Asia Morning Call-Global Markets
April 25 (Reuters) -
Stock Markets | Net Chng | Stock Markets | Net Chng | ||
S&P/ASX 200** | 7,683.00 | -0.50 | NZX 50** | 11,803.28 | +143.15 |
DJIA | 38,464.38 | −39.31 | NIKKEI** | 38,460.08 | +907.92 |
Nasdaq | 15,725.679 | 29.04 | FTSE** | 8,040.38 | -4.43 |
S&P 500 | 5,068.99 | −1.56 | Hang Seng** | 17,201.27 | 372.34 |
SPI 200 Fut | 7,645.00 | -56.00 | STI** | 3,293.13 | 20.41 |
SSEC** | 3,044.82 | 22.84 | KOSPI** | 2,675.75 | 52.73 |
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Bonds | Bonds | ||||
JP 10 YR Bond | 0.89 | 0.002 | KR 10 YR Bond | 3.645 | 0.021 |
AU 10 YR Bond | 4.457 | 0.057 | US 10 YR Bond | 4.6603 | 0.062 |
NZ 10 YR Bond | 4.945 | 0 | US 30 YR Bond | 4.788 | 0.065 |
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Currencies | |||||
SGD US$ | 1.3619 | 0.0004 | KRW US$ | 1,377.13 | 4.08 |
AUD US$ | 0.64935 | 0.00045 | NZD US$ | 0.5928 | -0.0002 |
EUR US$ | 1.0691 | -0.0008 | Yen US$ | 155.28 | 0.46 |
THB US$ | 37.06 | 0.13 | PHP US$ | 57.53 | -0.02 |
IDR US$ | 16,150 | -65 | INR US$ | 83.3194 | 0.0504 |
MYR US$ | 4.775 | -0.003 | TWD US$ | 32.528 | -0.065 |
CNY US$ | 7.2461 | 0.0013 | HKD US$ | 7.8321 | -0.0024 |
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Commodities | |||||
Spot Gold | 2,322.92 | 1.1055 | Silver (Lon) | 27.2451 | -0.0349 |
U.S. Gold Fut | 2,338.4 | -3.7 | Brent Crude | 88.13 | -0.29 |
Iron Ore | 888 | 39 | TRJCRB Index | - | - |
TOCOM Rubber | JPY304.9 | -0.6 | LME Copper | 9,772 | 145 |
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** indicates closing price
All prices as of 18:24 GMT
EQUITIES
GLOBAL - World stocks rose on Wednesday led by gains in the tech sector, notably U.S. megacaps, and the yen was mired near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of intervention from Japan.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 1.22 points, or 0.16%, to 759.37 by 10:43 a.m. ET (1443 GMT).
For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB
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NEW YORK - Wall Street's main indexes pared early gains to trade lower on Wednesday, as losses in heavyweight tech stocks outweighed positive earnings across several sectors and rising Treasury yields further pressured equities.
At 11:52 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 173.09 points, or 0.45%, at 38,330.60, the S&P 500 .SPX was down 16.57 points, or 0.33%, at 5,053.98, and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was down 22.03 points, or 0.14%, at 15,674.61.
For a full report, click on .N
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LONDON - Europe's benchmark stock index dropped on Wednesday as financials sagged on disappointing earnings from Swedish lender Handelsbanken, while technology stocks limited losses after ASM International's strong forecast.
The pan-continent STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed 0.5% lower after initially rising to its highest in over a week.
For a full report, click on .EU
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average locked in a third consecutive day of gains on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street higher to break above 38,000 points as investors continued to snap up tech-related shares.
The Nikkei .N225 finished up 2.4% at 38,460.08, retaining the 38,000-point range into the close for the first time in just over a week.
For a full report, click on .T
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SHANGHAI - China stocks closed up on Wednesday and tracked global peers higher as market sentiment was buoyed by upbeat earnings from U.S. companies and rate-cut relief after data showed U.S. business activity cooled in April.
The blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was up 0.44%
For a full report, click on .SS
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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ended flat on Wednesday, as gains in financials and gold stocks were offset by losses in the mining and technology companies, and as higher-than-expected inflation all but killed hopes for interest rate cuts this year.
The S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index .AXJO closed flat at 7,683 points. The benchmark rose 0.5% on Tuesday.
