Oil prices stabilized on Thursday (February 12th), as the market reassigned a risk premium to US-Iran tensions despite US inventory data showing swelling domestic supplies. This movement confirms one thing: geopolitical headlines are still more "noise" than signals of a short-term surplus. As of 3:50 PM WIB, Brent was at $69.60/barrel (+0.29%) and WTI was at $64.83/barrel (+0.31%). The gains were moderate, but enough to keep prices near the psychological $70 level for Brent. From a geopolitical perspective, market focus is on the potential for escalation in the Middle East. Recent reports...
Asia-Pacific stock markets mostly opened lower on Tuesday, following Wall Street's overnight decline. Pressure stemmed from investors exiting artificial intelligence (AI) stocks in the United States. Oracle shares plunged more than 5%, Broadcom fell more than 2%, while Microsoft also posted losses. In the US, the S&P 500 index fell 0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly, and the tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.59%. In Asia, market movements were mixed. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index opened up 0.14%. However, preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI)...
Japan's Nikkei stock index opened 1.1% lower at 49,624.20 in early trading, following Wall Street's sharp decline overnight. Market participants remained cautious due to the busy data schedule and economic agenda throughout the week. According to IG Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp, investor risk appetite remains low, leading to market volatility. Pressure also came from artificial intelligence-related stocks, as the Nasdaq Composite Index in the United States weakened. Japanese technology stocks were also affected, with Yaskawa Electric plunging 5.5%, Fujikura down 5.1%, and Japan...
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones added 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, while the Nasdaq fell 0.2% as a tech-led tumble erased early gains and left markets awaiting clearer macro direction. Heavyweights tied to the AI theme, including Broadcom (-5.6%), Oracle (-2.6%), and several semiconductor names, weighed on performance after Broadcom flagged margin pressures and Oracle delivered softer guidance, reviving concerns over the profitability and financing of large-scale AI investments. ServiceNow's 11.6% plunge following reports of a sizable acquisition and a KeyBanc downgrade added to...
European stocks finished the session firmly higher, with the Euro STOXX 50 rising 0.7% and the STOXX Europe 600 gaining 0.8%, extending a rebound from Friday's tech-led selloff as investors looked past near-term volatility. Gains were broad-based, though the defense sector came under pressure after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Ukraine's willingness to drop its long-standing bid for NATO membership in exchange for alternative security guarantees, a shift that raised hopes for progress in peace talks resuming in Berlin. Shares of Rheinmetall fell 2.6%, with Hensoldt and Renk also...
Stocks rose Monday led by a broad array of names as traders bet data set for release this week will point to tame inflation and strong economic activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 168 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 gained 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.6%. Those moves come after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell last week, as Oracle and Broadcom led a rotation away from artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 lost 0.6% last week, while the Nasdaq shed 1.7%. The Dow, which is less exposed to tech and AI than the other two benchmarks, rose 1.1%. Oracle...
The Hang Seng Index is expected to open lower on Monday, December 15, 2025, after previously closing slightly above 25,975. This lower opening projection comes amid sluggish global sentiment, after Wall Street corrected due to a sell-off in AI and technology stocks. Investors in Hong Kong are also still digesting signals of a slowdown in the Chinese economy and concerns about a supply surplus in the property and financial sectors, so risk appetite at the start of the session tended to be limited. Additional pressure comes from the technology sector, which has often led the Hang Seng's...
European stocks opened higher at the start of this week. The Stoxx 600 Index rose around 0.38%, with nearly all sectors and major exchanges trading in the green. The UK's FTSE, Germany's DAX, France's CAC 40, and Italy's FTSE MIB each also rallied at the opening. This increase occurred amid market focus on a series of European central bank decisions in the coming days. This week is a crucial moment for the ECB, Bank of England, Riksbank, and Norges Bank, which will hold their final policy meetings of 2025. The ECB is expected to hold interest rates at 2%, while President Christine Lagarde...
The Nikkei 225 index closed down around 1.3% at around 50,100 on Monday (December 15th), dragged down by negative sentiment from Wall Street, which just recorded its worst daily decline in three weeks, particularly in technology and AI stocks. Investors were also still digesting weak Chinese data, including declining investment and sluggish consumption, which has resurfaced concerns about global demand and pressured shares of Japanese exporters. Domestically, the Japanese stock market was also pressured by expectations of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike at its December 18-19...
Gold rises in the early Asian trade. There's a broad commodities uptrend, driven by macro uncertainty, a weaker dollar, and persistent demand for "hard" assets, says Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst...
Oil extended declines after OPEC+ agreed to a bigger-than-expected production increase next month, raising concerns about oversupply just as US tariffs fan fears about the demand outlook.
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The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakened against its US counterpart and reversed part of Friday's recovery from the lowest level since July 23 following Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda's remarks....