Copper Market Update

High-grade copper for March delivery HGH5, +1.41%  fell 4 cents, or 1.5%, to $2.58 a pound.

March palladium PAH5, -0.42%  rose $12.25, or 1.6%, to $766.55 an ounce, while April platinum PLJ5, +0.00%  fell $5.60, or 0.4%, to $1,263.8 an ounce.

Gold futures ease back from four-month high

Gold prices slipped Monday, easing from a gain last week that marked the precious metal’s best weekly performance in more than a year.

Gold for February delivery GCG5, +0.93%  shed $2, or 0.2%, to $1,274.90 an ounce in electronic trading. Floor trading at the CME was closed Monday for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

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Current Market Update

Here are the latest trading levels for Asia's major stock markets: 

Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +1.59% ) up 1.6% 

 Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.72% ) up 0.7% 

 Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +1.81% ) up 1.8% (at break) 

 Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.12% ) flat 

 Seoul (Kospi SEU, +0.72% ) up 0.7% 

 Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.46% ) up 0.2% 

 Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.75% ) up 0.7%

Asian Market Update

Asia markets were mostly on the front foot on Tuesday as speculation swirled that the European Central Bank will embark on a huge stimulus programme, while China prepared to unveil economic growth data for 2014.

The euro retreated after a minor rally on Monday as traders also nervously awaited an election in Greece that some fear could lead to the country exiting the eurozone.

Tokyo shares jumped 1.02 per cent, Hong Kong added 0.25 per cent and Seoul put on 0.49 per cent but Sydney dipped 0.22 per cent. Shanghai rallied 1.10 per cent a day after slumping 7.7 per cent in Monday in response to an official crackdown on margin trading, while Hong Kong gained 0.25 per cent.

KLSE Malaysia Opening Market Update

MALAYSIA share prices opened flat on Tuesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 0.90 points to 1754.21.

Volume was 40.75 million lots worth RM10.92 million.

Gainers outnumbered losers 80 to 60.