Asia Morning Call-Global Markets
Sept 16 (Reuters) -
Stock Markets | Net Chng | Stock Markets | Net Chng | ||
S&P/ASX 200** | 8099.9 | 24.2 | NZX 50** | 12832.55 | 12.27 |
DJIA | 41393.78 | 297.01 | NIKKEI** | 36581.76 | -251.51 |
Nasdaq | 17683.976 | 114.3 | FTSE** | 8273.09 | 32.12 |
S&P 500 | 5626.02 | 30.26 | Hang Seng** | 17369.09 | 128.7 |
SPI 200 Fut | 8116 | 16 | STI** | 3562.65 | 6.12 |
SSEC** | 2704.0896 | 13.0335 | KOSPI** | 2575.41 | 3.32 |
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Bonds | Bonds | ||||
JP 10 YR Bond | 0.83 | 0.03 | KR 10 YR Bond | 10566.63 | 31.82 |
AU 10 YR Bond | 99.386 | 0.032 | US 10 YR Bond | 101.796875 | 0.015625 |
NZ 10 YR Bond | 100.927 | 0.048 | US 30 YR Bond | 104.625 | 0.03125 |
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Currencies | |||||
SGD US$ | 1.2975 | -0.0038 | KRW US$ | 1,328.21 | -7.35 |
AUD US$ | 0.6703 | -0.0019 | NZD US$ | 0.6156 | -0.0026 |
EUR US$ | 1.1076 | 0.0002 | Yen US$ | 140.82 | -0.97 |
THB US$ | 33.20 | -0.21 | PHP US$ | 56 | -0.180 |
IDR US$ | 15,395 | -30 | INR US$ | 83.88 | -0.04 |
MYR US$ | 4.2980 | -0.0350 | TWD US$ | 31.938 | -0.120 |
CNY US$ | 7.0930 | -0.0242 | HKD US$ | 7.7987 | -0.0043 |
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Commodities | |||||
Spot Gold | 2576.4954 | 17.7408 | Silver (Lon) | 30.6575 | 0.7475 |
U.S. Gold Fut | 2610.7 | 30.1 | Brent Crude | 71.61 | -0.36 |
Iron Ore | 694 | -13 | TRJCRB Index | - | - |
TOCOM Rubber | 362.9 | 4 | LME Copper | 9257 | 41.5 |
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** indicates closing price
All prices as of 1808 GMT
EQUITIES
GLOBAL - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday and gold continued to hit record highs as investors looked to whether the Federal Reserve might move more aggressively to cut rates at its policy meeting next week.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 0.61%.
For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB
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NEW YORK - Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Friday as investors honed in on the chance of a bigger interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, with rate-sensitive small cap stocks outperforming.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 297.01 points, or 0.72%, to 41,393.78, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 30.26 points, or 0.54%, to 5,626.02 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 114.30 points, or 0.65%, to 17,683.98.
For a full report, click on .N
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LONDON - European stocks rounded off the week on a positive note, supported by technology, real estate and mining shares, while investors shifted their focus to the U.S. Federal Reserve ahead of a long-awaited monetary easing at its meeting next week.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX was up 0.7% at 515.75 points on the day, while notching up gains of more than 1% for the week.
For a full report, click on .EU
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Friday after a stronger yen weighed on export-oriented stocks, while gains in chip-related stocks limited losses.
The Nikkei .N225 fell 0.68% to close at 36,581.76, after opening 0.13% higher. For the week, the index rose 1.2%.
For a full report, click on .T
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SHANGHAI - Mainland China's shares extended losses to end lower on Friday as investors squared their books for the upcoming holidays, while Hong Kong stock markets climbed on hopes that Beijing will deliver an imminent cut in its outstanding mortgage rate.
The blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was down 0.42% at 3,159.25 points, the weakest close since Jan 2019. The financial sector sub-index
For a full report, click on .SS
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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares closed higher on Friday, driven by mining and gold stocks on strong underlying commodity prices, while market participants globally awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting next week.
The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO ended 0.3% higher at 8,099.9, after hitting its highest in nearly one-and-a-half months earlier in the day.
