Asia Morning Call-Global Markets
July 16 (Reuters) -
Stock Markets | Net Chng | Stock Markets | Net Chng | ||
S&P/ASX 200** | 8,017.60 | 58.30 | NZX 50** | 12,123.14 | -11.83 |
DJIA** | 40,329.61 | 328.71 | NIKKEI** | - | - |
Nasdaq** | 18,561.98 | 163.54 | FTSE** | 8,182.96 | -69.95 |
S&P 500** | 5,655.88 | 40.53 | Hang Seng** | 18,015.94 | -277.44 |
SPI 200 Fut | 7,993 | -9.00 | STI** | 3,499.89 | 2.11 |
SSEC** | 2,974.0107 | 2.72 | KOSPI** | 2,860.92 | 3.92 |
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Bonds | Net Chng | Bonds | Net Chng | ||
JP 10 YR Bond | 1.058 | 0.011 | KR 10 YR Bond | 3.176 | -0.002 |
AU 10 YR Bond | 4.288 | -0.047 | US 10 YR Bond | 4.2294 | 0.042 |
NZ 10 YR Bond | 4.478 | 0.01 | US 30 YR Bond | 4.459 | 0.058 |
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Currencies | Net Chng | Net Chng | |||
SGD US$ | 1.3434 | 0.0026 | KRW US$ | 1,383.01 | 9.34 |
AUD US$ | 0.6761 | -0.00225 | NZD US$ | 0.6077 | -0.004 |
EUR US$ | 1.0896 | -0.001 | Yen US$ | 157.98 | 0.09 |
THB US$ | 36.12 | -0.01 | PHP US$ | 58.46 | 0.059 |
IDR US$ | 16,165 | 30 | INR US$ | 83.551 | 0.033 |
MYR US$ | 4.67 | 0.003 | TWD US$ | 32.572 | 0.011 |
CNY US$ | 7.259 | 0.0092 | HKD US$ | 7.8066 | -0.0008 |
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Commodities | Net Chng | Net Chng | |||
Spot Gold | 2,422.08 | 10.8056 | Silver (Lon) | 30.67 | -0.1 |
U.S. Gold Fut | 2,428.9 | 9.2 | Brent Crude | 84.84 | -0.19 |
Iron Ore | CNY834 | 7.0 | TRJCRB Index | - | - |
TOCOM Rubber | JPY321.3 | -3.6 | LME Copper | 9,802 | -73 |
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** indicates closing price
All prices as of 20:23 GMT
EQUITIES
GLOBAL - World stock indexes and Treasury yields rose on Monday while the dollar dipped as investors weighed the prospect of Republican Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential race after he survived an assassination attempt over the weekend.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS rose 0.72 points, or 0.09%, to 829.27.
For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB
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NEW YORK - Wall Street closed higher on Monday, building on Friday's rally as increasing expectations of a second Donald Trump presidency in the wake of a failed assassination attempt raised hopes of a looser regulatory environment.
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 17.12 points, or 0.30%, to end at 5,632.47 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 77.41 points, or 0.42%, to 18,475.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 221.30 points, or 0.55%, to 40,222.20.
For a full report, click on .N
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LONDON - European shares drifted lower on Monday after dour updates from luxury companies weighed on the sector, while sentiment remained fragile following the assassination attempt on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump over the weekend.
The continent-wide STOXX 600 .STOXX closed 1% lower, snapping a three-session winning streak.
For a full report, click on .EU
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TOKYO - Japanese financial markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday.
For a full report, click on .T
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SHANGHAI - China stocks closed higher on Monday as hopes grew for further stimulus after the economy slowed more than expected in the second quarter amid a protracted property sector downturn and worries about jobs.
t the close of the trade, the blue-chip CSI 300 Index .CSI300 gained 0.1% at 3,476.25 points, and the Shanghai Composite index .SSEC was up 0.1% at 2,974.01 points.
For a full report, click on .SS
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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares are set to open largely unchanged on Tuesday, as likely gains made by gold stocks on strong bullion prices are expected to counter potential losses by local miners and oil firms on weak copper and oil prices globally.
The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.1%, a 24.6-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 0.7% higher on Monday.
