TOKYO, April 20 Reuters Japanese shares fell sharply on Tuesday, weighed down by worries that possible reintroduction of COVID19 emergency measures in the countrys biggest cities would slow the economic recovery. Selling was seen across almost all sectors, with only one of the Tokyo Stock Exchanges 33 industry subindexes trading higher and just a more […]

The dollar steadied on Tuesday amid a mix of gains and losses against major currencies as interest rates in the United States moved in a tight range and the outlook for vaccinations in Europe improved. After touching its lowest level in nearly seven weeks in Asia trading, the dollar index steadied in Europe and was […]

AMSTERDAM, April 20 Reuters Euro zone bond yields continued to rise on Tuesday, but moves were contained after a hefty selloff on Monday in a datalight trading session just two days before the blocs central bank meeting. Trading remained relatively contained compared to Monday, when German bond yields rose as much as 5 basis points, […]

SYDNEY, April 20 Reuters The Australian dollar hit its highest level in nearly five weeks on Tuesday after the central bank sounded upbeat on the countrys economic recovery, while higher commodity prices also underpinned the currency. The Aussie gained 0.54 to 0.7796 its highest since March 18 after minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australias […]

TOKYO, April 20 Reuters Yields on longerdated Japanese government bonds fell on Tuesday, after an auction of 20year notes drew reasonably strong demand, easing concerns about investor appetite for new debt coming to market. The lowest price accepted at the finance ministrys auction of 20year bonds was higher than traders expectations, which is an indication […]

April 20 Reuters Gold prices inched higher on Tuesday, hovering below a sevenweek peak hit in the previous session, bolstered by a pullback in U.S. Treasury yields and a weaker dollar. Spot gold was up 0.1 to 1,770.40 per ounce at 1215 GMT, after hitting 1,789.77 on Monday, its highest since Feb. 25. U.S. gold […]

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Copper will be 2021’s best-performing metal, according to the majority of our survey respondents, with the metal’s demand likely to surge from stimulus spending and supply-growth concerns.

HANOI, April 19 Reuters Copper prices advanced on Monday as rampedup vaccine rollouts and more countries easing lockdowns boosted hopes of a steady global economic recovery and higher demand for metals. Threemonth copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.9 at 9,384 a tonne by 0729 GMT, while the mosttraded June copper contract on […]