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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - The dollar fell and major U.S. stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumer inflation picked up less than expected in April when President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of tariffs that have wreaked havoc on global markets.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 0.61%.

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NEW YORK - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced on Tuesday on softer-than-expected inflation numbers and market optimism spurred by the U.S.-China trade reprieve, renewing expectations that the Federal Reserve would lower borrowing costs soon.

At 11:23 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 167.57 points, or 0.40%, to 42,242.53, the S&P 500 .SPX rose 45.25 points, or 0.77%, to 5,889.44, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 278.78 points, or 1.49%, to 18,987.31.

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LONDON - European stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday, as positive momentum fueled by a soft U.S. inflation reading and a truce in the Sino-U.S. trade spat showed signs of fizzling out, while investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate results.

The continent-wide STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed 0.1% higher, around its highest level since late March, in its fourth consecutive session of gains.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped to the highest in almost three months on Tuesday as the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash harsh reciprocal tariffs, easing concerns that their trade war could trigger a global recession.

The Nikkei .N225 surged as much as 2.3% to 38,494.06 shortly after the open, a level last seen on February 21, before ending the day up 1.4% at 38,183.26.

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SHANGHAI - Chinese shares notched up marginal gains on Tuesday whereas those in Hong Kong fell, as the initial euphoria over a Sino-U.S. trade truce involving the reduction and delay of tariffs gave way to caution.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 edged up 0.1%, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC added less than 0.2%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares closed at a more than eleven-week high on Tuesday, despite paring some early gains, buoyed by easing U.S.-China trade tensions and growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the domestic central bank this month.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO ended 0.4% higher after rising 1% earlier in the day. The benchmark closed in the green for the fifth straight session.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares ended marginally higher on Tuesday, as the truce between the U.S. and China puts an end to a trade war.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 1.09 points, or 0.04%, at 2,608.42. On Monday, it rose 1.17%.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar retreated on Tuesday, pulling back from sharp gains in the prior session after a reading on inflation was less than market expectations.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, fell 0.36% to 101.36, with the euro EUR= up 0.5% at $1.1142.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan jumped to a six-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, breaching a key threshold, after Beijing and Washington agreed to pause their trade war while the central bank also lent support through its official guidance rate.

As of 0211 GMT, the onshore yuan CNY=CFXS rose to a high of 7.1855 per dollar, the strongest level since November 11, before trading at 7.1897 as of 0516 GMT, 0.25% higher than the previous late night close.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars dipped on Tuesday as their U.S. counterpart benefited from a truce in the trade war between Washington and Beijing, yet they fared much better on safe havens as risk sentiment improved.

The Aussie AUD=D3 slipped 0.1% to $0.6365, having fallen 0.6% overnight to as low as $0.6358.

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SEOUL - The South Korean was won little changed against dollar on Tuesday.

The won was quoted at 1,416.0 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.07% higher than its previous close at 1,417.0.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. 10-year Treasury yields were flat to marginally higher on Tuesday after inflation in the world's largest economy grew slower than expected last month, suggesting that the Federal Reserve is likely to take its time resuming its easing cycle.

By late morning trading, the 10-year Treasury yield US10YT=TWEB was up two basis points (bps) to 4.477%.

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LONDON - Euro zone yields steadied on Tuesday after rising sharply the day before, when easing trade tensions reduced concerns about economic growth and led investors to scale back bets on European Central Bank interest rate cuts.

Germany's 10-year yield DE10YT=RR, the euro area's benchmark, rose 2.5 basis points (bps) to 2.66%, after reaching 2.68%, a fresh one-month high.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bond yields rose on Tuesday to their highest since U.S. President Donald Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day," when he announced a flurry of tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

The 10-year JGB yield P10YTN=JBTCrose as much as 8 basis points (bps) to 1.465%.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

Gold prices rose on Tuesday on bargain-hunting after a sharp loss in the previous day, while softer-than-expected inflation data from the U.S. also lent support.

Spot gold XAU= rose 0.3% to $3,243.99 an ounce as of 1120 ET (15:20 GMT), after falling as low as $3,207.30 on Monday.

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IRON ORE

Iron ore futures touched a more than two-week high on Tuesday, supported by a temporary trade agreement between the U.S. and China, although caution over a final deal and potentially slower near-term demand capped gains.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 closed daytime trade 1.06% higher at 714.5 yuan ($99.34) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS

Copper prices rose on Tuesday after the United States said it would cut some tariffs on imports from China, where inventories have dropped significantly.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.8% at $9,594.50 a metric ton by 1550 GMT after hitting $9,614 for its highest since April 3.

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OIL

Crude oil futures climbed more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday, lifted by a temporary cut in U.S.-China tariffs and a better than expected inflation report.

Brent crude LCOc1 futures rose $1.11, or 1.71%, to $66.07 a barrel by 1443 GMT. U.S.

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PALM OIL

Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains to the third straight session on Tuesday after a long holiday weekend, supported by stronger rival soyoils and a weak ringgit, but rising stocks limited gains.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 81 ringgit, or 2.07%, to 3,893 ringgit ($901.16) a metric ton at closing.

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RUBBER

Japanese rubber futures rose to their highest in more than a month on Tuesday after a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war sparked optimism about a possible de-escalation in trade tensions.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for October delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 1.81% to 315.1 yen ($2.13) per kg

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