For a full report, click on .AX
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SEOUL - South Korean shares ended marginally higher on Friday, posting their best week in a month, as gains in auto and financials stocks outpaced losses in chipmakers.
The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 3.32 points, or 0.13%, at 2,575.41.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell on Friday to its lowest level in nearly nine months against the Japanese yen after media reports once again fueledspeculation the Federal Reserve could deliver a super-sized 50-basis-point interest rate cut at its policy meeting next week.
In late afternoon trading, the dollar was down 0.66% to 140.855 yen JPY=EBS, after earlier dropping to 140.285, its lowest level since Dec. 28.
For a full report, click on USD/
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SHANGHAI - China's yuan inched higher against a weakening U.S. dollar on Friday as President Xi Jinping's call to step up efforts to hit Beijing's annual economic growth target heightened expectations for more stimulus.
As of 0254 GMT, the onshore yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.13% higher at 7.1081 to the dollar.
For a full report, click on CNY/
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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were headed for weekly gains on Friday following a rally in equities and commodities, while revived bets for an outsized U.S. rate cut next week also weighed on the greenback.
The Aussie AUD=D3 held at $0.6727, having jumped 0.7% overnight to move further away from a one-month low of $0.6620 hit earlier in the week
For a full report, click on AUD/
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SEOUL - The won was quoted at 1,329.5 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC - 0.91% higher than its previous close at 1,341.6.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields moved lower on Friday as the possibility of a supersized interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week gained ground again.
Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR were last at 3.647%, down from 3.68% on Thursday.
For a full report, click on US/
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LONDON - Euro zone yields fell on Friday, mirroring a decline in U.S. Treasury yields after media reports fuelled speculation about a big interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week.
The German 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, slipped 0.5 basis points (bps) to 2.15% and looked on track to end the week slightly lower.
For a full report, click on GVD/EUR
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TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields declined on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year yield brushing a one-month low as U.S. Treasury yields dropped and investors adjusted positions ahead of a holiday weekend in Japan.
Futures of 10-year JGBs 2JGBv1 rose 0.21 points to 144.75 yen.
For a full report, click on JP/
COMMODITIES
GOLD - Gold prices powered higher on Friday, beating record levels, as a boost in bullish momentum fuelled by optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve is on the brink of trimming interest rates was catalysed by fund inflows and a drop in the dollar.
Spot gold XAU= was trading at record levels, up 0.9% at $2,582.04 per ounce by 1:45 p.m ET (1745 GMT).
For a full report, click on GOL/
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IRON ORE - Dalian iron ore futures prices dipped on Friday but logged a weekly rise, as the prospect of fresh Chinese stimulus and a recovery in steel demand lifted market sentiment amid the top consumer's faltering economic recovery.
The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 0.29% lower at 694.0 yuan ($97.72) a metric ton.
For a full report, click on IRONORE/
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BASE METALS - Copper prices hit a two-week high on Friday and were on track for their strongest week since July on support from a weaker dollar and hopes that economic stimulus in top consumer China will boost demand.
Three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.9% at $9,297.50 a metric ton by 1552 GMT after touching $9,314.5, its highest price since Aug 30.
For a full report, click on MET/L
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OIL - Oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude production resumed following Hurricane Francine and rising data showed a weekly rise in U.S. rig count.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled at $71.61 a barrel, down 36 cents, or 0.5%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) CLc1 settled at $68.65 a barrel, down 32 cents, or 0.5%.
For a full report, click on O/R
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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses to a second session on Friday, hitting a three-week low, on a strong ringgit and as sluggish demand outweighed concerns over sunflower oil supplies from the top-producing Black Sea region.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for November delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed down 39 ringgit, or 1%, at 3,813 ringgit ($887.16) a metric ton.
For a full report, click on POI/
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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures declined on Friday, as traders took profits after recent gains and a stronger yen weighed, but the contract posted a weekly gain on persistent supply pressures from top producer Thailand.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for February delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed down 6.1 yen, or 1.67%, at 358.9 yen ($2.54) per kg but it gained 2.6% for the week.
For a full report, click on RUB/T
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