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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global stocks were slightly higher on Tuesday, after a sharp rally in the prior session on hopes U.S. President Donald Trump would take a more measured approach on tariffs than feared, while the dollar eased from a three-week high.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 2.45 points, or 0.29%, to 854.18 while the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index climbed 0.72%, buoyed by a survey from the Ifo institute that showed German business morale rose in March.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street's major indexes edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday as investors assessed consumer sentiment data and anticipated a more flexible trade policy stance from the Trump administration next week.

At 11:49 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 13.94 points, or 0.04%, to 42,598.70, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 7.66 points, or 0.13%, to 5,775.23 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 58.85 points, or 0.32%, to 18,247.45.

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LONDON - European shares ended higher on Tuesday in conjunction with global markets as investors grew optimistic about U.S. President Donald Trump adopting a more gentle tariff stance as a deadline of April 2 neared.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed 0.7% higher, hitting its first gain in four sessions.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average snapped a three-day losing streak on Tuesday, as indications that impending U.S. tariffs may be more measured than previously feared injected fresh optimism into the markets, though ongoing uncertainty capped the gains.

The Nikkei .N225 closed 0.5% higher at 37,780.54. Earlier in the session, the index climbed more than 1% and briefly reclaimed the crucial 38,000-point level.

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SHANGHAI - Hong Kong stocks weakened on Tuesday as tech stocks led a broad selloff, with Xiaomi's planned share sale triggering concerns about stretched valuations across the market.

Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI declined 2.4% to the lowest level in nearly two weeks, and the Hang Seng Tech Index .HSTECH lost 3.8% to the lowest level since March 4.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ended Tuesday's session nearly unchanged as a decline in heavyweight mining stocks overshadowed gains across most sectors, while some concerns on the U.S. tariff front eased.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO closed 0.07% higher at 7,942.5 points after rising as much as 0.7%. The benchmark briefly approached the psychologically important 8,000-point threshold, a level not seen since March 7.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares ended lower on Tuesday, as Hyundai Steel and firms related to an Alaska gas project dropped, outweighing gains in automakers.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed down 16.26 points, or 0.62%, at 2,615.81.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar weakened against the euro and yen on Tuesday as uncertainty around President Donald Trump's planned tariffs kept traders cautious, following a rally in the U.S. currency a day earlier on optimism that he will be flexible in applying the import levies.

The dollar fell 0.64% to 149.73 Japanese yen JPY=EBS. It earlier reached a three-week high of 150.94.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan fell to a two-week low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as the central bank's support efforts were overshadowed by the dollar's strength and tariff concerns ahead of President Donald Trump's looming deadline.

The offshore yuan CNH=D3 fell for the sixth straight day, reaching a low of 7.2703 per dollar, marking its longest losing streak since October.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars marked time on Tuesday, having drawn a little support from the optimism of U.S. tariff exemptions for some countries, while the bond market kept an eye out for the Australian federal budget due later in the day.

The Aussie AUD=D3 idled at $0.6286, having bounced 0.2% overnight to as high as $0.6305.

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SEOUL - Korean won strengthens against dollar

The won was quoted at 1,469.2 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.03% higher than its previous close of 1,469.7.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields were mostly lower on Tuesday, pressured by weak consumer confidence data and a still uncertain economic outlook, threatening the possibility of a third straight day of gains based on President Donald Trump's signals about potential flexibility on a fresh round of tariffs next week.

In late morning trade, the 10-year US10YT=TWEB was marginally lower at 4.327, while the two-year US2YT=TWEB slipped 1.5 basis points (bps) to 4.022%.

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LONDON - Euro zone bond yields rose on Tuesday as traders piled into risky assets on signs of flexibility in the next round of U.S. tariffs and stronger than expected U.S. data, while improved business morale in Germany also helped.

The German 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone, rose to a one-week high of 2.831%, and was last up 2 basis points at 2.79%.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Tuesday, with shorter-end yields touching their highest since October 2008, as the recent risk-off mood eased on hopes of more measured U.S. tariffs.

JGB yields followed suit, with the 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rising 3 basis points (bps) to 1.57%, holding just under recent highs.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, supported by safe-haven demand amid uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans for next week that could potentially boost inflation.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.3% at $3,021.39 an ounce at 11:24 a.m. ET (1524 GMT).

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IRON ORE

Iron ore futures rose on Tuesday, buoyed by higher demand for the steelmaking ingredient, although steel output cuts in top consumer China limited gains.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 closed 0.65% higher at 776 yuan ($106.88) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS

Copper prices extended gains to their highest in nearly six months on Tuesday as traders kept up speculative buying based on expected U.S. tariffs and the dollar weakened after U.S. data.

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.AU)$ shot up 1.5% to $10,105 a metric ton by 1730 GMT, having hit the strongest since September 30 at $10,130 after gaining 1% on Monday.

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OIL

Oil prices fell on Tuesday after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed to a truce with Russia covering the Black Sea and energy infrastructure, though crude losses were limited by the prospect of global supply tightening due to threatened U.S. tariffs on countries buying Venezuelan production.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 15 cents, or 0.21%, at $72.85 a barrel by 1:14 pm ET (1714 GMT).

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PALM OIL

Malaysian palm oil futures declined for a third session on Tuesday to its lowest closing in nearly two months, weighed down by prices of rival vegetable oils in the Dalian and Chicago markets and weak export data.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 58 ringgit, or 1.35%, to 4,247 ringgit a metric ton at closing, its lowest closing price since Jan. 27.

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RUBBER

Japanese rubber futures climbed for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, supported by a weaker yen, while worsening weather in leading producer Thailand raised concerns over supply.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) August rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: ended daytime trade 4.4 yen higher, or 1.25%, at 355.4 yen ($2.36) per kg.

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