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Fixed Income
Two-year Treasury yields were last up at 3.7095% on Thursday, while benchmark 10-year yields were last up at 3.853%.
Equities
Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), opens new tab had earlier shed 1.3% overnight, largely driven by Hong Kong stocks (.HSI), opens new tab sagging after a sizzling rally, with several markets, including mainland China and South Korea, closed for the day.
Nikkei (.N225), opens new tab, however, ended up nearly 2% after the country’s newly elected prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said it was not the time to raise interest rates after meeting with BOJ.
Forex
DXY rose to a six-week high, reaching 102.09, the highest since Aug. 19. It last rose 0.33% to 101.98. The euro was slightly down at $1.1026 , and not far from Wednesday’s low of $1.10325, a level last seen on Sept. 12.
Commodities
Gold prices flat as the U.S. dollar strengthened against major currencies.
XAU fell 0.01% to $2,657.24 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures settled 0.4% higher at $2,679.2.
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
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42,011.59 | -184.93 | 0.44%Negative |
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trading lower
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
17,918.48 | -6.65 | 0.04%Negative |
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trading lower
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,699.94 | -9.60 | 0.17%Negative |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
38,582.30 | +30.24 | 0.08%Positive |
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trading lower
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
22,090.35 | -23.16 | 0.10%Negative |
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trading lower
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
82,497.10 | -1769.19 | 2.10%Negative |
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