Today’s Market News |
Key developments to markets on Friday: |
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| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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trading higher
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44,565.07 | +408.34 | 0.92%Positive |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
20,053.68 | +44.34 | 0.22%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
6,118.71 | +32.34 | 0.53%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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trading higher
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
40,138.57 | +179.70 | 0.45%Positive |
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trading higher
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
19,880.03 | +179.47 | 0.91%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
76,520.38 | +115.39 | 0.15%Positive |
Fixed Income
U.S. 10-year Treasury yield at 4.637% in Asia hours, below last week’s 14-month high of 4.809%
Equities
MSCI’s broadest of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), rose 0.29%, in line with Wall Street, China’s CSI300 little changed in early trading.
Nikkei up 0.38% in early trading.
Forex
DXY near 2-week low of 108.13, poised for a more than 1% drop for the week, its weakest performance in two months.
JPY steady at 156.21, near 1-month high of 154.78 touched earlier this week, while yields on shorter ended Japanese government bonds rose ahead of BOJ decision.
Commodities
Oil well below $80 a barrel, under pressure after Trump said he will be asking Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down oil prices.
Brent fell 0.56% to $77.85, US crude (WTI) down 0.51% at $74.24.
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