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China's central bank skips reverse repos Tuesday
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, skipped reverse repos for ten trading days on Tuesday.
Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.9690 against USD Tuesday
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 28 pips to 6.9690 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday.
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street's overnight gains
As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 115.19 points, or 0.50 percent, from Monday to 23,320.05.
Oil prices rise amid geopolitical tension
The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery rose 0.22 U.S. dollar to settle at 63.27 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
U.S. dollar declines as risk appetite eases
The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday, as investors' risk appetite eased amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade roughly flat
Shares of TAL Education Group and Baidu rose 2.16 percent and 1.60 percent, respectively, leading the gainers in the top 10 stocks in the index.
U.S. soybean futures edge higher on trade optimism
The most active corn contract for March delivery was down 1.75 cents, or 0.45 percent, to settle at 3.8475 U.S. dollars per bushel.
Gold futures end at nearly 7-year high
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at the highest level since April 2013 on Monday.
China encourages foreign-invested banks to underwrite local gov't bonds
Local governments will be guided to revise rules to allow foreign-invested banks underwriting bonds issued by them.
Chinese shares close mixed Monday
Chinese stocks closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 percent, at 3,083.41 points.
Tokyo stocks close sharply lower as yen spikes on Middle East tensions
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 451.76 points, or 1.91 percent, from Dec. 30 to close the day at 23,204.86.
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