Asia Morning Call-Global Markets
Sept 27 (Reuters) -
Stock Markets | Net Chng | Stock Markets | Net Chng | ||
S&P/ASX 200** | 8203.7 | 77.3 | NZX 50** | 12491.58 | 267.0500 |
DJIA** | 42156.32 | 241.57 | NIKKEI** | 38925.63 | 1055.37 |
Nasdaq** | 18138.894 | 56.689 | FTSE** | 8284.91 | 16.21 |
S&P 500** | 5737.43 | 15.17 | Hang Seng** | 19924.58 | 795.48 |
SPI 200 Fut | 8274 | 5 | STI** | 3582.23 | -1.04 |
SSEC** | 3000.952 | 104.6469 | KOSPI** | 2671.57 | 75.25 |
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Bonds | Net Chng | Bonds | Net Chng | ||
JP 10 YR Bond | 0.83 | 0.02 | KR 10 YR Bond | 10522.69 | 3.431 |
AU 10 YR Bond | 98.383 | 0.017 | US 10 YR Bond | 100.640625 | -0.125 |
NZ 10 YR Bond | 99.894 | 0 | US 30 YR Bond | 102 | 0.046875 |
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Currencies | Net Chng | Net Chng | |||
SGD US$ | 1.2828 | -0070 | KRW US$ | 1313.94 | -19.60 |
AUD US$ | 0.6897 | 0.0075 | NZD US$ | 0.6327 | 0.0066 |
EUR US$ | 1.1178 | 0.0045 | Yen US$ | 144.69 | -0.06 |
THB US$ | 32.41 | -0.36 | PHP US$ | 55.955 | 0.075 |
IDR US$ | 15160 | 65 | INR US$ | 83.6010 | 0.0010 |
MYR US$ | 4.1400 | 0.0130 | TWD US$ | 31.686 | -0.302 |
CNY US$ | 7.0106 | -0.0209 | HKD US$ | 7.7787 | -0.0058 |
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Commodities | Net Chng | Net Chng | ||||
Spot Gold | 2670.2861 | 13.4651 | Silver (Lon) | 32.0237 | 0.1825 | |
U.S. Gold Fut | 2693.5 | 8.8 | Brent Crude | 71.73 | -1.73 | |
Iron Ore | 728 | 19 | TRJCRB Index | - | - | |
TOCOM Rubber | 392.7 | 1.7 | LME Copper | 10086.5 |
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** indicates closing price
All prices as of 2012 GMT
EQUITIES
GLOBAL - A widely followed global stock index and the S&P 500 hit record highs on Thursday after chipmaker Micron Technology's MU.O upbeat forecast, while oil dropped on a report that Saudi Arabia plans to dump its unofficial crude price target of $100 a barrel.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 7.42 points, or 0.88%, to 851.03 and hit a record intraday high.
For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB
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NEW YORK - Wall Street's main indexes ended higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 scoring a record high, as a surge in Micron Technology MU.O shares and a solid U.S. jobless claims report eased concerns about the labor market.
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 23.34 points, or 0.41%, to end at 5,745.60 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 104.92 points, or 0.58%, to 18,187.12. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 255.23 points, or 0.61%, to 42,169.98.
For a full report, click on .N
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LONDON - European shares jumped on Thursday, with China-exposed stocks such as luxury and miners outperforming on news of aggressive Chinese economic stimulus, while chip stocks also advanced following U.S. firm Micron's strong revenue forecast.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed 1.3% higher at 525.61 points, an all-time closing high and 0.2% away from the intraday record high.
For a full report, click on .EU
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped nearly 3% on Thursday as chip giants Tokyo Electron and Advantest tracked their U.S. peers higher and a weaker yen boosted exporters.
The Nikkei .N225 was up 2.79% at 38,925.63, its biggest daily percentage gain since Sept. 12.
For a full report, click on .T
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SHANGHAI - Stock markets in China and Hong Kong jumped on Thursday, led by gains in the embattled property sector, as Beijing pledged more policy measures to spur growth just days after announcing big rate cuts and funding for the markets.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite index .SSEC ended 3.6% higher at 3,000.95 points by the close.
For a full report, click on .SS
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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares are set to open higher on Friday, likely propelled by heavyweight mining stocks as commodity prices surged overnight after top trade partner China pledged for more fiscal stimulus measures.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.3%, a 156.6-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 0.95% higher on Thursday.
