WORLD FINANCE UPDATE:
The Australian dollar is close to a third of a US cent higher, following rises in US stocks and base metals prices.
At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the local unit was trading at 91.60 US cents, up from 91.30 cents on Monday.
And the Australian share market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter.
At 0648 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5,375.
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WASHINGTON - US pending home sales slowed in October for the fifth straight month as supply tightens and consumers baulk at higher prices, an industry survey shows.
ROME - Italy's trade surplus has doubled in 12 months thanks to a rise in exports, particularly to China and the United States, new data shows.
DHAKA - Bangladesh and the United States have signed a trade agreement (FTA) in a move Dhaka hopes will bolster a relationship damaged by the deadly collapse of a garment factory earlier this year.
PARIS - One of France's top medical experts has appealed for calm as a scare over Australian-pioneered cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil gathers momentum.
BUCHAREST - China's prime minister says his country will invest in Romanian nuclear and wind energy production as well as a high-speed railway.
STOCKHOLM - Car maker Volvo, the Swedish subsidiary of the Chinese-based Geely Group, says it had signed its second loan agreement with the China Development Bank.
FLORENCE - Chrysler won't be offering its stock for sale on the public markets this year.
PARIS - Struggling French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen has recruited the former number two of its competitor Renault to take over as its chief executive next year.
NEW YORK - The shake-up at Blackberry is continuing after the ouster of CEO Thorsten Heins earlier this month.
NEW YORK - Apple has acquired Israel-based motion technology company PrimeSense for an undisclosed sum.
