Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** 7,285 -29.1 NZX 50** 94.2 11,888.5
DJIA** 33,174.96 129.87 NIKKEI**
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Nasdaq** 98.76 FTSE**
11,507.07 7,907.72 -22.91
S&P 500** 4,019.04 27.99 Hang Seng**
20,351.35 -72.49
SPI 200 Fut STI**
7,234 12.00 3,264.93 -35.11
SSEC** KOSPI** 2,439.09 21.41
3,287.477 -3.67
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Bonds Net Chng Bonds Net Chng
JP 10 YR Bond KR 10 YR Bond
0.504 0 3.588 -0.058
AU 10 YR Bond US 10 YR Bond
3.885 -0.001 3.873 -0.05
NZ 10 YR Bond US 30 YR Bond
4.663 0.008 3.8702 -0.058
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Currencies Net Chng Net Chng
SGD US$ KRW US$
1.342 0.0015 1,296.27 -6.38
AUD US$ NZD US$
0.6814 0.0009 0.623 0.0013
EUR US$ Yen US$
1.06 -0.0001 134.63 -0.27
THB US$ PHP US$
34.67 0.08 55.042 -0.108
IDR US$ INR US$
15,185 -15 82.59 -0.24
MYR US$ TWD US$
4.431 -0.008 30.405 -0.099
CNY US$ HKD US$
6.9088 0.0167 7.8465 0.0003
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Commodities Net Chng Net Chng
Spot Gold Silver (Lon)
1,823.2643 -1.7757 21.3334 -0.169
U.S. Gold Fut 1,830.70 -10.75 Brent Crude
82.32 1.72
Iron Ore 125.77 -0.57 TRJCRB Index
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TOCOM Rubber JPY226.1 LME Copper 9,120.35 16.95
0.4
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All prices as of 20:44 GMT EQUITIES GLOBAL - Global equities were lower while crude oil edged up as traders braced for higher interest rates amid economic data that continued to show the strength of the U.S. economy and which validated the Federal Reserve's tight monetary policy stance. The MSCI world equity index , which tracks shares in 50 countries, was down 0.29%. For a full report, click on - - - - NEW YORK - Wall Street was mostly lower in choppy trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for a fifth straight daily decline and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down too, as investors remained wary of further interest rate hikes due to recent strong U.S. economic data. At 2.06 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 97.71 points, or 0.3%, to 32,947.38, the S&P 500 lost 0.92 points, or 0.02%, to 3,990.13 and the Nasdaq Composite added 6.36 points, or 0.06%, to 11,513.43. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - European shares inched higher on Thursday, after two straight sessions of declines, supported by financial stocks and upbeat guidance by regional companies, while U.S. semiconductor designer Nvidia's positive sales forecast sparked a rally in chip stocks. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1%. For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. For a full report, click on - - - - SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks were subdued on Thursday as investors awaited earnings and economic data, while geopolitical tensions dented sentiment. China's blue-chip CSI300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index ended down 0.1%. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - Australian shares are poised to inch higher at open on Friday possibly helped by gain in commodity prices, while investors also remain wary of further interest rate hikes due to recent strong U.S. economic data. The local share price index futures rose 0.2%, a 51.4-point discount to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark shed 0.4% on Thursday.
For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - South Korean shares closed higher on Thursday, led by heavyweight chipmakers, as the country's central bank held interest rates steady and suggested that the monetary tightening campaign had ended, unless there was a spike in inflation. The benchmark KOSPI ended 21.41 points, or 0.80%, higher at 2,439.09, after rising as much as 1.32%. For a full report, click on - - - - FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK - The dollar was steady against its major peers on Thursday, as new data showed a still-tight U.S. labor market, underpinning convictions that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy tightening may be far from over. The dollar index , which tracks the greenback against six major peers, modestly rose 0.02% to 104.52, slipping below the 104.68 high seen in late morning trading in Europe but little changed since yesterday's session. For a full report, click on - - - - CHINA - China's yuan hovered at a seven-week low against a firmer dollar on Thursday, under downward pressure from expectations that the Federal Reserve is likely to stay on its aggressive monetary tightening trajectory. In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.8950 per dollar and was changing hands at 6.8860 at midday, 40 pips firmer than previous late session close. For a full report, click on - - - - AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar rebounded on Thursday after hitting a fresh six-week low, as Federal Reserve minutes reinforced fears that U.S. rates would be raised higher for longer, while the kiwi improved on a hawkish local rate outlook. The Aussie edged up 0.4% to $0.6833, recouping some of the 0.7% loss overnight to as low as $0.6795. However it soon found buyers around the 200-day moving average of $0.6803 and pulled back a little. For a full report, click on - - - - SEOUL - The Korean won strengthened, while the benchmark bond yield fell. The won ended onshore trade 0.60% higher at 1,297.1 per dollar, after gaining as much as 0.83%. For a full report, click on - - - - TREASURIES NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields edged lower in choppy trading on Thursday, with those on the 10-year pulling back from three-month highs, as investors have already priced in strong economic data which have supported expectations of more interest rate hikes this year. A closely-watched part of the U.S. Treasury yield curve measuring the gap between yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes , seen as an indicator of economic expectations, was still inverted at -78.5 basis points, suggesting looming recession. For a full report, click on - - - - LONDON - Euro area bond yields pulled back from close to multi-year highs on Thursday, as investors took stock after a sharp sell-off in recent weeks. The yield on Germany's euro zone benchmark 10-year bond , which moves inversely to the price, hit its highest level since August 2011 on Wednesday at 2.57%. On Thursday it was last down 3 basis points (bps) at 2.484%. For a full report, click on - - - - TOKYO - Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. For a full report, click on COMMODITIES GOLD Gold prices slipped to their lowest in about two months on Thursday, after a drop in U.S. weekly jobless claims numbers favoured the Federal Reserve's stance that interest rates would have to go higher to control inflation. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,823.16 per ounce by 2:16 p.m. ET (1916 GMT), having touched their lowest level since Dec. 30 earlier. U.S. gold futures GCv1 fell 0.8% to settle at $1,826.80. For a full report, click on - - - - IRON ORE Dalian coking coal futures scaled an eight-month peak on Thursday as a large-scale coal mine collapse in northern China's Inner Mongolia region prompted safety checks, fanning fears of supply tightness. The most-traded May coking coal on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trade 2.6% higher at 2,020.50 yuan ($293.35) a tonne, after hitting 2,085 yuan, the highest since mid-June. For a full report, click on - - - - BASE METALS Copper prices fell on Thursday as the prospect of further U.S. interest rate rises sent caution through markets and boosted the dollar, making metals costlier for buyers with other currencies. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) was down 2.3% at $8,906.50 a tonne at 1705 GMT and on track for its biggest one-day fall since Dec. 15. For a full report, click on - - - - OIL Oil prices settled up 2% on Thursday on expectations of steep cuts to Russian production next month, but a stronger dollar and a sharper-than-expected jump in U.S. inventories added to demand concerns. Brent crude futures settled up $1.61, or 2%, to $82.21 a barrel, compared with about $98 a barrel on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago. For a full report, click on - - - - PALM OIL Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher on Thursday after hitting a seven-week peak, supported by stronger U.S. soyoil and crude prices. The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange gained 89 ringgit, or 2.15%, to 4,235 ringgit ($955.77) by the end of trading on Thursday. For a full report, click on - - - - RUBBER Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday.
For a full report, click on - - - - (Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru)
