Asian stocks rise with year-end cheer; dollar heavy
Indexes
- Dow +159.36 / +0.43% : 37,545.33
- Nasdaq +81.60 / +0.54% : 15,074.57
- S&P 500 +20.12 / +0.42% : 4,774.75
Key Highlights
- US 10-yr Trsy last at 3.895%, 2-yr yld +1.8 bps to 4.3584%.
- MSCI’s broadest of APAC ex-Japan +0.6%, +2.3% MTD.
- The index is set to +2.5% for 2023, after -20% in 2022 – its worst since 2008.
- Nikkei +1.2%.
- Hang Seng last +0.9%.
- DXY -0.17% to 101.47, near 5-mth low of 101.42 pre-holiday.
- EUR uplifted by soft USD, last at $1.1032.
- JPY -0.2% to 142.68.
- Oil slipped but still near 1-mth high amidst Mid-East tensions.
- Brent -27 cents to $80.80, US crude -35 cents to $75.21.
- XAU -0.07% to $2,065.19.
to read more, please visit : https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-markets-wrapup-1-2023-12-27/
