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* Australian shares clock lowest volumes since early-Oct (Updates to close)

Shares in China extended losses on Tuesday amid concerns that a new technology board could put pressure on share valuations, and as Apple Inc suppliers in Hong Kong fell on a report that the company cancelled increased production for its iPhone XR.

Southeast Asian stock markets inched higher on Tuesday, drawing confidence from overnight gains on Wall Street, but risk sentiment was fragile across Asian markets ahead of the U.S. midterm congressional elections. The elections are widely seen as a referendum on Republican President Donald Trump's first two...

* U.S. sanctions against Iran's fuel exports started on Monday

Financiers fear UK and EU negotiators are closing in on an inadequate agreement

New analysis of UK voters’ attitudes to EU over past 50 years

Letter to network operators is aimed at China’s Huawei, says industry

* Airline industry still profitable but heavily skewed to U.S.

Australian shares rose on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street overnight with energy and material firms leading the way.

Internationalisation of China's yuan is market-driven, a monetary policy official of China's central bank said Tuesday, in a speech originally prepared for the central bank's deputy governor.