SINGAPORE - Asian stocks turned lower and the dollar stood by multi-month peaks on Tuesday as a sharp sell-off in bonds and a jump in gold suggested investors are hunkering down ahead of the U.S. election.
Wall Street gauges edged down overnight and futures inched lower in Asia. A sharp rebound in oil prices - which can flow through to inflation - probably helped unsettle bond markets, said ANZ strategist Jack Chambers, along with the U.S. election, now only two weeks away, coming in to view. In Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was down more than 1.3% mid-morning. Shares in independent grocer Metcash slid 6% after a Goldman Sachs note cut the stock price target and said the company risks losing market share.
"With a victory for President Trump now priced into currency markets, AUD/USD has modest rather than large downside risk from when the election results start to be released," said Commonwealth Bank of Australia strategist Joe Capurso in a note. General Motors, Texas Instruments Verizon, Lockheed Martin and 3M are among those reporting on Tuesday.DENVER — The Denver Nuggets secured another one of their core players by agreeing with forward Aaron Gordon on a four-year, $133 million contract extension Monday night.The Latest: Trump and Harris make final pushes in key battleground states
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