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(From AFX Europe (Focus))
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - U.S. SUMMARY: Shares, dollar gain Index
Change
Percent change *DJIA
11059.02
+141.51
+1.30
*Nasdaq
2207.90
+27.99
+1.28
*S&P 500
1213.60
+20.90
+1.75
Nymex crude
$91.15
-$4.56 10 yr US treasury
3.43 percent *Tuesday's close
STOCKS: Wall Street ended another tumultuous session with a sizable gain Tuesday, partly recovering from its worst sell-off in years after the Federal Reserve said it was keeping interest rates steady. Speculation that troubled insurer American International Group Inc. might come up with a much-needed cash injection made room for many financial stocks to rally.
FOREX: The dollar rose Tuesday afternoon in New York after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged at 2 percent.
The 15-nation euro slipped to $1.4156 in late New York trading Tuesday from $1.4196 in New York Monday.
The dollar also came off its session lows against the Japanese yen to 105.82, up from 105.76 late Monday. Earlier, the dollar had fallen as low as 103.52 yen, a 4-month …