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5,457.50 -6.90 NZSX 50
6,901.75 -1.21 DJIA
19,129.88 +31.98 Nikkei
18,307.04 -49.85 NASDAQ
5,397.50 +28.69 FTSE
6,772.00 -27.47 S&P 500
2,208.22 +6.50 Hang Seng
22,737.07 -93.50 SPI 200 Fut
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2,879.14 +4.49 SSEC
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2.313 -0.007 NZ 10 YR Bond
3.125 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond
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1700GMT AUD US$
0.7477 0.7471 NZD US$
0.7122 0.7086 EUR US$
1.0641 1.0602 Yen US$
112.53 112.04 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,186.55
Silver (Lon)
16.70 Gold (NY)
1,193.38
Light Crude
45.15 TRJCRB Index
184.12 -3.64 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - Wall Street shrugged off a slide in oil prices on Tuesday to move higher in early afternoon trading, with the Nasdaq hitting a record high, boosted by healthcare stocks and strong economic data.
At 12:35 p.m. ET (1735 GMT) the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 26.06 points, or 0.14 percent, at 19,123.96.
For a full report, double click on .N
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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.
For a full report, double click on .L
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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.
For a full report, double click on .T
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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.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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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.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold prices fell on Tuesday due to expectations of rising U.S. interest rates, a stronger dollar and improving sentiment for global economic growth, which mean investors are likely to favour risk assets such as equities.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.6 percent at $1,186.33 an ounce at 1434 GMT from an earlier session low at $1,180.85. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 dipped 0.6 percent to $1,183.1.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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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 prices fell almost 4 percent on Tuesday on signs leading oil exporters in OPEC were struggling to agree on a deal to cut production to reduce global oversupply.
Brent futures LCOc1 were down $1.80, or 3.7 percent, at $46.44 a barrel by 10:51 a.m. EST (1551 GMT). U.S. crude CLc1 fell $1.79, or 3.8 percent, to $45.29 per barrel. That was the biggest daily percentage decline for Brent since early September.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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