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All prices as of 1817 GMT

EQUITIES

GLOBAL - The dollar drifted lower and global stocks were cautiously positive on Monday as investors awaited a flurry of policy announcements during the first hours of Donald Trump's second presidency and eyed a rate hike in Japan at the end of the week.

MSCI's All-World index .MIWD00000PUS was last up 0.1%.

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NEW YORK - U.S. markets were closed on account of a holiday.

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LONDON - European stocks closed flat on Monday, having earlier hit a three-month high on expectation Donald Trump would refrain from increasing tariffs on U.S. trading partners as soon as he is inaugurated as president.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX closed flat at 523.87 points, after adding more than 2% over the last week.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average advanced on Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen, even as a potential source of market volatility loomed in the form of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later in the day.

The Nikkei .N225 ended the day up 1.17% at 38,902.50, starting the week on firm footing after three straight weeks of declines.

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks jumped on Monday as a phone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping eased some of the Sino-U.S. tensions.

China's blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 climbed 0.5%, adding to the 2.1% gain seen last week.

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares settled higher on Monday as investors looked forward to a potential interest rate cut from the central bank next month, while diversified miner South32 S32.AX rose after its second-quarter production beat market estimates.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO climbed 0.5% to 8,347.40 to post its highest close since Jan. 8, with all sectors except gold finishing higher.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares erased early gains to end lower on Monday, as traders took a cautious approach ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed down 3.50 points, or 0.14%, at 2,520.05.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar took a dive on Monday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was quoted as saying he will not impose trade tariffs straight after his inauguration, which is set to take place later in the session.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the U.S. currency against six others, fell by as much as 1.3% and was last down 1% at 108.23.

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan rose on Monday to its highest against the dollar since Jan. 3 buoyed by a friendly call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and better-than-expected fourth-quarter economic data.

By 0340 GMT, the yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.12% higher at 7.3160 to the dollar after trading in a range of 7.3088 to 7.3246.

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars remained very much on the defensive on Monday as their U.S. counterpart benefited from a run of upbeat economic data and relatively high bond yields.

The Aussie edged up slightly to $0.6202 AUD=D3, but was still uncomfortably close to last week's five-year trough of $0.6131.

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SEOUL - South Korean shares erased early gains to end lower on Monday, as traders took a cautious approach ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

The won was quoted at 1,451.7 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.47% higher than its previous close at 1,458.5.

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. markets were closed on account of a holiday.

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LONDON - Euro zone bond yields ended Monday little changed, ignoring gyrations in the currency market, as investors reacted to news that the incoming U.S. administration under Donald Trump would not impose trade tariffs yet.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone, finished the day down 1 basis point (bp) at 2.494%, below last week's seven-month high at 2.630%.

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TOKYO - Japanese government bond yields eased on Monday as traders braced for potential volatility ahead of Donald Trump's swearing in as U.S. president later in the global day.

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures 2JGBv1 rose 0.07 yen to 141.07 yen.

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COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices firmed on Monday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar, as markets awaited Donald Trump's return to the White House and his inauguration speech later in the day for hints on the impact of his policies on the economy.

Spot gold XAU= added 0.3% to $2,708.29 per ounce as of 1545 GMT.

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IRON ORE - Dalian iron ore futures rose for the eighth consecutive session as potentially easing Sino-U.S. tensions buoyed market sentiment, although concerns over the sluggish property sector in top consumer China limited the rise.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.13% higher at 800.5 yuan ($109.40) a metric ton.

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BASE METALS - Copper prices jumped to their highest in more than a month after Donald Trump was quoted as saying the United States will not impose tariffs on trading partners as soon as he is sworn in as president later on Monday.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange $(LME.UK)$ was up 1% at $9,286 a metric ton at 1703 GMT after earlier peaking at $9,297, the highest since Dec. 11.

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OIL - Oil prices slipped on Monday as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was sworn in for a second time, and said he would immediately declare a national energy emergency, promising to fill up strategic reserves and export American energy all over the world.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down by 95 cents, or 1.2%, to $79.84 at 12:43 p.m. EST (17:43 GMT).

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second session on Monday, supported by strength in Dalian vegetable oils and bargain buying, however weak palm oil exports in the Jan. 1-20 period limited gains.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed 16 ringgit, or 0.38% higher, at 4,206 ringgit ($936.75) a metric ton.

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures slipped for a second straight session on Monday, pressured by a firmer yen, while improving weather conditions in top producer Thailand eased supply concerns.

The June Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: ended daytime trade 9.4 yen lower, or 2.44%, at 375.5 yen ($2.40) per kg.

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