Today’s Market News |
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| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
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44,296.51 | +426.16 | 0.97%Positive |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
19,003.65 | +31.23 | 0.16%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,969.34 | +20.63 | 0.35%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
38,868.68 | +584.83 | 1.53%Positive |
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trading lower
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
19,210.07 | -19.90 | 0.10%Negative |
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unchanged
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
79,117.11 | — | — |
Fixed Income
Traders snapped up Treasuries, sending U.S. long-term yield down 7 bps to as low as 4.341%.
Equities
Asian stocks rallied with U.S. equity futures. MSCI’s broadest index of APAC ex-Japan climbed 1.6% as of 0143 GMT.
Nikkei jumped 1.6%, Kospi climbed 1.5%. Australia’s (.AXJO), rose 0.7% to record high.
Hang Seng added 0.2%, China CSI 300 eased 0.2%.
Forex
USD dropped against rivals as bond yields slid, dropped 0.7% against JPY, 0.6% versus EUR.
JPY last at 153.76. EUR at $1.0477, rebounding from Friday’s 2-year trough at $1.03315.
GBP climbed 0.5% to $1.2592 after hitting weakest since early May at $1.2475.
AUD bounced 0.6% to $0.6538, NZD slid to a 1-year low on Friday on increasing bets on a dovish central bank, jumped 0.5% to $0.5865.
Bitcoin ticked up to $97,511. On Friday, it peaked at $99,830 amid expectations of friendly regulatory environment under Trump.
Commodities
Crude near 2-week highs as geopolitical tensions heightened between Western powers and major oil producers.
Brent climbed 0.2% to $75.30, US crude at $71.38, up 0.2%.
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