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Key developments to markets on Thursday: |
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| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
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44,148.56 | -99.27 | 0.22%Negative |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
20,034.89 | +347.65 | 1.77%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
6,084.19 | +49.28 | 0.82%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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trading higher
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
39,933.50 | +561.27 | 1.43%Positive |
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trading higher
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
20,451.25 | +296.20 | 1.47%Positive |
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trading lower
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
81,522.33 | -3.81 | 0.00%Negative |
Fixed Income
U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose on Thursday to 4.2828%, highest since Nov. 27.
Equities
Asian stocks gained tracking Wall Street’s tech-led rally overnight after an as-expected reading of U.S. consumer inflation cemented bets for rate cut next week. U.S. CPI rose 0.3% last month, largest gain since April, as forecast.
Nikkei topped 40,000 1st time since mid-October, led by advances in chip-sector shares.
KOSPI added 0.7%, Hang Seng advanced 0.4%, China’s (.CSI300), 0.2% higher.
Forex
DXY little changed at 106.51 after 106.81 on Wednesday for 1st time since Nov. 27.
EUR up 0.1% to $1.05065 after dipping to 1-week trough overnight.
JPY at 152.11.
Commodities
Gold at 1-month high amid promise of lower bond yields as Fed ease policy, $2,725.79 for 1st time since Nov. 6 before pulling back to $2,710.45.
U.S. crude last traded at $70.20, down 9 cents from Wednesday.
Brent eased 3 cents to $73.49.
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