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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44,711.43 | +342.87 | 0.77%Positive |
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trading higher
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
19,945.64 | +295.69 | 1.50%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
6,115.07 | +63.10 | 1.04%Positive |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
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trading lower
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
39,293.82 | -167.65 | 0.42%Negative |
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trading higher
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
22,357.71 | +543.34 | 2.49%Positive |
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trading higher
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
76,388.99 | +250.02 | 0.33%Positive |
Fixed income
U.S. 10-year notes yield steady at 4.535% in Asian hours after tumbling 10 bps on Thursday, its biggest daily drop MTD.
Equities
Hang Seng Tech Index (.HSTECH), hitting highest level in three years on Thursday spurred by DeepSeek’s breakthrough.
Hang Seng rose 1.6%, taking its weekly gains to 5%, its 5th straight week of gains and the strongest weekly performance in 4 months.
MSCI’s broadest of APAC ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), up 0.54%, near 2-month high on Thursday.
Nikkei fell 0.55% but on track to eke out gains for the week.
Forex
Dollar eased as investors contended with Trump‘s reciprocal tariffs not immediately imposed as well as U.S. data on inflation.
DXY firm at 107.07 after dropping 0.8% on Thursday, its biggest 1-day % drop since January 20.
EUR near highest in 2 weeks at $1.0459 in early Asian trade, supported by optimism around potential Ukraine and Russia peace.
Commodities
Trump’s plans to impose reciprocal tariffs pushed gold to a record high earlier this week, set for 7th straight week of gains.
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