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EQUITIES

GLOBAL - A gauge of global stocks dipped for a second straight session and U.S. Treasury yields were slightly lower in choppy trading as investors digested the latest U.S. inflation data and the path of interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell 3.33 points, or 0.39%, to 853.52, on track for a second straight decline after five sessions of gains.

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NEW YORK - Wall Street's three major indexes rose on Wednesday after October data showed consumer prices rising in line with expectations, adding support to bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December.

At 2:22 p.m. EST the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 116.96 points, or 0.27%, to 44,028.41, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 15.17 points, or 0.25%, to 5,999.16 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 28.69 points, or 0.15%, to 19,310.09.

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LONDON - European shares ended Wednesday on a dour note, with the STOXX 600 closing at a three-month low as rising energy shares countered real estate losses, while focus remained on a U.S. inflation print that could alter market expectations about the Federal Reserve's interest rate path.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed down 0.1% at 501.59 points, its lowest level since Aug 13.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Wednesday as investors sold stocks in the backdrop of the benchmark hovering near the key level of 40,000 points, while Seven & i Holdings surged on a potential management buyout, capping some losses.

The Nikkei .N225 fell 1.66% to close at 38,721.66.

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SHANGHAI - China stocks pared losses to close higher on Wednesday, lifted by gains in telecom companies. Hong Kong shares were flat as investors continued to digest U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plans to appoint China hawks to key cabinet positions.

The Shanghai Composite .SSEC gained 0.5%.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares were set to open largely unchanged on Thursday with likely losses in gold stocks to counter potential gains in energy stocks, while investors assess the latest U.S. inflation print and await the local jobs data due later in the day.

The local share price index futures YAPcm1 was flat, a 50.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark closed 0.8% lower on Wednesday.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares fell sharply on Wednesday to close at a one-year low as semiconductor stocks declined on worries about Sino-U.S. tensions and the impact of potential U.S. tariffs under a new Donald Trump administration on an export-heavy market.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed down 65.49 points, or 2.64%, at 2,417.08, lowest since Nov. 13, 2023.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar advanced near a seven-month high against major currencies on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation for October increased in line with expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve will keep cutting rates.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, rose 0.33% to 106.34 after reaching as high as 106.50.

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CHINA - China's yuan bounced off a more than three-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, lifted by firmer-than-expected official midpoint guidance, pointing to authorities' growing discomfort over the currency's recent, rapid depreciation.

The offshore yuan traded at 7.2288 yuan per dollar CNH=, up about 0.2% in Asian trade.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled on Wednesday as their U.S. counterpart was propelled higher by rising Treasury yields, putting further downward pressure on global commodity prices.

On Wednesday, the Aussie was struggling at $0.6524 AUD=D3, having lost 0.6% overnight to as low as $0.6515.

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SEOUL - The South Korean won strengthened against the U.S. dollar.

The most liquid three-year Korean treasury bond yield KR3YT=RR rose by 4.2 basis points to 2.943%, while the benchmark 10-year yield KR10YT=RR rose by 6.7 basis points to 3.074%.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after data showed no major surprises on inflation in the world's largest economy, coming in largely in line with forecasts, suggesting the Federal Reserve is on track to cut interest rates as expected next month.

The benchmark 10-year yield slid 3.3 basis points to 4.398% US10YT=RR, while the two-year yield, which reflects interest rate expectations, was down 7.1 bps at 4.273% US2YT=RR.

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LONDON - Euro zone yields retreated from the day's highs on Wednesday after data showed U.S. inflation increased as expected in October, which prompted traders to ramp up their bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut next month.

The benchmark German 10-year yield DE10YT=RR was up 3.4 bps at 2.385%, down from an earlier session high of 2.401%.

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TOKYO - Japan's five-year government bond yield hit a 15-year high on Wednesday as a weaker yen accelerated bets for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 3.5 bps to 1.04%, its highest since Aug. 1.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD

Gold prices extended losses for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and elevated bond yields on news that October U.S. consumer prices increased as expected.

Spot gold XAU= was down 0.7% at $2,580.39 per ounce by 01:49 p.m. ET (1849 GMT), after hitting a near two-month low earlier in the session.

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IRON ORE

Iron ore futures traded within a narrow range on Wednesday, as investors weighed hopes of further fiscal support for China's beleaguered property sector against weaker credit lending data from the top consumer.

The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.2% lower at 762.5 yuan ($105.52) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS

Copper prices hit a two-month low on Wednesday as the dollar climbed after the release of key US inflation data while weak demand prospects in top consumer China also dominated the mood.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.UK)$ was down 1.1% at $9,046 a metric ton at 1700 GMT, after hitting an earlier session low at $9,019, a drop of more than 7% since the U.S. presidential election last week.

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OIL

Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday, settling higher on short-covering a day after they fell near a two-week low on OPEC's reduced demand forecast, but crude's gains were limited as the dollar hit a seven-month high.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled up 39 cents, or 0.54%, to $72.28 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude $(WTI)$ futures CLc1 gained 31 cents, or 0.46%, to $68.43.

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PALM OIL

Malaysian palm oil futures closed down for a second session in a row on Wednesday, dragged down by the heavy losses in prices of rival vegetable oils in Dalian.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 42 ringgit, or 0.84%, to 4,984 ringgit ($1,121.01) a metric ton on the closing.

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RUBBER

Japan's rubber futures fell for a fourth session on Wednesday, as tariff threats from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump clouded top consumer China's demand prospects, while Bejing's muted stimulus package also weighed.

The April Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed down 2.8 yen, or 0.81%, at 344.0 yen ($2.22) per kg.

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