Today’s Market News |
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| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading higher
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42,732.13 | +339.86 | 0.80%Positive |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
19,621.68 | +340.88 | 1.77%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,942.47 | +73.92 | 1.26%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
39,362.45 | -532.09 | 1.33%Negative |
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trading lower
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
19,732.64 | -27.63 | 0.14%Negative |
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trading lower
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
79,223.11 | -720.60 | 0.90%Negative |
Fixed Income
US 10-year yields inched higher to 4.631%, very close to last week’s eight-month top of 4.641%.
Equities
MSCI’s broadest of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), gained 0.6%, having lost 1% last week.
Nikkei (.N225), returned from holiday to drop 1.1%, pressured in part by a rise in JGB yields to the highest since 2011.
China’s (.CSI300), dipped 0.4%, even as a survey showed services activity expanded at the fastest pace in seven months in December.
Forex
DXY at 108.950 , having risen almost 0.9% last week to a top of 109.540.
EUR at $1.0312 , uncomfortably close to last week’s 26-month trough of $1.0225.
JPY at 157.60 yen , just short of last month’s high of 158.09.
Commodities
Gold at $2,641 an ounce.
Brent rose 24 cents to $76.75 a barrel, while U.S. crude added 27 cents to $74.23 per barrel.
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