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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Monday, led by defence stocks as traders weighed the implications of an attack on Donald Trump that threatened to upend the upcoming U.S. Presidential election.
The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 3.92 points, or 0.14%, at 2,860.92.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK - The dollar fell slightly on Monday after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while cryptocurrencies rose on bets that an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump lifted his reelection chances.
The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, fell 0.07% at 104.22 after rising as high as 104.31.
For a full report, click on USD/
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SHANGHAI - China's yuan weakened on Monday from a one-month high against the dollar hit in the previous session, following weaker-than-expected second-quarter data that points to slowing economic momentum and the need for more stimulus.
At 0302 GMT, the yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.13% weaker at 7.2597 to the dollar after booking the biggest weekly gains last week since late December.
For a full report, click on CNY/
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AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar fell on Monday as the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump boosted his re-election odds, lifting the greenback, while the soft Chinese data failed to provide any support.
The Aussie AUD=D3 slipped 0.1% to $0.6772, having climbed 0.5% last week to a six-month top of $0.6798 thanks to favourable yield differentials. Support lies around $0.6714, with resistance up at a high from last December at $0.6871.
For a full report, click on AUD/
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SEOUL - The won weakened on Monday, while the benchmark bond yield rose.
The won was quoted at 1,382.8 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.51% lower than its previous close at 1,375.8.
For a full report, click on KRW/
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TREASURIES
NEW YORK - Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday on growing bets of Donald Trump winning the presidential race after surviving an assassination attempt, which analysts say may potentially lead to stronger growth, higher inflation and more government debt.
Benchmark 10-year yields US10YT=RR were last up 4 basis points on the day at 4.229%, while two-year yields US2YT=RR fell half a basis point to 4.4554%.
For a full report, click on US/
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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields dipped slightly on Monday, as investors tried to digest the impact of the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and awaited a European Central Bank meeting.
The German 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the wider euro zone, rose at the open, but was last down nearly 2 basis points at 2.48%.
For a full report, click on GVD/EUR
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TOKYO - Japanese financial markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday.
For a full report, click on JP/
COMMODITIES
GOLD
Gold prices climbed to a near two-month high on Monday, aided by hopes for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve as traders await for more comments from Fed officials to gauge the timing of those cuts.
Spot gold XAU= rose 0.4% to $2,421.25 per ounce as of 2:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), hitting its highest level since May 20 when it hit a record high of $2,449.89 per ounce. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled 0.3% higher at <$2,428.9>.
For a full report, click on GOL/
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IRON ORE
Iron ore futures prices rose on Monday, underpinned by growing bets top consumer China will unveil more stimulus in its third plenum this week after a batch of economic data disappointed investors.
The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 1.03% higher at 834 yuan ($114.83) a metric ton.
For a full report, click on IRONORE/
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BASE METALS
Copper prices eased on Monday as weak demand prospects in top consumer China were emphasised by slow economic growth, weak lending numbers and rising inventories.
Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.8% at $9,802 a metric ton at 1604. Prices of the industrial metal have dropped more than 10% since hitting a record high above $11,100 on May 20.
For a full report, click on MET/L
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OIL
Oil prices eased on Monday as worries about demand in top importer China offset supportive U.S. economic news, OPEC+ supply restraint and ongoing Middle East tensions.
Brent LCOc1 futures fell 18 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $84.85 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 dropped 30 cents, or 0.4%, to settle at $81.91.
For a full report, click on O/R
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PALM OIL
Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a second consecutive session on Monday, mirroring weakness in rival Dalian and Chicago contracts, although higher export estimates capped losses.
The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for September delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed 19 ringgit, or 0.49% lower at 3,896 ringgit ($834.26) a metric ton.
For a full report, click on POI/
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RUBBER
Japanese rubber futures fell for a second straight session on Monday, weighed down by weaker economic data from top consumer China, while softer synthetic rubber prices also weighed on the market.
The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for December delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: fell 2 yen, or 0.62%, to finish at 322.9 yen ($2.04) per kg.
