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...
Hong Kong stocks surged 259 points, or 1.3%, to 20,143 during Tuesday morning trade, marking a second straight session of gains. The gains followed a rally in U.S. tech stocks that boosted Wall Street overnight. The Hang Seng hit its highest level in more than a week, with gains across all sectors as mainland markets reversed losses from the previous session. Investors eagerly increased their positions following reports that U.S. President-elect Trump said in a speech that he opposed the idea of popular social media app TikTok leaving the U.S. market. Further gains were capped by a...
The Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.2% higher at 3,358.35 in Shanghai. Bank of China Ltd. contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 0.8%. Jilin Joinature Polymer Co. had the largest increase, rising 13.8%. In early trading, 1,376 of 2,240 shares rose, while 789 fell; 4 of 5 sectors were higher, led by industrial stocks. Source: Bloomberg
Japan's stocks fluctuate as semiconductor-related companies followed their US peers higher, while real estate names and other firms dependent on domestic demand fell. Topix rose 0.1% to 2,729.71 as of 9:17 a.m. Tokyo time Nikkei 225 advanced 0.1% to 39,215.63 In a thin US trading session at the start of a holiday-shortened week, the S&P 500 finished near session highs. Honda Motor contributed the most to the Topix's gain, increasing 13% after announcing it will buy back as much as ¥1.1 trillion of shares. Honda has sketched plans for a deal that amounts to an acquisition of Nissan...
Shares in Asia traded in a tight range amid relatively thin holiday trading after a rally in some of the world's biggest technology companies boosted U.S. benchmarks. Stocks swung between gains and losses in Japan and were slightly lower in Australia, with sessions shortened in Hong Kong and Sydney for Christmas Eve. U.S. stock futures were little changed after Tesla Inc. and Nvidia Corp. pushed the "Magnificent Seven" megacap benchmark up 1.4% on Monday, helping the S&P 500 erase an earlier decline triggered by weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence data. The 10-year Treasury...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined Monday as the market started a holiday-shortened trading week on a soft note. The blue-chip Dow fell 140 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite bucked the downtrend, rising 0.6%, as Tesla, Meta and Nvidia all traded in the green. Trading is expected to be relatively muted during the week. The New York Stock Exchange closes early Tuesday for Christmas Eve at 1 p.m. ET, and the market is shut on Christmas Day. Weak economic data seemed to sour the sentiment a bit. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index...
European markets closed just above the flatline on Monday as a shortened trading week began in the run-up to Christmas. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally ended the session 0.07% higher, with sectors in mixed territory. Trading is expected to be relatively muted in the run-up to Christmas, with European markets set to be closed, or close early, for Christmas Eve and remain shut on Christmas Day. Overnight, Asia-Pacific markets started the week on a positive note, with investors digesting a press conference relating to the merger of Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan. The...
European markets were mixed on Monday as a shortened trading week begins ahead of Christmas. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index hovered above the flatline during early morning deals, with most sectors and all major bourses in negative territory. Trading is expected to be relatively quiet ahead of Christmas, with European markets set to be closed, or close early, for Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day. Overnight, Asia-Pacific markets started the week on a positive note, with investors digesting a press conference related to the merger of Japanese automakers Honda and...
The Hang Seng Index rose 0.8% at 19,883.13 in Hong Kong. The index advanced to the highest closing level since Dec. 13 after the previous session's decrease of 0.2%. China Construction Bank Corp. contributed the most to the index gain, increasing 2.9%. Orient Overseas International Ltd. had the largest increase, rising 6.2%. Today, 63 of 83 shares rose, while 19 fell; all sectors were higher, led by finance stocks. Source : Bloomberg
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....