For a full report, click on .AX
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SEOUL - South Korean shares ended nearly 3% higher on Thursday, as heavyweight chipmakers rallied on optimism fuelled by U.S. peer Micron Technology's robust earnings that suggested demand from an artificial intelligence boom remained strong.
The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 75.25 points, or 2.90%, at 2,671.57, posting its highest level since Sept. 2 and biggest daily percentage gain since Aug. 6.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar weakened in choppy trading on Thursday after a boost from healthy U.S. economic data faded, while the Swiss franc rose after the country's central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points.
The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, fell 0.42% to 100.52, on track for its sixth drop in seven sessions, after rising as high as 100.95 earlier in the day.
For a full report, click on USD/
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CHINA - China's yuan inched higher against the dollar on Thursday, supported by positive investor sentiment on a report that more stimulus could be rolled out to arrest a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
As of 0258 GMT, the yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.2% higher at 7.0200 to the dollar.
For a full report, click on CNY/
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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars climbed again on Thursday as risk assets rallied thanks to a rebound in tech shares and more news of China stimulus, although technical resistance remained heavy in the near term.
The Aussie AUD=D3 rose 0.4% to $0.6847, having dropped 1% overnight to come off its 19-month high of $0.6908.
For a full report, click on AUD/
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SEOUL - The South Korean won strengthened against the dollar on Thursday.
The won was quoted at 1,330.8 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.40% higher than its previous close at 1,336.1.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday after strong data, including an unexpected drop in jobless claims, led traders to cut bets that the Federal Reserve will make another 50-basis point cut at its November meeting.
Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR rose 0.8 basis points to 3.789% and earlier reached 3.821%, the highest since Sept. 4.
For a full report, click on US/
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LONDON - The spread between French and German 10-year yields hit its widest in seven weeks on Thursday, as rising expectations that the European Central Bank could cut rates in October boosted bond prices overall, but French bonds lagged amid political jitters.
Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR fell 2.6 basis points to 2.16%.
For a full report, click on GVD/EUR
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TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Thursday, as investors took a cautious stance amid an auction of 40-year bonds, a day before a key election to pick Japan's next leader.
The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC was up 1.5 basis points (bps) at 0.825%.
For a full report, click on JP/
COMMODITIES
GOLD
Silver rose to its highest level in nearly 12 years on Thursday, riding the coattails of gold's rally to record peaks as interest rate cuts by major central banks fuelled investment interest in precious metals.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.5% at $2,670.52 per ounce, having hit a record high of $2,685.42 earlier in the day.
For a full report, click on GOL/
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IRON ORE
Prices of iron ore futures extended gains into a third straight session on Thursday, after top consumer China's pledge for more stimulus injected further confidence just as the last wave of monetary easing-led frenzy faded.
The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 surrendered earlier losses to end daytime trading 1.75% higher at 728 yuan ($103.73) a ton.
For a full report, click on IRONORE/
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BASE METALS
Copper prices surged to their strongest in nearly 16 weeks on Thursday, propelled by hopes of firmer metals demand after China announced fiscal stimulus measures following an easing of monetary policy to boost its sluggish economy.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) CMCU3 broke through the psychological $10,000 per metric ton level, touching the highest since June 7 at $10,089.50.
For a full report, click on MET/L
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OIL
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) CMCU3 broke through the psychological $10,000 per metric ton level, touching the highest since June 7 at $10,089.50.
Brent LCOc1 crude futures were down $1.73, or 2.36%, to $71.73 a barrel.
For a full report, click on O/R
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PALM OIL
Malaysian palm oil futures hit a five-month high, surging more than 2% on Thursday's close, driven by high demand from India and worries about production supply in major palm-producing countries.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for December delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 109 ringgit, or 2.7%, to 4,152 ringgit ($1,002.90) a metric ton at closing, the highest close since April 15.
For a full report, click on POI/
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RUBBER
Japanese rubber futures rose over 1% on Thursday on hopes of fresh fiscal stimulus measures from top consumer China, although lower synthetic rubber and oil prices limited gains.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for March delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 4 yen, or 1.03%, at 391.0 yen ($2.70) per kg.
For a full report, click on RUB/T
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