Asia Morning Call-Global Markets

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Asia Morning Call-Global Markets

اکتوبر 21، 2024 کو شام 8:30 GMT بجے

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Oct 22 (Reuters) -

Stock Markets		Net Chng	Stock Markets		Net Chng
S&P/ASX 200**	8344.4	61.2	NZX 50**	12923.22	99.33
DJIA	42931.6	-344.31	NIKKEI**	38954.6	-27.15
Nasdaq	18540.005	50.452	FTSE**	8318.24	-40.01
S&P 500	5853.98	-10.69	Hang Seng**	20478.46	-325.65
SPI 200 Fut	8310	-66	STI**	3614.58	-25.61
SSEC**	3268.11	6.5467	KOSPI**	2604.92	11.1

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Bonds			Bonds
JP 10 YR Bond	0.955	-0.01	KR 10 YR Bond	10497.45	12.73
AU 10 YR Bond	92.998	-0.578	US 10 YR Bond	97.46875	-0.921875
NZ 10 YR Bond	97.974	-0.419	US 30 YR Bond	95.921875	-1.890625

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Currencies
SGD US$	1.3167	0.0066	KRW US$	1379.94	11.33
AUD US$	0.6658	-0.005	NZD US$	0.6033	-0.0037
EUR US$	1.0815	-0.005	Yen US$	150.75	1.23
THB US$	33.50	0.39	PHP US$	57.650	0.170
IDR US$	15500	30	INR US$	84.07	0.005
MYR US$	4.300	-0.002	TWD US$	31.965	-0.105
CNY US$	7.1210	-0.170	HKD US$	7.7737	0.004

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Commodities
Spot Gold	2720.09	-0.1573	Silver (Lon)	33.7916	0.1187
U.S. Gold Fut	2734.8	4.8	Brent Crude	74.48	1.44
Iron Ore	CNY769.5	9	TRJCRB Index	-	-
TOCOM Rubber	389.9	0.9	Copper	9562	-63.5

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** indicates closing price

All prices as of 2116 GMT

EQUITIES

GLOBAL - Global equity markets traded lower on Monday as investors hedged their positions amid rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty overthe U.S. presidential election, even as gold prices reach new highs.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS fell 0.55%.

For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB

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NEW YORK - The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell on Monday, as investors awaited earnings from major companies to gauge whether equities will sustain the recent rally that has brought six straight weekly gains.

At 02:15 p.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 368.73 points, or 0.85%, to 42,907.18, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 17.04 points, or 0.29%, to 5,847.63 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 11.04 points, or 0.06%, to 18,500.59.

For a full report, click on .N

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LONDON - European shares ended Monday's choppy session in the red ahead of a series of marquee corporate earnings, although stabilising oil prices buoyed the energy sector.

The continent-wide STOXX 600 .STOXX slipped 0.6%.

For a full report, click on .EU

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell in choppy trade on Monday, despite gains in technology stocks, as caution ahead of a domestic election and corporate earnings weighed on sentiment.

The Nikkei .N225 closed 0.07% lower at 38,954.60.

For a full report, click on .T

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SHANGHAI - China's stocks closed slightly higher on Monday, led by tech shares after Beijing flagged new measures to support innovative tech companies and as the country cut benchmark lending rates.

The blue-chip CSI300 Index .CSI300 closed up 0.3%.

For a full report, click on .SS

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares were poised to open lower on Tuesday, tracking their global peers lower, with Wall Street-tracking local techology stocks expected to lead the fall.

The local share price index futures YAPcm1 fell 0.8%, a 36.4 point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO close. The benchmark ended 0.7% higher on Monday.

For a full report, click on .AX

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Monday, led by battery makers and biopharmaceutical firms, while investor focus was on quarterly earnings of major domestic and global companies.

The benchmark KOSPI .KS11 closed up 11.10 points, or 0.43%, at 2,604.92, after three sessions of losses.

