Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** 7,530.10 26.00 NZX 50** 82.98 12,211.96
DJIA** 33,950.16 -206.53 NIKKEI** 27,606.46 -79.01
Nasdaq** 11,928.54 -185.25 FTSE**
7,885.17 20.46
S&P 500** 4,120.29 -43.71 Hang Seng**
21,283.52 -15.18
SPI 200 Fut STI**
7,431 -29.00 3,388.52 7.68
SSEC** KOSPI** 2,483.64 88.38
3,232.1063 -15.99
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Bonds Net Chng Bonds Net Chng
JP 10 YR Bond KR 10 YR Bond
0.492 0.001 3.322 0.019
AU 10 YR Bond US 10 YR Bond
3.612 -0.002 3.6341 -0.04
NZ 10 YR Bond US 30 YR Bond
4.155 0 3.6886 -0.017
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Currencies Net Chng Net Chng
SGD US$ KRW US$
1.3262 0.0022 1,261.06 5.38
AUD US$ NZD US$
0.6922 -0.00375 0.6306 -0.0017
EUR US$ Yen US$
1.0712 -0.0011 131.39 0.34
THB US$ PHP US$
33.5 0 54.78 -0.38
IDR US$ INR US$
15,095 -45 82.66 -0.2
MYR US$ TWD US$
4.297 -0.004 30.06 0.017
CNY US$ HKD US$
6.794 -0.0038 7.8498 0.0014
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Commodities Net Chng Net Chng
Spot Gold Silver (Lon)
1,874.73 0.92 22.2945 0.1066
U.S. Gold Fut 1,887.05 2.35 Brent Crude
85.12 1.43
Iron Ore CNY848 8.5 TRJCRB Index
- -
TOCOM Rubber JPY225.6 LME Copper 8,906 -26.5
-0.5
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All prices as of 20:52 GMT EQUITIES GLOBAL - Global shares fell and the dollar was steady on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve's mantra that interest rates will stay higher for longer overshadowed the notion that the U.S. central bank will soon pause its tightening cycle as the economy slows. MSCI's U.S.-centric index of stock performance in 47 countries shed 0.56% as stocks on Wall Street slipped. For a full report, click on - - - - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were down in afternoon trading on Wednesday, paring some of the strong gains in the previous session, with tech-focused shares leading the way lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 157.71 points, or 0.46%, to 33,998.98, the S&P 500 lost 41.4 points, or 0.99%, to 4,122.6 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 182.63 points, or 1.51%, to 11,931.16. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - European shares rose on Wednesday, lifted by positive cues from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's overnight remarks as well as upbeat earnings from energy and chemicals firms. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.3% higher having retreated from nine-month highs hit earlier in the session after other Fed policymakers sounded a more hawkish tone. For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Wednesday amid heavy selling of big tech names including Nintendo and SoftBank Group following disappointing financial results, erasing any feel-good factor from a Wall Street rally overnight. The Nikkei lost 0.3% to close at 27,606.46, after starting the day with a small advance following strong gains for all of the big three U.S. stock indexes. For a full report, click on - - - - SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks ended lower in thin trade on Wednesday as the ongoing U.S.-China balloon spat weighed on sentiment, while some investors waited for more proof of economic recovery. China's blue-chip CSI 300 Index dropped 0.44%, while the Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.49%. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - Australian shares are expected to slip at open on Thursday, likely dragged by miners on lower iron ore prices, and weak cues from Wall Street amid expectations of more rate hikes from the U.S. central bank.
