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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global shares were lower on Wednesday, poised to snap two straight sessions of gains, with markets bracing for Nvidia's NVDA.O results while oil prices rose amid supply concerns after U.S. authorities barred Chevron CVX.N from exporting Venezuelan crude.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell 0.30% to 878.50.

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NEW YORK - U.S. stock indexes were narrowly mixed on Wednesday afternoon as investors digested minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting and awaited results from AI bellwether Nvidia.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 110.02 points, or 0.26%, to 42,233.63. The S&P 500 .SPX lost 7.39 points, or 0.12%, to 5,914.15 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 10.40 points, or 0.05%, to 19,209.56.

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LONDON - Europe's main stock index closed lower amid broader declines on Wednesday as investors monitored progress in trade negotiations with the United States and assessed a slate of economic data from the region.

The continent-wide STOXX 600 index .STOXX was down 0.6% on the day, after two consecutive sessions of gains.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average shed early gains of as much as 1.2% to end flat on Wednesday, as the mood turned cautious ahead of earnings from artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia NVDA.O later in the day.

The Nikkei .N225 ended the day down 1.71 point at 37,722.40, effectively unchanged but snapping a three-day rally.

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SHANGHAI - China stocks ended roughly flat on Wednesday as investors remained cautious amid ongoing U.S.-China tensions, despite a temporary easing in tariff threats announced earlier this month. Hong Kong shares edged down.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 closed 0.1% down, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC was flat.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares were set to open flat on Thursday in the wake of a steady consumer inflation reading for April, above market expectations of a marginal decline.

The local share price index futures YAPcm1 were flat, a 20.1-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark fell 0.1% on Wednesday.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares closed at their highest level in more than three months on Wednesday, boosted by Wall Street's overnight rally.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 ended up 32.94 points, or 1.25%, at 2,670.16, its highest closing level since February 19.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar was boosted for a second day on Wednesday on optimism that trade deals will brighten the U.S. economic outlook, while the Japanese yen was weaker after the government saw soft demand for 40-year bonds.

The dollar index =USD rose 0.39% to 99.92.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan weakened slightly against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, as the central bank eased its fixing and the greenback held on to gains spurred by easing trade tensions and upbeat data

By 03:22 GMT, the yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.04% lower at 7.1985 to the dollar after trading in a range of 7.1910 to 7.2033.

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AUSTRALIA - The New Zealand dollar bounced on Wednesday after the country's central bank cut interest rates as expected but signalled it might be nearer to an end on easing than some in the market had hoped for.

The Aussie was flat at $0.6445 AUD=D3, having fallen 0.7% overnight.

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SEOUL - The South Korean won was steady against the dollar.

The won was quoted steady at 1,376.5 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - Yields on U.S. Treasuries rose on Wednesday ahead of a record $70 billion five-year note auction later in the session that could once again test demand for the country's government debt.

In midday trading, the yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note US10YT=TWEB rose 6.1 basis points (bps) to 4.495%.

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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields edged up on Wednesday, snapping a four-day falling streak as investors await developments on the tariff front that could affect the economic outlook.

Germany's 10-year government bond yield DE10YT=RR, the euro area benchmark, was up 2 basis points (bps) at 2.55%.

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TOKYO - Long-dated Japanese government bond yields rose further from three-week lows on Wednesday, after demand at a closely watched 40-year bond auction dropped to its lowest level since July.

The 30-year JGB yield JP30YTN=JBTC advanced 10 bps to 2.93%, from 2.83% on Tuesday, which was the lowest level since May 2.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices steadied on Wednesday as investors assessed the U.S. Federal Reserve's May meeting minutes, which flagged rising inflation and recession risks, reinforcing gold's appeal as a safe-haven asset at a time when the global economic environment remains volatile.

Spot gold XAU= held steady at $3,299.95 an ounce as of 02:20 p.m. EDT (1820 GMT).

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures prices dipped for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday while rebar prices slipped to their lowest since 2020, pressured by slowing steel production in top consumer China.

The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.14% lower at 698.5 yuan ($97.14) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS - Copper prices eased on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and signs of slowing import demand in China offset support from tighter nearby supply in the London Metal Exchange's system.

Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the LME was down 0.4% at $9,553 a metric ton by 1603 GMT, after hitting a two-week high of $9,655 earlier in the session.

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OIL - Oil prices gained more than 1% on Wednesday on supply concerns as OPEC+ agreed to leave their output policy unchanged and as the U.S. barred Chevron CVX.N from exporting Venezuelan crude.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up 81 cents, or 1.26%, to $64.90 a barrel.

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures settled higher on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, as traders covered short positions while strength in rival Dalian oils provided additional support.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 31 ringgit, or 0.8%, to 3,899 ringgit ($923.93) a metric ton at the close.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures slumped on Wednesday as production areas began seasonal harvesting, while fears of a prolonged price war in China's automobile market weakened sentiment for the tyre-making material.

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for November delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed down 9 yen, or 2.76%, at 316.9 yen ($2.20) per kg.

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