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Stocks rising around the world as base metals clawed back some of Monday's losses.

The ends declining in Brazil's Real advancing.

We check the markets every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on Bloomberg.

S&P E-Many futures up about 8 points, Dow E-Many

futures up 68, NASDAQ E-Many futures up 11.

The Dax in Germany is up half percent.

Ten-year Treasury, little change, yield 1.75 percent,

yield on the two-year, 0.71 percent.

Nymex Crudoyal up a tenth percent or 36 cents to 43 80 a barrel. Comex gold on a tenth of a percent or a dollar 20 to 1265

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