Asia Morning Call-Global Markets
August 22 (Reuters) -
Stock Markets | Net Chng | Stock Markets | Net Chng | ||
S&P/ASX 200** | 8010.5 | 12.8 | NZX 50** | 12502.97 | -55.11 |
DJIA** | 40849.46 | 14.49 | NIKKEI** | 37951.8 | -111.12 |
Nasdaq** | 17899.509 | 82.572 | FTSE** | 8283.43 | 10.11 |
S&P 500** | 5617.11 | 19.99 | Hang Seng** | 17391.01 | -120.07 |
SPI 200 Fut | 7980 | 15 | STI** | 3373.76 | 3.45 |
SSEC** | 2856.5839 | -10.0771 | KOSPI** | 2701.13 | 4.5 |
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Bonds | Net Chng | Bonds | Net Chng | ||
JP 10 YR Bond | 0.875 | -0.01 | KR 10 YR Bond | 10510.09 | 17.29 |
AU 10 YR Bond | 103.125 | 0.056 | US 10 YR Bond | 100.890625 | 0.421875 |
NZ 10 YR Bond | 100.454 | 0.087 | US 30 YR Bond | 103.546875 | 0.453125 |
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Currencies | |||||
SGD US$ | 1.3038 | -0.0006 | KRW US$ | 1,330.81 | 3.27 |
AUD US$ | 0.67580 | 0.163 | NZD US$ | 0.6172 | 0.002 |
EUR US$ | 1.1171 | 0.0041 | Yen US$ | 144.53 | -0.73 |
THB US$ | 34.13 | -0.04 | PHP US$ | 56.50 | -0.065 |
IDR US$ | 15,480 | 50 | INR US$ | 83.87 | 0.12 |
MYR US$ | 4.3750 | 0 | TWD US$ | 31.920 | -0.060 |
CNY US$ | 7.1310 | 0.013 | HKD US$ | 7.7935 | 0.0055 |
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Commodities | |||||
Spot Gold | 2517.92 | 4.181 | Silver (Lon) | 29.7 | 0.2746 |
U.S. Gold Fut | 2556.2 | 5.6 | Brent Crude | 76.16 | -1.38 |
Iron Ore | CNY742 | 14.5 | TRJCRB Index | - | - |
TOCOM Rubber | 339.4 | 0.3 | LME Copper | 9249 | 45 |
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** indicates closing price
All prices as of 2029 GMT
EQUITIES
GLOBAL - Global shares idled on Wednesday after a lengthy rebound propelled them towards recent record highs, and as investors awaited clues on interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve to decide their next move.
The MSCI All Country index for global stocks .MIWD00000PUS gained 0.27%, standing near its mid-July record high and up 13.5% for the year.
For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks inched higher on Wednesday amid range-bound trading after investors parsed a steep downward revision in payrolls, and the release of the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Federal Reserve cemented expectations for a September rate cut.
At 2:08 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 10.54 points, or 0.03%, to 40,845.51, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 20.25 points, or 0.36%, to 5,617.37 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 90.64 points, or 0.51%, to 17,907.58.
For a full report, click on .N
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LONDON - European shares edged up on Wednesday, led by automobile stocks, while investors awaited the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting to gauge the direction of global monetary policy.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX closed 0.3% higher, having snapped a five-day winning streak on Tuesday, with all the major regional bourses logging gains.
For a full report, click on .EU
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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Wednesday as yen gains weighed on domestic stocks.
Nikkei .N225 finished 0.3% lower at 37,951.8 after falling 1% in early trade.
For a full report, click on .T
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SHANGHAI - Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Wednesday, weighed down by JD.com following a stake sale by top shareholder Walmart, while China shares also fell.
The blue-chip CSI300 index .CSI300 was down 0.33%.
For a full report, click on .SS
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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares were expected to open higher on Thursday, with gains in miners likely offset by declines in energy stocks, while investors assess the minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting, which cemented hopes for a September rate cut.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 rose 0.4%, a 15.5-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark rose 0.2% on Wednesday.
