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Bonds
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Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.9125 0.9067 NZD US$ 0.8627 0.8548
EUR US$ 1.3924 1.3927 Yen US$ 101.44 101.63
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1355.75 Silver (Lon) 20.940
Gold (NY) 1366.34 Light Crude 99.69
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose for a second straight day on
Tuesday, with the S&P moving within 1 percent of record levels
after comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin eased
concerns that tensions over Ukraine might escalate.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 95.75 points,
or 0.59 percent, at 16,342.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index
was up 11.99 points, or 0.65 percent, at 1,870.82. The
Nasdaq Composite Index was up 43.92 points, or 1.03
percent, at 4,323.87.
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LONDON - Britain's top share index rose on Tuesday as stock
markets rebounded after a speech by Russian President Vladimir
Putin on Ukraine, which some traders interpreted as being
conciliatory in tone.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed up 0.6 percent,
or 36.93 points, at 6,605.28 points - marking only the second
time in the last eight sessions that it has ended in positive
territory.
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TOKYO - Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday, taking heart
from gains on Wall Street on relief that the threat of immediate
military conflict in Ukraine receded and on fairly upbeat U.S.
data.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.9 percent to 14,411.27
, recovering from a six-week closing low hit on Monday,
though it is still almost 6 percent below a high around 15,300
reached on March 7.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - A modest easing of geopolitical tension in
Ukraine and a slight increase in U.S. Treasury yields took some
premium away from the euro on Tuesday, sending it down against
the U.S. dollar and the yen.
The euro dipped 0.11 percent to $1.3904 , having
briefly broken down to $1.3891, but it essentially remained in a
narrow trading range with a high on the day of $1.3941.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries yields were mostly flat on
Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting
and after comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin eased
tensions surrounding Ukraine.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury note was last up 2/32
price to yield 2.69 percent, roughly unchanged from late Monday,
when the yield was at 2.70 percent. Bond yields move inversely
to their prices.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold fell around 1 percent on Tuesday as global
equities rose after Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest
comments on Crimea lifted appetite for risk, while investors
awaited a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.
Spot gold was down 0.8 percent an ounce at $1,355.81
by 1501 GMT. The metal rallied on Monday to a six-month high at
$1,391.76 before investors started to cash in profits.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper steadied on Tuesday as fears eased over the
possible unwinding of financing deals using the metal as
collateral in China but the country's slowing economy still
worried investors and subdued gains.
Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange
ended at $6,483 a tonne, up just 0.1 percent from
Monday's close, having earlier risen to an intraday high of
$6,570 a tonne, the highest since March 11.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. crude oil futures rose by more than $1 per
barrel on Tuesday as strong gains in equities outweighed
forecasts for another build in domestic supplies, while Brent
was bolstered by continuing tensions in Ukraine.
U.S. crude rose $1.51 to $99.59 per barrel by 1800
GMT. U.S. crude prices have fallen steadily since touching a
five-month high of $105.22 on March 3 when worries of war on
Ukraine peaked, and settled 81 cents lower on Monday.
Brent crude oil rose 36 cents to $106.60 per barrel,
after hitting a six-week low on Monday.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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