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Stock Markets
S&P/ASX 200 5,175.11 -65.82 NZSX 50 4,848.44 +3.03
DJIA 15,924.31 +86.43 Nikkei 14,980.16 -25.57
NASDAQ 4,090.09 +6.48 FTSE 6,572.33 +21.67
S&P 500 1,791.25 +9.69 Hang Seng 21,976.10 -15.46
SPI 200 Fut 5,131.00 -2.00 TRJCRB Index 282.18 +2.47
Bonds (Yield)
AU 10 YR Bond 3.985 -0.020 US 10 YR Bond 2.755 -0.011
NZ 10 YR Bond 4.595 +0.000 US 30 YR Bond 3.687 +0.007
Currencies (Prev at 7pm NZST)
AUD US$ 0.8777 0.8774 NZD US$ 0.8264 0.8267
EUR US$ 1.3655 1.3685 Yen US$ 102.90 102.61
Commodities
Gold (Lon) 1251.25 Silver (Lon) 19.720
Gold (NY) 1256.44 Light Crude 97.43
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Overnight market action with latest New York figures.
EQUITIES
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the S&P 500's
three-session slide, but an unexpected drop in durable goods
orders in December and Apple's disappointing iPhone sales kept
investors on edge.
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average rose
75.84 points or 0.48 percent, to 15,913.72. The S&P 500
gained 8.19 points or 0.46 percent, to 1,789.75. The Nasdaq
Composite added just 0.336 of a point or 0.01 percent,
to 4,083.945.
For a full report, double click on .N
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LONDON - Britain's blue chip shares picked up on Tuesday
from five-week lows after finding strong technical support in
the face of easing tensions in emerging markets and prospects of
mergers and acquisitions.
The broad FTSE 100 closed up 21.67 points, or 0.3 percent at
6,572.33 points, rebounding from technical support at the
200-day moving average around 6,556.64 points .
For a full report, double click on .L
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell to a fresh two-month low
on Tuesday as investors stayed cautious before the Federal
Reserve's policy meeting, while suppliers to Apple Inc took a
hit after the tech giant's iPhone sales and revenue forecast
fell short.
The Nikkei shed 0.2 percent to 14,980.16, its lowest
close since Nov. 14, having erased earlier gains.
For a full report, double click on .T
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SYDNEY - Australian shares are set to open flat on
Wednesday, lingering near a six-week low touched in the previous
session.
Share price index futures were unchanged at 5131.0,
a 44.1-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index
. The benchmark slipped 1.3 percent on Tuesday.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar rose modestly against the yen and euro
on Tuesday as investors stepped back into stock and emerging
markets whose recent sell-off drove money into safehaven
currencies.
The dollar rose 0.2 percent against the yen at 102.79
yen after hitting a seven-week low last Friday.
The euro dipped 0.04 percent against the greenback at
$1.3661, retreating from about 3-1/2-week high set last Friday.
For a full report, double click on USD/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasuries prices were little changed on
Tuesday before a $32 billion auction of two-year fixed-rate
notes and as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day Federal
Reserve policy meeting.
Prices on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes were
little changed from Monday, with the yield at 2.764 percent.
For a full report, double click on US/
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COMMODITIES
GOLD
LONDON - Gold prices eased on Tuesday, extending the
previous session's 1 percent drop, as global equities rebounded
from their lowest in over a month and emerging markets
stabilised after three days of intense selling.
Spot gold was down 0.4 percent at $1,251.50 an ounce
at 1543 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for February
delivery were down $11.60 an ounce at $1,251.80. The metal hit a
10-week high of $1,278.01 in Asian trading hours on Monday.
For a full report, double click on GOL/
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BASE METALS
LONDON - Copper hit a seven-week low on Tuesday as buying
interest faded ahead of the Chinese New Year and as a stronger
dollar weighed, though a steadier tone in emerging markets
helped limit the metal's losses.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange
ended down 0.14 percent at $7,140 a tonne, having earlier hit
its lowest since Dec. 10 at $7,135 a tonne, and bringing losses
for the year near 3 percent.
For a full report, double click on MET/L
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OIL
NEW YORK - U.S. crude oil futures rose nearly $2 on Tuesday,
narrowing their discount to European Brent, as traders expected
data to show supplies were draining from the contract's
benchmark delivery point.
Brent crude touched a high of $107.79 a barrel, up
$1.10, but slipped to $107.40 by 1:40 p.m. EST (1840 GMT). On
Monday, Brent fell $1.19, its biggest loss since Jan. 2.
U.S. light crude oil touched a high of $97.66, up
$1.94, before slipping slightly to trade $1.57 higher at $97.29.
For a full report, double click on O/R
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