Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** NZX 50**
7,539.00 -19.10 12,197.15
DJIA NIKKEI**
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Nasdaq FTSE**
11,902.159 -104.80 7,836.71 -65.09
S&P 500 Hang Seng**
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SPI 200 Fut STI**
7,468.00 -3.00 3,385.93 1.64
SSEC** KOSPI**
3,238.70 -24.71 2,438.19 -42.21
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Bonds Bonds
JP 10 YR Bond KR 10 YR Bond
0.495 0 3.281 0.133
AU 10 YR Bond US 10 YR Bond
3.53 0.062 3.6362 0.104
NZ 10 YR Bond US 30 YR Bond
3.95 0 3.6794 0.052
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Currencies
SGD US$ KRW US$
1.3282 0.0045 1,262.29 14.83
AUD US$ NZD US$
0.68685 -0.0055 0.6286 -0.0046
EUR US$ Yen US$
1.0715 -0.0078 132.7 1.53
THB US$ PHP US$
33.75 0.36 54.45 0.8
IDR US$ INR US$
15,050 160 82.82 0.614
MYR US$ TWD US$
4.256 0.013 29.984 0.084
CNY US$ HKD US$
6.797 -0.0032 7.846 -0.0008
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Commodities
Spot Gold Silver (Lon)
1,866.0591 0.5291 22.2064 -0.1432
U.S. Gold Fut Brent Crude
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invalid
Iron Ore CNY!RIC TRJCRB Index
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TOCOM Rubber JPY227.6 LME Copper
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All prices as of 18:28 GMT EQUITIES GLOBAL - Global equity markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday after data showing a resilient U.S. jobs market suggested interest rates will stay higher for longer as central banks face a tough battle to slow inflation amid relatively strong economic growth. MSCI's gauge of stock performance in 47 countries slid 1.09%, For a full report, click on - - - - NEW YORK - U.S. stock indexes edged lower on Monday with Tyson Foods falling on disappointing quarterly results, while investors reassessed their predictions on when the U.S. Federal Reserve would start cutting rates. At 10:24 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 179.60 points, or 0.53%, at 33,746.41, the S&P 500 was down 33.71 points, or 0.81%, at 4,102.77, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 125.32 points, or 1.04%, at 11,881.64. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - European shares fell on Monday, as fears that the global interest rate-hiking cycle could persist for longer than previously expected weighed on rate-sensitive technology and real estate shares. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed down 0.8%, pulling back from a nine-month high it hit on Friday on optimism about the euro zone economy. For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average closed at its highest in more than seven weeks on Monday, as a weaker yen boosted automakers and other exporters, while trading firms gained on robust earnings outlook. The Nikkei rose 0.67% to close at 27,693.65, its highest since Dec. 15. The broader Topix gained 0.45% to 1,979.22. For a full report, click on - - - - SHANGHAI - Hong Kong stocks closed at a one-month low and China shares fell on Monday, as elevated Sino-U.S. geopolitical tensions over a suspected spy balloon dented investor sentiment. China's CSI 300 Index closed down 1.3%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng benchmark ended 2% lower. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - Australian shares posted their worst session in nearly two weeks on Monday, a day ahead of the central bank policy decision, while the country's biggest gold miner soared on receiving a $16.9 billion buyout offer from Newmont Corp. The S&P/ASX 200 ended 0.3% lower at 7,539.0 points, snapping three straight days of gains. The benchmark marked its worst day since Jan 25. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - South Korean shares, currency and bond prices fell sharply on Monday, hit by growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could keep the interest rates higher for longer. On the stock market, the benchmark KOSPI ended down 42.21 points, or 1.70%, at 2,438.19 to mark its biggest daily percentage drop since late December 2022. For a full report, click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The dollar rose to a three-week high against the euro on Monday, as Friday's blockbuster U.S. jobs report raised the likelihood of the U.S. Federal Reserve keeping on with its inflation-fighting interest rate hikes for longer. On Monday, the euro slipped 0.6% against the dollar to $1.0729, its lowest since Jan. 12, but not far from 10-month high hit on Thursday. For a full report, click on - - - - SHANGHAI - China's yuan firmed on Monday after touching a four-week low but gains were capped by strong U.S. employment data that reinforced expectations the world's largest economy can withstand higher rates for longer this year. Onshore yuan slipped further to 6.8077, a four-week low after opening at 6.8055 per dollar. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars nursed heavy losses on Monday, after red-hot U.S. jobs data suggests interest rates will have to rise further, while traders shift their focus to the policy decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia. The Aussie was struggling at $0.6923 , after slumping 2.2% on Friday - the most since mid-December - to dip below 70 cents for the first time in two weeks. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - South Korean shares, currency and bond prices fell sharply on Monday, hit by growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could keep the interest rates higher for longer. The won ended onshore trade at 1,252.8 per dollar, 1.87% lower than its previous close at 1,229.4.