For a full report, click on KRW/

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The dollar climbed on Monday, buoyed by a rise in U.S. bond yields, as solid U.S. economic data suggested the Federal Reserve can afford to be patient in cutting rates while investors positioned for the Nov. 5 presidential election.

The dollar index =USD, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, rose 0.32% to 103.79.

For a full report, click on USD/

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan held steady against the U.S. dollar, after the country cut its benchmark lending rates as expected, while market participants expected yuan strength to be capped in the near term as they await U.S. election results.

The spot yuan CNY=CFXS opened at 7.1049 per dollar and was last trading 9 pips firmer than the previous late session close and 0.05% weaker than the midpoint.

For a full report, click on CNY/

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AUSTRALIA - The Australia and New Zealand dollars edged higher on Monday after three straight weeks of declines, although movements this week are expected to be mostly rangebound in the absence of major economic data at home and abroad.

The Aussie AUD=D3 rose 0.1% to $0.6713, having finished last week 0.7% lower after falling as far as $0.6660.

For a full report, click on AUD/

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SEOUL - South Korean shares rose on Monday, led by battery makers and biopharmaceutical firms, while investor focus was on quarterly earnings of major domestic and global companies.

The won was quoted at 1,375.2 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.43% lower than its previous close at 1,369.3.

For a full report, click on KRW/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose to a 12-week high on Monday as investors priced for a more robust American economy and less dovish Federal Reserve.

Benchmark 10-year note yields US10YT=RR rose 10.5 basis points to 4.18%, the highest since July 30.

For a full report, click on US/

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LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields reversed some of last week's drop on Monday amid a dearth of economic data releases as oil prices moved higher, with investors still focusing on the path of global interest rates.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, rose 9 bps to 2.275%.

For a full report, click on GVD/EUR

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TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields struggled for direction on Monday, with the 10-year JGB yield tracking U.S. Treasury yields lower, as the market pondered the impact of recent yen weakness on the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) policy outlook.

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures 2JGBv1 rose 0.19 points to 143.98 yen.

For a full report, click on JP/

COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold took a breather after surging to a record high on Monday, as higher U.S. Treasury yields and dollar offset support from growing uncertainties surrounding the U.S. presidential election and the Middle East war.

Spot gold XAU= was little changed at $2,723.35 per ounce, as of 11:35 a.m. ET (1535 GMT), after hitting a record $2,740.37 earlier in the session.

For a full report, click on GOL/

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures rose on Monday as near-term demand remained firm and the latest rate cut in top consumer China lifted sentiment, but gains were capped by caution on exactly how much boost the steel market would receive.

The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 1.45% higher at 769.5 yuan ($108.18) a metric ton.

For a full report, click on IRONORE/

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BASE METALS - Copper prices climbed to one-week highs on Monday as interest rate cuts in China raised hopes of stronger demand in the top consumer amid persistent worries about the country's ailing property sector.

Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.6% at $9,563 a metric ton at 1602 GMT.

For a full report, click on MET/L

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OIL - Oil prices rose on Monday, recouping some of last week's more than 7% decline, with no let up of fighting in the Middle East and the expectation of retaliatory Israeli attacks on Iran worrying markets about supply from the region.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 58 cents, or 0.79%, at $73.63 a barrel at 11:02 a.m. ET (15:02 GMT).

For a full report, click on O/R

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures closed up on Monday, rebounding after two sessions of losses, supported by higher export estimates and anticipated seasonal palm production declines.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 46 ringgit, or 1.08%, to 4,301 ringgit ($1,000.23) a metric ton at the close.

For a full report, click on POI/

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures dropped on Monday, weighed down by concerns over top consumer China's economic recovery and lower synthetic rubber prices, although fresh stimulus from Beijing limited losses.

The March Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed down 5.5 yen, or 1.39%, at 389.0 yen ($2.60) per kg.

For a full report, click on RUB/T

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