Asia Morning Call-Global Markets

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Asia Morning Call-Global Markets

6:47 chiều giờ GMT, 5 Tháng 11 2024

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Nov 6 (Reuters) -

Stock Markets		Net Chng	Stock Markets		Net Chng
S&P/ASX 200**	8131.8	-32.8	NZX 50**	12658.3	67.70
DJIA	42151.53	356.93	NIKKEI**	38474.9	421.23
Nasdaq	18406.803	226.819	FTSE**	8172.39	-11.85
S&P 500	5770.48	57.79	Hang Seng**	21006.97	439.45
SPI 200 Fut	8201	54	STI**	3581.61	9.57
SSEC**	3386.9869	76.7797	KOSPI**	2576.88	-12.09

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Bonds			Bonds
JP 10 YR Bond	0.935	-0.005	KR 10 YR Bond	10494.53	21.07
AU 10 YR Bond	91.321	-0.029	US 10 YR Bond	96.453125	-0.109375
NZ 10 YR Bond	99.397	-0.025	US 30 YR Bond	96.078125	0.078125

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Currencies
SGD US$	1.3143	-0.0053	KRW US$	1,378.88	6.28
AUD US$	0.6634	0.0048	NZD US$	0.5997	0.0025
EUR US$	1.0932	0.0055	Yen US$	151.53	-0.60
THB US$	33.56	-0.19	PHP US$	58.48	0.080
IDR US$	15,730	-20	INR US$	84.1100	-0.0200
MYR US$	4.3400	-0.0300	TWD US$	31.886	-0.036
CNY US$	7.1047	0.0052	HKD US$	7.7715	-0.0006

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Commodities
Spot Gold	2740.02	3.63	Silver (Lon)	32.6327	0.1631
U.S. Gold Fut	2749.5	3.3	Brent Crude	75.81	0.88
Iron Ore	CNY791	-0.5	TRJCRB Index	-	-
TOCOM Rubber	JPY352.5	0.4	LME Copper	9737	40.5

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** indicates closing price

All prices as of 1823 GMT

EQUITIES

GLOBAL - World stocks rose and Treasury yields rebounded on Tuesday while an index of market volatility retreated, as markets awaited early indications of the outcome of a knife-edge U.S. election, with only currency markets showing some jitters.

MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS climbed 0.65%.

For a full report, click on MKTS/GLOB

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NEW YORK - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday in a broad rally, but investors still braced for volatile trading over the next few sessions as voting began in a tightly contested U.S. presidential election.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 326.12 points, or 0.78%, to 42,120.72, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 59.24 points, or 1.04%, to 5,771.93 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gained 245.09 points, or 1.35%, to 18,425.07.

For a full report, click on .N

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LONDON - Europe's STOXX 600 eked out minor gains on Tuesday led by gains in industrials as investors assessed a slew of downbeat earnings and kept a close eye on voting in a tightly contested U.S. presidential election.

The pan-European benchmark .STOXX ended 0.1% higher.

For a full report, click on .EU

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Tuesday, rebounding from a sharp decline on Friday, led by stocks that reported robust outlooks.

The Nikkei .N225 rose 1.11% to close trade at 38,474.90 points, after opening 0.58% higher.

For a full report, click on .T

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SHANGHAI - Mainland China stocks closed at a four-week high on Tuesday, after Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed confidence in the country's economic recovery, while recent data showed signs of improvement.

The Shanghai Composite index .SSEC closed up 2.32% at 3,386.99 points, while the blue-chip CSI 300 .CSI300 jumped 2.53% to 4,044.57 points.

For a full report, click on .SS

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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares slipped on Tuesday, dragged down by financials, as its local central bank clung on to the 12-year high interest rates in a bid to tame core inflation.

The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0.4% to close at 8131.8. The benchmark had finished 0.6% higher on Monday.

For a full report, click on .AX

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SEOUL - South Korean shares fell on Tuesday as investors stayed cautious ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

The KOSPI .KS11 closed down 12.09 points, or 0.47%, at 2,576.88.

For a full report, click on KRW/

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell as U.S. voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, with the results of the elections likely to decide at least the near-term fate of the greenback.