For a full report, click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields hit four-week highs on Monday after Friday’s blowout employment number raised expectations that the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes will not end with a hard economic landing, and that the U.S. central bank may have more than one more rate increase left. Benchmark 10-year yields rose as high as 3.640%, the highest since Jan. 6, and are up from a low of 3.333% on Thursday before the data. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - Euro zone government bond yields rose and spreads between core and periphery yields widened on Monday as investors' hopes for a quick end to the monetary policy tightening cycle were fading. Germany's 10-year government bond yield , the bloc's benchmark, rose 8 basis points (bps) to 2.28% on Monday.
For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Monday, taking cues from a rise in U.S. Treasury yields after stunning jobs and services data, even as a report said Japan might pick a dovish policymaker as its next central bank governor. The 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point to 0.490%, just below the upper end of the BOJ's policy band for the benchmark bond yield of 0.5%. For a full report, click on COMMODITIES GOLD - Gold rose on Monday, yet gains were limited by a stronger dollar and yields, with investors banking on the precious metal's safe-haven appeal as concerns about an economic slowdown linger. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,871.25 per ounce by 10:05 a.m. ET (1505 GMT), after hitting its lowest since Jan. 6. For a full report, click on - - - - IRON ORE - Singapore iron ore futures fell on Monday to their lowest in nearly three weeks, while Dalian prices see-sawed, as traders curbed their optimism about demand prospects in top steel producer China. On China's Dalian Commodity Exchange, the steelmaking ingredient's most-active May contract ended daytime trade 0.9% higher at 853.50 yuan ($125.85) a tonne, rebounding after hitting a session-low 835 yuan For a full report, click on - - - - BASE METALS - Copper prices dropped to four-week lows on Monday as doubts about a recovery in demand, tensions between the United States and China and a stronger dollar spurred a sell-off. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 1.2% at $8,869 a tonne at 1705 GMT from an earlier $8,808, the lowest since Jan. 10. For a full report, click on - - - - OIL - Oil prices edged higher in choppy trading on Monday as markets weighed a return in demand from China against supply concerns and fears of slower growth in major economies curbing consumption. Brent futures for April delivery rose 82 cents, or 1%, to $80.76 a barrel by 12:45 p.m. ET (1745 GMT), after trading between $79.10 and $81.25. For a full report, click on - - - - PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures edged higher on Friday on a weaker ringgit and profit-taking ahead a long weekend, but they still posted weekly losses. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 97 ringgit, or 2.59%, to 3,848 ringgit ($904.14) a tonne by the end of trading hours on Friday. The contract declined 1.38% for the week. For a full report, click on - - - - RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures edged up on Monday, tracking stronger domestic equities and supported by a weaker yen, while gains in the Shanghai market also supported sentiment. Osaka Exchange's rubber contract for July delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: finished 1.0 yen, or 0.4%, higher at 227.3 yen ($1.73) per kg. For a full report, click on - - - - (Bengaluru Bureau; +91 80 6749 1130)