For a full report, click on .AX
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SEOUL - South Korean shares posted their biggest daily rise in a month on Wednesday, as chip and battery makers rallied on demand hopes. The won firmed, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 52.73 points, or 2.01%, at 2,675.75, logging its biggest rise since March 21.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - he yen dropped against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday to its weakest since mid-1990, with markets alert to any signs of intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up their currency.
The fall in the yen comes after a string of strong U.S. inflation data pushed the dollar =USD to five-month highs and reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be in a rush to cut interest rates this year.
For a full report, click on USD/
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SHANGHAI - China's yuan was largely steady on Wednesday, off a five-month low it hit in the previous session, as the dollar weakened after data showed U.S. business activity cooled in April to a four-month low.
The yuan CNY=CFXS was trading at 7.2456 per dollar at 0415 GMT, barely changed from the previous close.
For a full report, click on CNY/
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AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar jumped on Wednesday while bonds tumbled by the most in 10 months as a hot reading on local inflation hurt any lingering hopes of a rate cut this year.
The Aussie climbed 0.5% to $0.6520 AUD=D3, having gained 0.6% overnight to as high as $0.6490. It is on a three-day winning streak, but the 200-day moving average of $0.6530 is proving to be good resistance for now.
For a full report, click on AUD/
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SEOUL - South Korean shares posted their biggest daily rise in a month on Wednesday, as chip and battery makers rallied on demand hopes. The won firmed, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
The won ended onshore trade KRW=KFTC at 1,369.2 per dollar, 0.66% higher than its previous close at 1,378.3.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. government bond yields edged higher on Wednesday ahead of a Treasury auction of five-year notes and as traders waited on this week's economic releases for further clues on Federal Reserve policy.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields US10YT=RR rose four basis points to 4.631%, holding below the 4.696% level reached on April 16 which if broken would mark the highest since early November.
For a full report, click on US/
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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields rose on Wednesday as markets digested data that showed business activity has been a lot stronger than expected this month, which might take some pressure off the European Central Bank to cut interest rates beyond June.
The yield on Germany's 10-year bond DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone, was up 8 basis points (bps) at 2.585%.
For a full report, click on GVD/EUR
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TOKYO - apan's 10-year government bond (JGB) yield hit a five-month high on Wednesday as the market braced for any signals of another rate hike at the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) policy meeting this week.
The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 1 basis point (bp) to 0.89%, its highest since Nov. 11.
For a full report, click on JP/
COMMODITIES
GOLD - Gold prices steadied on Wednesday as risk premiums over tensions in the Middle East eased, while investors strapped in for U.S. economic data due later in the week that could offer clues to the Federal Reserve's interest rate path.
Spot gold XAU= was flat at $2,322.09 per ounce by 1:45 p.m. ET (1745 GMT), after having hit its lowest since April 5 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled 0.2% lower at $2,338.4.
For a full report, click on GOL/
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IRON ORE - Prices of iron ore futures rebounded on Wednesday to the highest level in more than six weeks, aided by renewed hopes of improved steel demand in top consumer China and the prospect of lower supply after a major miner lowered its annual shipment outlook.
The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 3.08% higher at 888 yuan ($122.55) a metric ton, its highest since March 8. It fell more than 1.5% on Tuesday.
For a full report, click on IRONORE/
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BASE METALS - Copper resumed its upward momentum on Wednesday after a two-session pause, but traders said Chinese consumer reluctance to buy around two-year highs was capping gains.
Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.7% at $9,772 a metric ton at 1612 GMT.
For a full report, click on MET/L
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OIL - Oil prices fell around 1% on Wednesday as worries over conflict in the Middle East eased and business activity in the world's largest oil consumer slowed, however, a fall in U.S. crude oil inventories put a floor on those losses.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 73 cents, or 0.83%, to $87.69 a barrel by 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 futures fell 84 cents, or 1.01%, to $82.52.
For a full report, click on O/R
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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures surrendered earlier gains to reverse a two-day climb on Wednesday amid waning strength in soyoil and crude oil, while a stronger ringgit further weighed on investor sentiment.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed down 28 ringgit, or 0.71%, at 3,943 ringgit ($825.76) a metric ton.
For a full report, click on POI/
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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures fell for a second consecutive session on Wednesday tracking lower physical prices in top producer Thailand, while an intensified price war and oversupply of electric cars weighed on sentiment.
The Osaka Exchange's (OSE) rubber contract for October delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed at 309.3 yen ($2.00) per kg, down 3.8 yen or 1.23%.
For a full report, click on RUB/T
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