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Leading garment producer Bangladesh holds crisis talks on US tariffs
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PSG win 13th French title ahead of Aston Villa Champions League clash
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Nick Rockett storms to victory in the 'Mullins' Grand National
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Despair and sadness follow death of Malian musical great Amadou
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Arsenal held by Everton, Wolves push Ipswich closer to relegation
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Lions contender Prendergast fires Leinster to Champions Cup quarters
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Nick Rockett wins the 'Mullins' Grand National for father and son
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Last-gasp Buendia goal keeps Leverkusen's Bundesliga title hopes alive
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Video shows last minutes before Gaza aid workers' deaths, Red Crescent says
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Zverev 'mentally' affected by Australian Open defeat
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Rahul guides Delhi to third straight IPL victory
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Arsenal draw at Everton to edge Liverpool closer to Premier League title
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Senate Republicans move forward with Trump tax cuts
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Sinner regrets 'unfair' doping ban as he prepares return to courts
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Isa hat-trick powers Toulon into Champions Cup quarters in Saracens thriller
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Zelensky slams 'weak' US reply to Russian strike on his hometown
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Musiala hamstring tear compounds Bayern's injury crisis
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Selfies, goals and cheers at South Africa's grannies World Cup
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Tsunoda frustrated with 15th in Red Bull qualifying debut
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Rain forecast adds new element to combustible Japanese GP
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Ukraine mourns 18 killed in Russian missile strike
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Germany's Mueller to leave Bayern Munich after 25 years
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Verstappen snatches 'special' pole for Japan GP with lap record
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Cambodia hails opening of naval base renovated by China
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Verstappen snatches 'insane' pole for Japan GP in track record
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Thousands rally for South Korea's impeached ex-president Yoon
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Myanmar quake death toll passes 3,300: state media
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India's Modi in Sri Lanka for defence and energy deals
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'No one to return to': Afghans fear Pakistan deportation
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Fractious Republicans seek unity over Trump tax cuts
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America's passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn
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Trump's global tariff takes effect in dramatic US trade shift
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North Korea's Kim fires new sniper rifle while visiting troops
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Norris fastest in McLaren 1-2 as fires again disrupt Japan GP practice
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Vital European defence startups still facing hurdles
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'I don't have a voice in my head': Life with no inner monologue
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Pakistan chasing 265 to win shortened third New Zealand ODI
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US soybeans, energy: Who is hit by China's tariff retaliation?
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Green, Sengun lift Rockets over Thunder, Celtics clinch record
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Ariya downs defending champ Korda to advance at LPGA Match Play
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Ovechkin ties Gretzky's all-time record of 894 NHL goals
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Under-pressure Doohan vows to learn from Japanese GP smash
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Harman goes four clear at Texas Open
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McLaughlin-Levrone, Thomas cruise to wins at opening Grand Slam Track
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US cardinal defrocked for sex abuse dies at 94
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Lula admits 'still a lot to do' for Indigenous Brazilians
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England, Germany and Spain on mark in women's Nations League
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Judge orders return to US of Salvadoran man deported in error
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Amadou of Malian blind music duo dies aged 70
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Freeman hat-trick eases Northampton into Champions Cup quarters with Clermont win
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Oil prices fall as tensions ease, stocks mostly advance
Oil prices fell Tuesday on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia while stock markets mostly moved higher.
Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear program resumed in Vienna after officials signaled an agreement was "in sight."
"There is a US offer, there is a counter-offer," said the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
"I don't if know it's going to be one week, two weeks, three weeks, but certainly we are in the last steps of the negotiation."
Oil prices fell about two percent.
Edward Moya, analyst at trading group Oanda, said signs of progress in US-Iran nuclear talks -- which could see Tehran sell oil internationally again -- would likely not have much long-term impact on the crude price rally towards $100 per barrel.
"Energy traders locked in some profits over optimism that the US and Iran might be able to salvage a nuclear deal," he said.
"The oil market still remains heavily in deficit and whatever weakness happens to prices will likely be short-lived."
Analysts also pointed to hopes about the situation with Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron said he had convinced Russia's Vladimir Putin not to escalate the crisis with its neighbor, ahead of talks in Kyiv aimed at defusing fears Moscow could invade.
In equity markets, Wall Street shrugged off early weakness and worries about higher interest rates following a batch of mostly solid earnings from DuPont, Harley-Davidson and others.
But sentiment was more muted in Europe, where stock markets in Frankfurt and Paris ended the day marginally higher, while London dipped.
Investors are bracing for central banks to raise interest rates to tame inflation, a move that could weigh down on the global economic recovery.
But Michael Hewson of CMC Markets said that "by and large, markets and investors are getting used to the idea of higher rates from central banks."
In Asia, SoftBank announced that the $40 billion sale of chip powerhouse Arm to Nvidia had collapsed because of "significant regulatory challenges" over competition concerns.
The Japanese telecoms firm-turned-investment giant also reported net profit of $251 million in the third quarter.
In other markets, the price of aluminium surged to the highest level in 14 years at $3,236 per-ton on stretched supplies after China placed the city of Baise -- a key producer of the base metal -- in Covid lockdown.
- Key figures around 2050 GMT -
New York - Dow: UP 1.1 percent at 35,462.78 (close)
New York - S&P 500: UP 0.8 percent at 4,521.54 (close)
New York - Nasdaq: UP 1.3 percent at 14,194.45 (close)
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.1 percent at 7,567.07 (close)
Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.2 percent at 15,241.61 (close)
Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.3 percent at 7,028.41 (close)
EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.2 percent at 4,129.25 (close)
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.1 percent at 27,284.52 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 1.0 percent at 24,329.49 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.7 percent at 3,452.63 (close)
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1426 from $1.1442 late Monday
Pound/dollar: UP at $1.3545 from $1.3536
Euro/pound: DOWN at 84.27 pence from 84.53 pence
Dollar/yen: UP at 115.53 from 115.10 yen
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 2.1 percent at $90.78 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 2.1 percent at $89.36 per barrel
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