily drop since Aug. 24, and wiped out the benchmark's year-to-date gains.
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are poised for a positive start after hitting a two-year low in the previous session but trading is likely to be volatile on persistent worries about global growth and the health of the Chinese economy.
The share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.9 percent overnight, sitting at an 8.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO . The benchmark tumbled 3.8 percent on Tuesday, posting its biggest percentage drop in a day since Aug. 24.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar slipped against other major currencies on Tuesday, with volatility in global markets dulling prospects for U.S. interest rates increases, while Canada's and Australia's battered commodity-related currencies steadied.
The Australian dollar was ahead much of Tuesday and was last flat at $0.6989, recovering from a low of $0.6934, while the U.S. dollar was up 0.25 percent against the Canadian unit at C$1.3429 CAD=D4 , having risen to a 11-year high earlier in the day.
The U.S. dollar index .DXY fluttered around flat and was last off 0.15 percent as dealers treaded carefully ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report, likely to confirm the relative vigor of America's labor market.
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday, with benchmark yields touching their lowest levels in a month, as global equity prices fell to a two-year low on concerns about weak worldwide growth.
In afternoon U.S. trading, 10-year Treasuries US10YT=RR were up 10/32 in price to yield 2.057 percent, the lowest since August 26.
The 30-year bond US30YT=RR rose 7/32 in price to yield 2.859 percent, after hitting 2.841 percent, its lowest in a month, during afternoon trading.
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Platinum prices fell below $900 an ounce on Tuesday for the first time since January 2009, hurt by fears that the Volkswagen (XETRA:VOWG) emissions scandal would cut demand from carmakers and perceptions that the market remains oversupplied.
Spot platinum XPT= was down 0.2 percent at $914.50 an ounce by 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT), having earlier touched a low of $894. The metal is on track for its biggest monthly loss since May 2012 in September, and its steepest quarterly plunge in seven years.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.3 percent at $1,127.80 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures GCv1 for December delivery settled down $4.90 an ounce at $1,126.80.
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper steadied on Tuesday after hitting a one-month low, but fears that a sharp slowdown in China will dent demand for commodities persisted, sending shares of commodity firms lower.
Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 ended up 0.1 percent at $4,970 a tonne, having struck its weakest since late August at $4,915.50. The metal is not far off a six-year low of $4,855 hit in August.
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil settled up almost 2 percent on Tuesday as some traders expected U.S. crude inventories to have dropped in the latest week even as others bet on a stockpile build.
Brent LCOc1 , the global oil benchmark, settled up 89 cents, or 1.9 percent, at $48.23 a barrel.
U.S. crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark CLc1 finished up 80 cents, or 1.8 percent, at $45.23.
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