RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets

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Stock Markets                                                    
S&P/ASX 200    5,316.99   -7.89  NZSX 50        4,759.63   -5.69 
DJIA          16,540.84 +115.74  Nikkei        15,814.37  -94.51 
NASDAQ         4,149.93  +36.25  FTSE           6,755.45  +24.72 
S&P 500        1,837.90  +11.13  Hang Seng     22,712.78  +28.63 
SPI 200 Fut    5,318.00  +23.00  TRJCRB Index     277.03   -0.07 
 
Bonds                                                            
AU 10 YR Bond     4.300  -0.023  US 10 YR Bond     2.952  -0.009 
NZ 10 YR Bond     4.740  +0.000  US 30 YR Bond     3.894  -0.003 
 
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)                                    
AUD US$          0.8920  0.8919  NZD US$          0.8281  0.8260 
EUR US$          1.3619  1.3617  Yen US$          104.49  104.42 
 
Commodities                                                      
Gold (Lon)      1227.50          Silver (Lon)     20.020         
Gold (NY)       1237.60          Light Crude       93.92         
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures. 
 
    EQUITIES 
    NEW YORK - U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday, putting the S&P 
500 on track for its first positive session of 2014 as equities 
rebounded following a three-day decline. 
    The Dow Jones industrial average    was up 111.30 
points, or 0.68 percent, at 16,536.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 
Index    was up 10.93 points, or 0.60 percent, at 1,837.70. 
The Nasdaq Composite Index    was up 36.06 points, or 0.88 
percent, at 4,149.74. 
    For a full report, double click on  .N  
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    LONDON - Britain's blue chip share index rose to a one-week 
high on Tuesday, with gains in financial stocks pushing the FTSE 
100 towards major technical resistance levels. 
    RBS shares rose 1.8 percent, while HSBC - the biggest 
constituent in the FTSE 100 - added 2.4 percent. Together 
financials contributed 23.4 points to the FTSE 100   . 
    For a full report, double click on  .L  
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    TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second day 
on Tuesday after data showing a slowdown in growth in the U.S. 
services sector made investors wary of taking on risk, while 
Fast Retailing Co    sagged on weaker-than-expected 
monthly sales. 
    The Nikkei    ended down 0.6 percent at 15,814.37 in 
choppy trade. During the morning session, it briefly flirted 
with positive territory. 
    For a full report, double click on  .T  
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE  
    NEW YORK - The dollar rose broadly on Tuesday, buoyed by 
U.S. trade deficit data that could inflate estimates for 
fourth-quarter growth in the world's largest economy as market 
participants eye key events later in the week. 
    In midday trade, the dollar was 0.3 percent higher at 104.54 
yen, but remained below a five-year peak of 105.44 yen set last 
week   . The dollar fell as low as 103.88 yen on Monday, its 
lowest since Dec. 23. 
    For a full report, double click on  USD/  
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    TREASURIES  
    NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices held steady on Tuesday 
with benchmark yields hovering near two-week lows ahead of a $30 
billion auction of three-year notes, part of this week's $64 
billion in coupon-bearing government debt. 
    Benchmark 10-year Treasuries notes    were little 
changed in price at 98-6/32 to yield 2.960 percent. 
    For a full report, double click on  US/  
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    COMMODITIES  
    GOLD 
    NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold fell about 1 percent on Tuesday, set 
to snap five straight sessions of gains as a stronger dollar and 
rebound in U.S. stocks triggered profit-taking following 
bullion's early 2014 rally. 
    Spot gold    fell 0.9 percent to $1,226.60 an ounce by 
1639 GMT. U.S. gold futures    for February delivery were 
down $12.40 to $1,225.60 an ounce. 
    For a full report, double click on  GOL/  
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    BASE METALS 
    LONDON/SYDNEY - Copper edged up on Tuesday after hitting 
two-week lows in the previous session, helped by upbeat German 
and U.S. data. 
    Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange    
ended at $7,351 a tonne, having closed on Monday at $7,325 after 
hitting its lowest since Dec. 24 at $7,278.75. 
    For a full report, double click on  MET/L  
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    OIL 
    NEW YORK - Oil rose by nearly 1 percent on Tuesday, as new 
worries about Libyan output and fighting in Iraq helped prices 
rebound after five straight declines. 
    Brent crude    rose 31 cents to $107.05 by 11:24 ET, 
after settling lower in the previous five sessions, partly aided 
by a higher dollar and higher equity market mid-day Tuesday. 
U.S. crude    rose 35 cents higher to $93.82. 
    For a full report, double click on  O/R  
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((Australia/New Zealand bureaux; +61 2 9373 1800/+64 4 802 
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