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China stocks jump on Politburo policy shift – Dec 10

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Today’s Market News

 

Key developments to markets on Tuesday:

  • Australia’s interest rate decision
  •  China trade (November)
  • Taiwan’s TSMC monthly sales announcement

U.S. Markets

Index Last Change % Change
trading lower

44,401.93 -240.59 0.54%Negative
trading lower

19,736.69 -123.08 0.62%Negative
trading lower

6,052.85 -37.42 0.61%Negative
Index Last Change % Change
trading higher

39,197.42 +36.92 0.09%Positive
trading higher

20,613.36 +199.27 0.98%Positive
unchanged

81,508.46

Source: LSEG, opens new tab – data delayed by at least 15 minutes

 

Equities

NVDA 2.5% following China opening an antitrust investigation, weighed on the mood.
MSCI’s broadest of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), rose 0.3%, led by a 1% gain for Hang Seng and a 2% rise in China  CSI300.
Nikkei rose 0.4%.

Forex

EUR traded at $1.0548 and 0.9272 francs.

JPY at 151.45.

BTC fetched $98,040.

Commodities

Oil rose on Monday on news of China’s policy plans and sudden fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad highlighted instability in the Middle East and geopolitical risk.
Brent steady at $72.15 in early trade.
Gold hovered at $2,664.

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