For a full report, click on RUB/T
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වියාචනය: XM Group සමාගම් ක්රියාත්මක කිරීම පමණක් වන සේවා සපයන අතර වෙබ් අඩවියේ හෝ වෙබ් අඩවිය හරහා ලබා ගත හැකි අන්තර්ගතය බැලීමට සහ/හෝ භාවිත කිරීමට පුද්ගලයෙකුට ඉඩ සලසමින් අපගේ මාර්ගගත වෙළඳ පහසුකම වෙත ප්රවේශය ලබා දෙන අතර වෙනස් කිරීමට හෝ පුළුල් කිරීමට අදහස් නොකරයි. එවැනි ප්රවේශය සහ භාවිතය සෑම විටම (i) නියමයන් සහ කොන්දේසි, (ii) අවදානම් අනතුරු ඇඟවීම් සහ (iii) සම්පූර්ණ වියාචනයට යටත් වේ. එබැවින් එවැනි අන්තර්ගතයක් සාමාන්ය තොරතුරුවලට වඩා වැඩි යමක් සපයා නොමැත. විශේෂයෙන්ම, අපගේ මාර්ගගත වෙළඳ පහසුකමේ අන්තර්ගතය පෙළඹවීමක් හෝ මූල්ය වෙළඳපොළවල කිසිදු ගනුදෙනුවක් සිදු කිරීමට ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමක් නොවන බව කරුණාවෙන් සලකන්න. ඕනෑම මූල්ය වෙළඳපොළක වෙළඳාම් කිරීම ඔබේ ප්රාග්ධනයට සැලකිය යුතු අවදානමක් එක් කරයි.
අපගේ මාර්ගගත වෙළඳ පහසුකමේ ප්රකාශිත සියලු කරුණු අධ්යාපනික/තොරතුරුමය අරමුණු සඳහා පමණක් අදහස් කෙරෙන අතර මූල්ය, ආයෝජන බදු හෝ වෙළඳ උපදෙස් සහ නිර්දේශයන්; හෝ අපගේ වෙළඳ මිල පිළිබඳ වාර්තාවක්; හෝ ඕනෑම මූල්ය උපකරණයක ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමක් හෝ ඒ සඳහා පෙළඹවීමක්; හෝ විශේෂ ඉල්ලීමකින් තොරව ඔබ වෙත ලබා දෙන ලද මූල්ය ප්රවර්ධනයන් ලෙස නොසැලකිය යුතුය.
ඕනෑම තෙවන පාර්ශවීය අන්තර්ගතයක් මෙන්ම XM විසින් සකසන ලද අන්තර්ගතය එනම් අදහස්, පුවත්, පර්යේෂණ, විශ්ලේෂණ, මිල ගණන් සහ වෙනත් තොරතුරු හෝ මෙම වෙබ් අඩවියේ අන්තර්ගත තෙවන පාර්ශවීය වෙබ් අඩවි සඳහා සබැඳි සාමාන්ය වෙළඳපොළ විවරණයක් ලෙස "පවතින පරිදි" සපයා ඇති අතර එහි ආයෝජන උපදෙස් ඇතුළත් නොවේ. ඕනෑම අන්තර්ගතයක් ආයෝජන පර්යේෂණයක් ලෙස අර්ථ දක්වා ඇති ප්රමාණයට, ආයෝජන පර්යේෂණයේ ස්වාධීනත්වය ප්රවර්ධනය කිරීමට නිර්මාණය කර ඇති නෛතික අවශ්යතාවලට අනුකූලව අන්තර්ගතය සකසා නොමැති බවත් එලෙස අරමුණු කර නොමැති බවත් ඔබ සලකා පිළිගත යුතු අතර එබැවින් එය අදාළ නීති සහ රෙගුලාසි යටතේ අලෙවිකරණ සන්නිවේදනයක් ලෙස සලකනු ලැබේ. ඉහත සඳහන් තොරතුරු සලකා මෙතනින් ප්රවේශ විය හැකි, ස්වාධීන නොවන ආයෝජන පර්යේෂණ සහ අවදානම් අනතුරු ඇඟවීම පිළිබඳ අපගේ දැනුම්දීම ඔබ කියවා තේරුම් ගෙන ඇති බව සහතික කර ගන්න.
