Today’s Market News |
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Key developments to markets on Thursday: |
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| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
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44,873.28 | +317.24 | 0.71%Positive |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
19,692.33 | +38.32 | 0.19%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
6,061.48 | +23.60 | 0.39%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
38,888.04 | +56.56 | 0.15%Positive |
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trading higher
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
20,638.74 | +41.65 | 0.20%Positive |
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unchanged
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
78,271.28 | — | — |
Fixed Income
U.S. Treasury yields hovering near lowest in over a month on Thursday, as investors pondered rates outlook.
US 10-year Treasury yield little changed at 4.4201%, while 2-year yield edged slightly higher to 4.1889%.
Equities
Asia shares rose tracking Wall Street gains.
China’s CSI300 reversed early losses to trade slightly higher, (.SSEC), gained 0.13%.
MSCI’s broadest of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS),advanced 0.28%, Nikkei tacked on 0.28%.
Tech-heavy Nasdaq’s nominal gain held in check by disappointing earnings from (GOOGL.O), which fueled doubts about the payoff of investments in artificial intelligence.
Forex
DXY near its lowest in over a week at 107.61.
JPY rose 0.3% to 152.11 helped by expectation of BOJ raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% in 2025 to contain inflation risks.
Commodities
Oil rose steadying from a sell-off the previous day after Saudi Arabia’s state oil company sharply raised March oil prices.
U.S. crude 0.32% higher to $71.27, Brent rose 0.23% to $74.78.
Gold resumed rally to near a record peak, last at $2,869.62.
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