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Fixed Income
U.S. 10-year yields last traded up 4.9 basis points at 3.784% . Since the Sept. 18 rate cut, 10-year yields have risen about 3 bps.
Equities
MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS), opens new tab fell 0.95 points, or 0.11%, to 843.61. The STOXX 600 (.STOXX), opens new tab index fell 0.11%
Hang Seng is up 15% in just two weeks – and the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index is its highest since February 2022.
Forex
DXY gained 1.03% to 144.68 Japanese yen and reached 144.75, the highest since Sept. 3.
USD last up 0.33% at 7.033 yuan in offshore trading, yuan earlier reached 6.9952, the strongest since May 2023.
Commodities
Oil prices declined as supply disruptions concerns in Libya eased. U.S. crude fell $1.87 to settle at $69.69 a barrel and Brent fell to $73.46 per barrel, down $1.71 on the day.
Gold rose to a record high as expectations for another big rate cut by the Fed helped bullion’s rally. XAU hitting an all-time high of $2,670.43 this week.
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
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41,914.75 | -293.47 | 0.70%Negative |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
18,082.21 | +7.68 | 0.04%Positive |
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trading lower
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,722.26 | -10.67 | 0.19%Negative |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
38,747.87 | +877.61 | 2.32%Positive |
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trading higher
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
19,357.08 | +227.98 | 1.19%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
85,169.87 | +255.83 | 0.30%Positive |
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