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Fixed income
2-year Treasury yields were up 1.2 basis points to 3.6579%, while 10-year yields were at 3.683%, up 3 basis points.
Equities
Nikkei (.N225), opens new tab losing 0.7% under the weight of a stronger yen.
Kospi (.KS11), opens new tab edged marginally lower.
Japan, mainland China and South Korea are all heading into long weekends, with Tokyo back on Tuesday, China on Wednesday and South Korea not until Thursday.
Forex
dollar dropped 0.42% to 141.22 yen as of 0020 GMT, heading back towards Wednesday’s low at 140.71, the weakest level this year.
DXY, dropped to a one-week trough.
Commodities
Crude oil continued to climb following gains of around 2% overnight as producers assessed the impact on output in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Francine tore through offshore oil-producing areas.
US Crude WTI rose 0.5% to $69.32 per barrel, building on Thursday’s 2.5% rally. Brent added 0.4% to $72.26.
Gold hovered just below Thursday’s all-time high of $2,560.01, last changing hands at $2,558.55.
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
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41,096.77 | +235.06 | 0.58%Positive |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
17,569.68 | +174.15 | 1.00%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,595.76 | +41.63 | 0.75%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
36,683.02 | -150.25 | 0.41%Negative |
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unchanged
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
17,240.39 | — | — |
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trading higher
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
82,962.71 | +1439.55 | 1.77%Positive |
