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Bonds
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Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
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Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1238.00 Silver (Lon) 20.030
Gold (NY) 1253.19 Light Crude 94.85
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday, putting the
S&P on pace to snap a two-session decline, as gains in the
materials sector were offset by declines in a trio of Dow
components.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.25 points or
0.3 percent, to 16,409.31, the S&P 500 gained 2.49 points
or 0.14 percent, to 1,841.19 and the Nasdaq Composite
added 13.006 points or 0.31 percent, to 4,210.588.
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LONDON - Britain's top shares consolidated near an
eight-month high on Tuesday as reassuring news about economic
conditions in emerging markets boosted consumer staples and
financials, although miners weakened.
The FTSE 100 touched its highest since May 2013,
before pulling back in the afternoon, with traders citing
caution on Wall Street as U.S. markets reopened after a long
weekend.
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TOKYO - The Nikkei average gained 1 percent on Tuesday,
recouping most of its losses suffered over the past three
trading days, as investors bought back stocks on hopes that
Japanese corporate earnings will be strong.
The Nikkei ended 154.28 points higher at 15,795.96,
recovering from a one-week low marked on Monday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar strengthened on Tuesday in tandem with
U.S. Treasury yields, which rose on speculation the Federal
Reserve would soon reduce its bond-buying stimulus further.
The euro fell to a low against the dollar of $1.3517
after Germany's ZEW economic sentiment indicator for January
came in below forecasts. It was last trading at
$1.3537, still down 0.10 percent on the day. Traders sold into
rallies on expectations the European Central Bank will keep
policy accommodative and may even cut rates if money markets
tighten.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices slipped on Tuesday with
benchmark yields edging up from five-week lows on concerns about
the Federal Reserve further paring its bond-purchase monetary
stimulus at its policy meeting next week.
Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes last traded
2/32 lower in price with a yield of 2.834 percent, up about 1
basis point from late on Friday.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold fell on Tuesday, dragged down by firmer
equities and a broadly steady dollar after renewed talk that the
U.S. Federal Reserve might announce a further cut in its
bond-buying programme at a meeting next week.
Spot gold fell as much as 1.4 percent to a session
low of $1,235.80 an ounce. It was down 1.1 percent at $1,239.20
by 1458 GMT. It hit a six-week peak of $1,259.85 on Monday.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper edged higher on Tuesday as investors
digested further evidence of tight nearby supply, although
concerns about Chinese demand and worries that rising stocks of
concentrate will soon be processed into metal kept gains in
check.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange
ended up 0.4 percent at $7,340 a tonne, after finishing the
previous session little changed. The metal is still down 0.3
percent for the year, after falling 7 percent last year.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - Brent oil futures rose on Tuesday as the global
energy watchdog forecast strong demand and on continuing
instability in Libya, which could delay a rebound in supply.
Brent crude was trading 59 cents higher at $106.94 a
barrel at 1719 GMT after rising as high as $108 per barrel.
U.S. crude oil for March delivery, which becomes the
front-month contract when February expires at the end of the
session, rose 32 cents to $94.91, after rising as high as
$95.46. Front-month U.S. February crude CLc1 was last trading 33
cents higher at $94.70. There was no settlement on Monday on the
New York Mercantile Exchange due to a U.S. holiday.
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