For a full report, click on .AX
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SEOUL - South Korean shares ended little changed on Wednesday, with gains in batterymakers offsetting losses in chip heavyweights, while investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. employment data and major central bank events.
The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed marginally up by 4.50 points, or 0.17%, at 2,701.13.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell to a more than one-year low against the euro and sterling on Wednesday after data showed employers added 818,000 fewer jobs in the year to March 2024 than previously thought.
The dollar index =USD was last down 0.16% at 101.22, the lowest since Dec. 29.
For a full report, click on USD/
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CHINA - China's yuan held broadly steady against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, after touching a two-week high earlier in the session, as the official guidance was set at its strongest level in nearly a month.
The spot yuan CNY=CFXS opened at 7.1350 per dollar and was last trading largely steady, just 17 pips lower than the previous late session close and 0.01% weaker than the midpoint.
For a full report, click on CNY/
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AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars extended their winning streak on Wednesday as the global easing cycle gathered pace with the latest cut from Sweden and traders sold the greenback ahead of expected downward revisions to U.S. jobs data.
The Aussie AUD=D3 held at $0.6745, having climbed for four sessions to a one-month top of $0.6749 on Tuesday. It is now up 6.4% from its low in August, with resistance at $0.6760 and $0.6798.
For a full report, click on AUD/
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SEOUL - South Korean shares ended little changed on Wednesday, with gains in batterymakers offsetting losses in chip heavyweights, while investors remained cautious ahead of U.S. employment data and major central bank events.
The won was quoted at 1,336.6 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.31% lower than its previous close at 1,332.5.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields drifted lower on Wednesday as the interest rate outlook continued to point to the Federal Reserve's easing cycle likely starting next month, with investors looking to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's remarks later this week for clues about the size of the potential rate cuts this year and next.
In late morning trading, the benchmark 10-year yield dipped 2.6 bps to 3.791% US10YT=RR, after earlier falling to a two-week low of 3.782%.
For a full report, click on US/
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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields were trading in a tight range on Wednesday, the day before the release of key economic data in the euro area and ahead of a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday.
The German 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the bloc, dropped one basis point (bp) at 2.22%, following marginal declines in the past three sessions.
For a full report, click on GVD/EUR
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TOKYO - Japanese government bond yields fell on Wednesday, tracking overnight declines in U.S. Treasury yields as markets awaited remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later this week.
The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC fell 1.5 basis points (bps) to 0.87%.
For a full report, click on JP/
COMMODITIES
GOLD - Gold prices regained lost ground on Wednesday to hover close to their all-time highs after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting showed officials strongly leaned towards an interest rate cut at their September policy meeting.
Spot gold XAU= was up 0.1% at $2,516.01 per ounce as of 2:42 p.m. ET (1842 GMT) after hitting a record high of $2,531.60 on Tuesday.
For a full report, click on GOL/
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IRON ORE - Prices of iron ore futures climbed on Wednesday to their highest levels in a week, as supportive property measures in top consumer China revived hopes of improved demand in the coming months.
The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 4.58% higher at 742 yuan ($104.01) a metric ton, the highest level since Aug. 13.
For a full report, click on IRONORE/
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BASE METALS - Copper ticked up 0.4% to $9,236 a ton, with further gains capped by a five-year-high stockpile in warehouses monitored by the LME.
For a full report, click on MET/L
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OIL - Oil prices settled down by $1 a barrel on Wednesday after the U.S. government revised sharply lower a set of employment statisticsclosely watched by investors.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled down $1.15, or 1.49%, at $76.05 a barrel.
For a full report, click on O/R
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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a two-week high on Wednesday, buoyed by prospects of weakening supply in the world's largest producer Indonesia, although softer exports data capped gains.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for November delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed up 39 ringgit, or 1.05%, at 3,754 ringgit ($858.06) a metric ton.
For a full report, click on POI/
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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures rose on Wednesday to their highest in eight weeks, underpinned by rising prices for synthetic and physical rubber.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for January delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 8.1 yen, or 2.45%, at 339.1 yen per kg.
For a full report, click on RUB/T
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