Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** 7,346.80 -63.50 NZX 50** 12,144.66 -13.087
DJIA** 33,826.69 129.84 NIKKEI** 27,513.13 -183.31 Nasdaq** 11,787.272 -68.56 FTSE** 8,004.36 -8.17 S&P 500** 4,079.09 -11.32 Hang Seng** 20,719.81 -267.86 SPI 200 Fut 7,273.00 -1.00 STI** 3,328.37 17.14 SSEC** 3,224.02 -25.01 KOSPI** 2,451.21 -24.27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Bonds Bonds
JP 10 YR Bond 0.504 0.003 KR 10 YR Bond 3.619 -0.008 AU 10 YR Bond 3.788 -0.034 US 10 YR Bond 3.8167 -0.011 NZ 10 YR Bond 4.383 0.016 US 30 YR Bond 3.8656 -0.049 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
Currencies
SGD US$ 0.7478 -0.00016 KRW US$ 1,295.87 6.36 AUD US$ 0.6837 -0.0038 NZD US$ 0.6231 -0.0013 EUR US$ 1.0694 0.0026 Yen US$ 134.15 0.21 THB US$ 34.46 0.14 PHP US$ 55.5 0.36 IDR US$ 15,200 47 INR US$ 82.75 0.04 MYR US$ 4.43 0.028 TWD US$ 30.41 0.006 CNY US$ 6.8661 0.0111 HKD US$ 7.8443 -0.0003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
Commodities
Spot Gold 1,841.15 -0.44 Silver (Lon) 21.7234 -0.0026 U.S. Gold Fut 1,851.45 -0.35 Brent Crude 83.15 -1.99 Iron Ore 124.94 0.25 TRJCRB Index - - TOCOM Rubber JPY220.2 -2.1 LME Copper 9,023.00 28 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
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All prices as of 20:21 GMT EQUITIES GLOBAL - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finished in the red on Friday and oil prices settled lower after U.S. economic data prompted bets that the Federal Reserve would get more aggressive with interest rate hikes to battle stubborn inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.20% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 0.38%. For a full report, click on - - - - NEW YORK - The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday, weighed down by Microsoft and Nvidia as investors worried that inflation and a strong U.S. economy could put the Federal Reserve on pace for more interest rate hikes. The S&P 500 declined 0.28% to end the session at 4,079.09 points. The Nasdaq fell 0.58% to 11,787.27 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.39% to 33,826.69 points. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - European shares on Friday retreated further from one-year highs touched earlier in the week as energy and technology stocks spearheaded losses on mounting concerns that the Federal Reserve would stick to its monetary tightening trajectory for longer. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed down 0.2%, after having touched its highest level in a year in the previous session on a boost from French blue-chip shares. For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei index closed lower on Friday as technology heavyweights tracked Wall Street's sharp decline, but the losses were limited after a weaker yen raised expectations for higher earnings from domestic companies. The Nikkei share average ended 0.66% lower at 27,513.13 and lost 0.57% for the week. For a full report, click on - - - - SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks fell on Friday, dragged by some tech stocks, as upbeat U.S. economic data revived market concerns that China's central bank might delay more easing measures to support the pandemic-hit economy. China's blue-chip CSI300 Index closed 1.44% lower, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.77%. For the week, the two indexes lost 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - Australian shares are set to open flat on Monday as U.S. economic data prompts bets that the Federal Reserve could get more aggressive with interest rate hikes, while gain in iron ore prices could cap the losses in the benchmark.
