Global Markets:
- Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 2.14%, Shanghai Composite down 0.51%, Hang Seng up 1.77% ASX up 1.08%
- Commodities : Gold at $2375.5 (-1.36%), Silver at $27.57 (3.72%), Brent Oil at $86.93 (-1.18%), WTI Oil at $81.27 (-1.24%)
- Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.65, UK 10-year yield at 4.31, Germany 10-year yield at 2.51
News & Data:
- (GBP) Retail sales m/m 0.0% vs 0.3% expected
Markets Update:
Asia-Pacific markets rebounded from Friday’s sell-off as investors turn their attention to fresh data from China, Japan, and South Korea this week. Last Friday, the region’s markets experienced a tumble after Israel launched a strike on Iran, resulting in stock declines and a surge in safe-haven assets. On Monday, China maintained its one-year and five-year loan prime rates at 3.45% and 3.95%, respectively. The five-year LPR serves as the benchmark for most property mortgages.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surged by 1.74%, while mainland China’s CSI 300 was trading 0.2% lower after the LPR announcement. Japan’s Nikkei 225 increased by 0.36%, with the broader Topix seeing a larger gain of 0.85%. South Korea’s Kospi also rose by 0.88%, while the small-cap Kosdaq advanced 0.36%.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 opened the week 0.82% higher. On Friday in the U.S., the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 fell for a sixth straight session, marking their longest losing streak since October 2022. This downtrend came as Nvidia plummeted, adding to recent market woes tied to geopolitical conflicts and persistent inflation. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.56%, boosted by a rally of more than 6% in American Express following earnings.
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