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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global equity markets were lower and safe-haven gold hit a fresh record high on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs would essentially cover all countries, stoking worries a global trade war could lead to a recession.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 0.11% to 41,538.47, the S&P 500 .SPX fell 0.90% to 5,530.99 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC fell 2.00% to 16,976.48.

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NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday, with technology stocks leading declines, as investors steered clear of risk-laden assets on worries the Trump administration's upcoming tariff plans will hurt economic growth.

The S&P 500 .SPX lost 27.28 points, or 0.49%, to 5,553.66, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC fell 240.50 points, or 1.39%, to 17,081.65.

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LONDON - European shares fell to their lowest close in two months on Monday, as cautious investors fled risky bets after U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs would hit all countries, fuelling fears of a global economic slowdown.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX fell 1.5%, extending losses to a fourth straight session and recording its biggest daily decline in nearly three weeks.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average closed near an eight-month low on Monday, following sharp losses on Wall Street in the previous session, as investors assessed the risk of imminent U.S. trade tariffs.

The Nikkei .N225 fell 4.05% to 35,617.56, its lowest close since August 9, a few days after the index posted its biggest single-day rout since the 1987 Black Monday crash.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Monday, joining a broader equity rout in the region as concerns heightened ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump'stariff policy announcement scheduled for April 2.

China's blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 weakened 0.7%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares slumped more than 1% in a broad sell-off on Monday as traders exited risk assets on concerns over the impending U.S. reciprocal tariffs, while market participants monitored the domestic central bank for its policy decision.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO lost 1.7% to close at 7,843.4 points.

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SEOUL - - South Korea's stock market started the session sharply lower on Monday, the first trading session of a short-selling ban being fully lifted in five years.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 opened the session down 1.74% and extended losses in early trade to hit the lowest since early February.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The safe-haven Japanese yen rose on Monday, but was slightly softer against the dollar as uncertainty around U.S. tariffskept traders mostly on the sidelines waiting for clarity on President Donald Trump's trade policies.

The U.S. dollar index =USD, which measures the currency against six major peers, treaded water at 104.26.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan inched higher from a three-week low against the dollar on Monday, as markets awaited clarity from U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff plan with some economists expecting limited impact on the world's second-biggest economy.

As of 0340 GMT, the onshore yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.13% higher at 7.2534 per dollar, compared with a three-week low of 7.2693 hit last week.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were flat to slightly weaker on Monday, with risk sentiment depressed ahead of an imminent U.S. announcement on tariffs and a central bank meeting in Australia that may give clues on the direction of rates.

The Aussie AUD=D3 was flat at $0.6286, having finished last week 0.3% higher.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Monday, with the benchmark 10-year yield poised for its third straight monthly decline, as President Donald Trump's upcoming tariffs deadline stoked recession concerns and fueled risk-off sentiment.

The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB fell 4 basis points to 4.215%.

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LONDON - German bonds rallied on Monday, sending benchmark yields to their lowest in almost a month, as investors flocked to the safety of government debt ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's April 2 tariff deadline.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, fell to 2.659% in early trading, its lowest since March 5, and was last down 2.5 basis points (bps) at 2.709%.

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TOKYO - Japan's 10-year government bond yield fell to a three-week low on Monday, as investors bought safe-haven assets on worries over an economic slowdown, while expectations for the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) interest rate hike receded.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC fell 5.5 basis points (bps) to 1.49%, its lowest level since March 11.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices extended their stellar run on Monday, topping $3,100 per ounce to hit another record high, as uncertainty around tariffs that would stoke inflation and hinder economic growth lifted safe-haven demand and kept bullion on course for its strongest quarter since 1986.

Spot gold XAU= rose 1% to $3,114.77 per ounce by 11:56 a.m. ET (1556 GMT), having hit a record of $3,128.06 earlier. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 were up 1% at $3,147.60.

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures dipped on Monday, weighed down by concerns over demand prospects in top consumer China after steelmakers cut production, reducing the ore's demand.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 fell 1.47% to close Asia afternoon trade at 773 yuan ($106.59) a metric ton at 0700GMT.

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BASE METALS - Copper prices fell on Monday to their weakest in more than two weeks on worries about new U.S. tariffs due this week, but the losses were cushioned by strong factory data from top metals consumer China.

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.9% at $9,704 per metric ton by 1600 GMT, having earlier touched $9,679.50, its lowest since March 12.

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OIL - Oil prices climbed about 2% to a five-week high on Monday on worries supplies could decline if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on threats to impose more tariffs on Russia and to possibly attack Iran.

Brent futures LCOc1 were up $1.12, or 1.5%, at $74.75 a barrel at 12:16 p.m. EDT (1616 GMT).

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a third straight session on Friday, supported by strong demand ahead the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr and on strong rival vegetable oils.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for June delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 108 ringgit, or 2.5%, to 4,420 ringgit ($996.62) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures slipped on Monday, marking their second consecutive monthly fall amid growing fears U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on automobiles and other sectors could slow the global economy and curb consumption.

The Osaka Exchange rubber contract for September delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: finished 0.2 yen, or 0.1%, lower at 349.0 yen ($2.3) per kg.

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