The local share price index futures was largely unchanged, a 73.8-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark fell 0.9% on Friday. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - South Korean shares, currency, and treasury bonds tumbled on Friday, as fears grew after a set of data and officials' comments that the U.S. Federal Reserve might deliver more interest rate hikes than previously thought. The benchmark KOSPI closed 24.27 points, or 0.98%, lower at 2,451.21. For a full report, click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The dollar edged lower against the euro and sterling on Friday, as the market readjusts ahead of the long weekend and awaits clues on how the Federal Reserve plans to continue tackling still-high inflation. The dollar index was last down 0.24% at 103.83, after earlier reaching 104.67, the highest since Jan. 6. For a full report, click on - - - - SHANGHAI - China's yuan touched a six-week low against the dollar on Friday and looked set for the biggest weekly loss since mid-January, pressured by a broadly stronger greenback as investors bet on more U.S. interest rate hikes. In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.8660 per dollar and eased to a low of 6.8778 at one point, the weakest level since Jan. 6. By midday, it was changing hands at 6.8751, 201 pips softer than the previous late session close. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were stuck near multi-week lows on Friday after breaching key support levels, while their U.S. counterpart continued to benefit from rising rate expectations. The Aussie was struggling at $0.6852 , after touching a six-week trough of $0.6841 overnight. That left it down 0.9% on the week and under chart support around $0.6860, risking a retreat to the 200-day moving average at $0.6806. The kiwi dollar had lost 1.3% for the week so far to $0.6230 and was again uncomfortably close to its 200-day moving average at $0.6187. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - South Korean shares, currency, and treasury bonds tumbled on Friday, as fears grew after a set of data and officials' comments that the U.S. Federal Reserve might deliver more interest rate hikes than previously thought. The won ended onshore trade 1.13% lower at 1,299.5 per dollar, after falling as much as 1.46% to 1,303.8, the weakest level since Dec. 20, 2022. For a full report, click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields eased a bit on Friday after the 10-year note hit a three-month high, as the market placed greater odds that the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates higher for longer in its fight against persistent inflation. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes was last at 3.826% after hitting its highest level since early November at 3.929%. Meanwhile, the yield on two-year notes was last at 4.623% after earlier reaching 4.677%, also the highest since early November. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - Euro zone bonds came under pressure on Friday after a spate of strong economic data prompted investors to rethink how high global interest rates might go, which pushed yields on short-dated German debt to their highest since the financial crisis. German two-year yields , the most sensitive to shifts in interest rate expectations, rose by as much as 6.1 basis points to 2.943%, the highest since October 2008, when the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers unleashed a global recession. They were last down 0.5 basis points (bps) at 2.875%, while 10-year yields dropped 2 bps at 2.46%. For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Japan's 10-year government bond yield was pinned at the top end of the Bank of Japan's policy band for a sixth straight session after U.S. Treasury rose on the back of strong economic data. The 10-year JGB yield was flat at 0.500%. For a full report, click on COMMODITIES GOLD - Gold prices edged higher on Friday but were still on track for their third straight weekly dip, weighed down by an overall stronger dollar and bond yields following fresh hawkish rhetoric from U.S. Federal Reserve officials. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,842.27 per ounce by 2:40 p.m. ET (1940 GMT), after earlier falling to its lowest since late December. Prices have fallen 1.2% so far this week. For a full report, click on - - - - IRON ORE - Dalian iron ore reached a contract high on Friday, while the Singapore benchmark price of the steelmaking ingredient hit a two-week peak, as hopes grew that top buyer China would roll out more measures to support its economy. The most-traded May iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trade 2% higher at 889.50 yuan ($129.29) a tonne, just below a contract high of 893 yuan, keeping it on track for a weekly gain of around 3%. For a full report, click on - - - - BASE METALS - Copper fell on Friday as expectations of higher U.S. interest rates strengthened the dollar, but prices remained on course for their first weekly gain in four weeks thanks to signs of recovering Chinese demand. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 0.3% at $8,995 a tonne at 1709 GMT but up 1.5% over the week. For a full report, click on - - - - OIL - Oil settled down $2 a barrel on Friday and ended the week markedly lower, as traders worried that future U.S. interest rate hikes could weigh on demand and got nervous about mounting signs of ample crude and fuel supply. Brent crude futures settled down $2.14 or 2.5%, to $83.00 a barrel, falling 3.9% week on week. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude settled down $2.15, or 2.7%, to $76.34, falling 4.2% from last Friday's settlement. For a full report, click on - - - - PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures hit their highest close in more than six weeks on Friday and posted a second straight weekly gain, supported by stronger rival edible oils on the Dalian exchange and a weaker ringgit. The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery rose 1.65% to 4,136 ringgit ($933.63) per tonne on Friday, its second consecutive session of gains. The contract hit 4,170 ringgit a tonne in early trade, its highest since Jan. 4, and gained 5.22% for the week. For a full report, click on - - - - RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures rose on Friday, supported by a weaker yen, but posted their third straight weekly drop. The Osaka Exchange's (OSE) rubber contract for July delivery , finished 3.5 yen, or 1.6%, higher at 222.3 yen ($1.65) per kg. The benchmark contract hit its lowest level since Jan. 4 at 217.6 yen earlier in the session. For a full report, click on - - - - (Bengaluru Bureau; +91 80 6749 1130)
