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* U.S. shares climb, Fed statement due Wednesday Dollar up against the yen for second day * Brent crude rises to hover around $106 NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the ...

BSE Sensex falls 0.5 percent, while the broader Nifty is 0.4 percent lower, heading towards their second consecutive day of declines. The U.S. Federal Reserve is due to end a pivotal two-day meeting on Wednesday. Markets are keenly waiting for ...

The yen weakened for a second day against the dollar as the Federal Reserve holds a two-day meeting that may provide more information about when U.S. policy makers will start to reduce bond purchases. Japan's currency pared its gain this month ...

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor's 500 Index futures advanced and the yen weakened, falling for a second day against the dollar, as investors awaited signs from the Federal Reserve about when it may start to reduce stimulus. U.S., U.K. and ...

* Investors suspect Fed may hint at stimulus withdrawal * LME aluminium stocks hit new record for second day running LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Copper fell to a 1-1/2 month low on Tuesday as investors remained sidelined awaiting Federal Reserve ...

NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Commodities on Tuesday ended little changed for a second straight day as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve that is expected to offer further insight into the central bank's ...

Gold prices traded lower in the second session in a row on Tuesday, as investors anticipate the outcome of the two-day Fed meeting ending on Wednesday. Moreover, falling physical demand in Asia contributed to the fall. WBP Online London - Gold ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by a second-straight day of gains on Wall Street as investors bet that the Federal Reserve would temper worries about an imminent roll back of its stimulus ...