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0745/2145 GMT ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Markets
NetChng
NetChng S&P/ASX 200
5,188.81 +51.76 NZSX 50
6,873.04 +21.84 DJIA
18,053.60 +49.44 Nikkei
0.00 +0.00 NASDAQ
4,940.33 -19.69 FTSE
6,405.35 +51.83 S&P 500
2,100.80 +6.46 Hang Seng
21,436.21 +274.71 SPI 200 Fut
5,212.00 +31.00 STI
2,951.81 +34.06 SSEC
3,042.95 +9.29 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds
NetChg
NetChg AU 10 YR Bond
2.570 +0.007 US 10 YR Bond
1.787 +0.016 NZ 10 YR Bond
2.885 +0.020 US 30 YR Bond
2.596 +0.011 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Currencies
1700GMT
1700GMT AUD US$
0.7810 0.7795 NZD US$
0.7042 0.7020 EUR US$
1.1356 1.1338 Yen US$
109.25 108.96 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Commodities Gold (Lon)
1,255.40
Silver (Lon)
16.94 Gold (NY)
1,231.15
Light Crude
41.08 TRJCRB Index
177.92 +3.81 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - The S&P 500 climbed closer to a record high on Tuesday, lifted by energy stocks and a solid quarterly report from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ).
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 0.27 percent to 18,053.6 points and the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.31 percent to 2,100.8.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.4 percent to 4,940.33, hobbled by a 23.16-percent slide in Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) ILMN.O after its preliminary results fell short of expectations
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's benchmark stock market index rose to its highest level in four months on Tuesday, lifted by stronger mining and banking stocks.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE was up 51.83 points, or 0.4 percent at 6,405.35 points, having hit a high of 6,418.25 - a new peak for 2016 and its highest level since early December 2015.
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japanese stocks soared on Tuesday after a weaker yen and a bounce in oil prices helped the market reverse the previous day's steep decline.
The Nikkei share average .N225 climbed 3.7 percent to 16,874.44, erasing the previous day's 3.4 percent decline.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open higher on Wednesday, drawing support from a stronger Wall Street and stronger commodity prices.
Local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.6 percent to 5,212.0, which was a 24.8-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 1 percent on Tuesday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar hit 10-month lows against some commodity currencies on Tuesday on a growing appetite for risky assets and lost further ground to the euro after weak U.S. economic data reinforced views that Federal Reserve monetary policy would remain dovish.
The Australian dollar AUD=D4 hit $0.7827, its highest level against the dollar since last June, while the New Zealand dollar NZD=D4 touched $0.7055, also its highest since last June, on the back of oil price gains. The Canadian dollar hit its highest level since last July.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, but held in the tight range they have traded in this month, as stock prices gained and as investors awaited next week's Federal Reserve meeting.
Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR fell 4/32 in price to yield 1.78 percent, up from 1.77 percent on Monday. Yields have held in a range between 1.81 percent and 1.69 percent since the beginning of April.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
NEW YORK - Gold rose as much as 2 percent, silver hit a 10-month high and platinum climbed to its highest in six months on Tuesday, as the dollar weakened after U.S. data came in below forecasts.
Gold XAU= touched a one-week high of $1,256.80 an ounce and was up 1.8 percent at $1,252.77 by 2:50 p.m. EDT (1850 GMT), while platinum XPT= rose 4.1 percent to its highest since Oct. 23 at $1,015.70.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper prices rose to a three-week high on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses after weak U.S. data pushed the dollar lower and reinforced growing optimism over stronger demand from top consumer China.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange ended up 2.3 percent at $4,936 a tonne from an earlier high at $4,947 and a low of $4,782.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent on Tuesday after a strike by workers in Kuwait nearly halved the OPEC member's crude production, overshadowing bearish sentiment after Sunday's failure by producers to agree to freeze output levels.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up $1.12 at $44.03 a barrel while U.S. crude CLc1 settled $1.30 higher at $41.08.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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