The local share price index futures fell 0.5% a 107.1-points discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark was up 0.4% on Wednesday. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - South Korean shares jumped on Wednesday as investors were relieved after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to his stance despite last week's strong jobs data, with technology heavyweights rallying on optimism around artificial intelligence (AI). The benchmark KOSPI rose 31.93 points, or 1.30%, to 2,483.64 by the close of the session. The index posted its fastest daily rise since Jan. 26. For a full report, click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The dollar was little changed to marginally higher on Wednesday as investors paused selling the greenback a day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not significantly change his interest rate outlook despite a strong U.S. jobs report last week. Against a basket of currencies, the U.S. dollar index was narrowly up at 103.38, after slipping the previous session. For a full report, click on - - - - CHINA - China's yuan inched higher against an easing dollar on Wednesday, as less hawkish than expected comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lent support. In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.7777 per dollar and was changing hands at 6.7791 at midday, 79 pips firmer than the previous late session close. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars recovered from one-month lows on Wednesday, as markets took a dovish view on overnight comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell who did not revert to a hawkish stance after strong jobs data. The Aussie was hovering at $0.6960 after surging 1.1% overnight to as high as $0.6989, buoyed by Powell's comments as well as unexpected hawkish guidance from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) after its ninth consecutive interest rate hike. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - The Korean won weakened on Wednesday, while the benchmark bond yield climbed. The won ended onshore trade at 1,260.1 per dollar, 0.38% lower than its previous close. For a full report, click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields held near one-month highs on Wednesday as investors adjusted for the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates further than previously expected, following a blockbuster jobs report for January. Benchmark 10-year yields were last at 3.673%, after reaching 3.690% on Tuesday, the highest since Jan. 6. They are up from a low of 3.333% on Thursday. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - Short-dated euro zone bond yields jumped for a fourth day on Wednesday, following a sharp leap the previous day after the European Central Bank said it would cut the interest rate it pays governments on deposits. Two-year German yields , the most sensitive to any shifts in expectations for interest rates and inflation For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Japanese government bond yields edged lower on Wednesday in sympathy with their U.S. peers, as a heated labour market failed to spur further hawkishness from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The 10-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis points to 0.485% as of 0500 GMT, edging away from the 0.5% ceiling under the BOJ's yield curve controls (YCC). For a full report, click on COMMODITIES GOLD - Gold prices edged back up in a choppy session on Wednesday tracking a pullback in the dollar, while investors looked forward to more economic data to gauge the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate-hike strategy. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,876.41 per ounce by 12:27 p.m. ET (1727 GMT).
For a full report, click on - - - - IRON ORE - Iron ore futures swung back and forth on Wednesday, with the Singapore benchmark briefly trading below $120 a tonne, as traders reassessed near-term demand prospects in top steel producer China. On China's Dalian Commodity Exchange, the steelmaking ingredient's most-active May contract ended daytime trade 0.7% higher at 848 yuan ($124.99)a tonne. It earlier dropped 1.1% to 833 yuan. For a full report, click on - - - - BASE METALS - Copper prices slipped on Wednesday as investors sought to digest the latest comments by U.S. Federal Reserve officials on the pace of interest rate hikes. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) edged 0.2% down to $8,906 a tonne by 1700 GMT, having added 0.6% on Tuesday in a bounce from Monday's four-week low. For a full report, click on - - - - OIL - Oil rose for a third straight day on Wednesday as investors felt more comfortable with risk a day after remarks from the Federal Reserve chairman eased their worries about future interest rate hikes. Brent crude rose 82 cents, or 1%, to $84.51 a barrel by 11:07 a.m. EDT (1607 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed 93 cents, or 1.2%, to $78.08. For a full report, click on - - - - PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Wednesday to a one-month closing high, as investors awaited key monthly data amid concerns of tightening supply from top producer Indonesia. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 59 ringgit, or 1.5%, to 3,998 ringgit ($930.42) a tonne, its third consecutive daily climb. For a full report, click on - - - - RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures inched lower on Wednesday, tracking lacklustre Shanghai futures and as a stronger yen against the U.S. dollar prompted selling. The Osaka Exchange rubber contract for July delivery , finished 0.4 yen, or 0.2%, lower at 226.1 yen per kg. For a full report, click on - - - - (Bengaluru Bureau; +91 80 6749 1130)