The dollar index =USD was last down 0.32% at 103.60.

For a full report, click on USD/

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SHANGHAI - China's yuan slipped on Tuesday, retreating from a three-week high against the dollar hit a day earlier, as some investors rushed to book profit amid uncertainty around the U.S. presidential election.

As of 0308 GMT, the yuan CNY=CFXS was 0.06% lower at 7.1052 to the dollar after hitting a high of 7.0858 per dollar on Monday, which was the strongest level since Oct. 14.

For a full report, click on CNY/

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AUSTRALIA - The Australian dollar barely blinked on Tuesday after the country's central bank held interest rates steady as expected and reiterated policy needed to stay tight, reinforcing market wagers of no near-term easing in policy.

The Aussie was a fraction firmer at $0.6590 AUD=D3, having got as high as $0.6619 overnight before running out of gas.

For a full report, click on AUD/

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SEOUL - The won weakened and the benchmark bond yield fell on weaker-than-expected inflation.

The won was quoted at 1,378.6 per U.S. dollar on the onshore settlement platform KRW=KFTC, 0.30% lower than its previous close at 1,374.5.

For a full report, click on KRW/

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TREASURIES

NEW YORK - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after posting sharp declines in the previous session, as online prediction markets have again started to favor Republican former President Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris for the nation's top job.

In late morning trading, the benchmark U.S. 10-year yield gained 4.7 basis points (bps) to 4.358% US10YT=RR.

For a full report, click on US/

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LONDON - Euro zone bond yields rose on Tuesday, with all eyes on the U.S. election which could drive significant volatility across global bond markets as well as other asset classes.

Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, rose 3 basis points (bps) to 2.42%, closing in on last week's three-month high of 2.447%.

For a full report, click on GVD/EUR

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TOKYO - Japanese government bond yield edged down on Tuesday, tracking U.S. Treasury yields lower in the previous session, as market participants awaited the results of the U.S. presidential election.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC inched down 0.5 basis point to 0.935%.

For a full report, click on JP/

COMMODITIES

GOLD - Gold prices edged up on Tuesday as investors braced for political tensions after opinion polls showed Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck and neck in the U.S. presidential election where chances of a contested result are high.(XAU=)

Spot gold XAU= gained 0.2% to $2,742.03 an ounce by 12:25 p.m. ET (1725 GMT). Gold futures GCv1 also rose 0.2% to $2,751.50.

For a full report, click on GOL/

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IRON ORE - Iron ore futures climbed on Tuesday to their highest levels in more than two weeks, underpinned by growing optimism over further stimulus from top consumer China, although fundamentals of the key steelmaking ingredient remained weak.

The most-traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 2.53% higher at 791 yuan ($111.33) a metric ton.

For a full report, click on IRONORE/

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BASE METALS - Copper prices rose to a 22-day high on Tuesday on a softer dollar as traders balanced their positions ahead of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and on stimulus cues from top metals buyer China.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) CMCU3 was up 0.5% to $9,741.5 per metric ton as at 1710 GMT.

For a full report, click on MET/L

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OIL - Oil prices edged up about 1% to a one-week high on Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be an exceptionally close U.S. presidential election, after rising more than 2% in the previous session as OPEC+ delayed plans to hike production in December.

Brent LCOc1 futures were up 73 cents, or 1.0%, to $75.81 a barrel by 10:23 a.m. EST (1523 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 rose 78 cents, or 1.1%, to $72.25.

For a full report, click on O/R

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PALM OIL - Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Tuesday after four consecutive sessions of gains, dragged down by profit taking ahead of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) conference later this week.

The benchmark palm oil contract FCPOc3 for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange lost 86 ringgits, or 1.76%, to 4,805 ringgit ($1,107.14) a metric ton on the closing.

For a full report, click on POI/

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RUBBER - Japanese rubber futures pared earlier losses to edge higher on Tuesday, ending a three-day losing streak as optimism about economic data from top consumer China lifted market sentiment, while investors treaded carefully before an exceptionally close U.S. presidential election.

The April Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 1.0 yen, or 0.28%, at 352.1 yen ($2.31) per kg.

For a full report, click on RUB/T

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(Bengaluru Bureau; +91 80 6749 1130)

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