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Gold Market Ructions Spur Spike in Singapore Exports to the US

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Morning Bid: Arms stocks soar ahead of Ukraine peace talks

Europe's rally in banking and defence stocks extended into Tokyo, where shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries popped 3% to trade near record highs. The focus is on Ukraine and expectations that Europe will ramp up defence spending in the event of any peace deal. U.S. President Donald Trump has arranged bilateral peace talks with Russia, scheduled to begin later on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.

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Stock market today: European stocks mostly down, while China's technology stocks rally

European shares opened lower Tuesday, while Chinese technology stocks surged after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of support to the technology industry. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.59% to 22,976.81, while the Shanghai Composite was down 0.93% to 3,324.49. Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.25% to 39,270.40 after Japan's economic growth for the fourth quarter beat forecasts.