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Equities struggle to hold on to new highs

By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator

Published: November 17 2009 07:27 | Last updated: November 17 2009 21:44

21:30 GMT Wall Street pared its early losses on Tuesday, closing at just above Monday’s 13-month high, after shrugging off global equities’ early hangover.

European and Asian bourses had closed lower following a decline in commodity prices on the back of a stronger dollar.

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