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----------------------(0845 a.m. India time)------------------ LEVEL NET/CLOSE PCT/YIELD DJIA 15639.12 23.57 0.15S&P 500 1767.93 6.29 0.36FTSE 6763.62 28.88 0.43MSCI Asia-Pac Ex-JP 477.61 -0.55 -0.12Nikkei 14179.26 -22.31 -0.16Euro 1.3506 1.3513 Japanese Yen 98.31 98.6 U.S. Crude 94.62 0 Brent 106.25 0.02 Gold 1317.31 1314.36 Silver 21.69 21.64 Copper-LME 7185 36 0.5UST 10-YR 99.140625 2.5999UST 30-YR 98.828125 3.6917 Updates with latest figures EQUITIES NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday in light trading volume as investors werereluctant to make big bets with the S&P 500 index just below the all-time closing high. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.57 points, or 0.15 percent, at 15,639.12.The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 6.29 points, or 0.36 percent, at 1,767.93. TheNasdaq Composite Index was up 14.55 points, or 0.37 percent, at 3,936.59. For a full report, double click on - - - - LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index pushed ahead on Monday, as its biggest stock HSBC rose after solid results, outweighing weakness in the airline and engineering sectorsfollowing profit warnings. Investor interest was further fanned by the stock's underperformance over the past threemonths, which has left it at its steepest discount to the FTSE 100 since February 2012, andsecond steepest in the past 5 years based on 12-month earnings expectations, according toThomson Reuters Datastream. For a full report, double click on - - - - TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average stabilised on Tuesday after two days of losses as gains madeby companies such as farm equipment maker Kubota Corp after lifting earnings forecasts counteredNissan Motor Co Ltd's plunge on weaker guidance. Gains in index heavyweight SoftBank Corp, a follow-through from last week's strongresults, also supported the Nikkei which was steady at 14,205.40 after losing 2.1percent in the previous two sessions. For a full report, double click on - - - - HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares ended on a weak footing on Monday ahead of a slew of data thisweek, with the Chinese property sector a key weakness after reports the southern city ofShenzhen planned to impose more curbs on its housing market to stem rising prices. - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE SYDNEY - The euro clung to modest gains early in Asia on Tuesday, having bounced off aseven-week low on the back of improving euro zone data, but talk of a rate cut this week shouldcurb demand for the common currency. The euro last traded at $1.3510 after pulling up from a trough of $1.3442, a low notseen since September and where strong chart support lies. It was still more than 2 percent belowa near two-year peak of $1.3833 set last month. For a full report, double click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury debt prices rose modestly on Monday, retracing some recent lossesand hemming yields within recent ranges as investors looked ahead to key data later in the weekas well as information on upcoming Treasury debt sales. Treasuries sank on Friday after a stronger-than-expected view of factory activity alleviatedsome concern about the negative impact on the economy of the partial shutdown of the federalgovernment during the first half of October. - - - - COMMODITIES GOLD SINGAPORE - Gold was trading in a narrow range on Tuesday as investors refrained from takingpositions ahead of a crucial U.S. jobs report later this week that could help markets gauge thetiming of a stimulus tapering by the Federal Reserve. For a full report, double click on - - - - BASE METALS SINGAPORE - London copper edged up on Tuesday on a robust pick up in global manufacturingand after Federal Reserve officials indicated there was no immediate end in sight for thecentral bank's commodity-friendly stimulus. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange had inched up 0.20 percent to$7,163.25 a tonne by 0124 GMT, from the previous session when it fell 1.4 percent. For a full report, double click on - - - - OIL NEW YORK - Brent crude futures rose on Monday, recovering after falling to a four-month lowon weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data, as traders bought back short positions to takeprofits on the early drop. Brent futures for delivery next month briefly fell below the January contract ,switching to contango for the first time since June, excluding contract expiry days. A contango forward market can indicate ample supplies and is considered morebearish than the more-common backwardation structure. For a full report, double click on