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Equity Alert: Asian mkts soar with Japan, S Korea indices at record highs

 

MUMBAI--0816 IST--Indices in Asia soared Monday with Japanese and South Korean indices notching record highs as investors cheered the progress in US-China trade talks and due to strong cues from US indices.

 

Indices across Asia rose sharply following reports that top US and Chinese trade negotiators had worked out a framework on several disputed issues. This will pave the way for US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign off on the terms.

 

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with CBS News Sunday said that Trump's proposed 100% tariffs on Chinese imports are "effectively off the table." He added that China is expected to make significant soybean purchases and to delay broad restrictions on rare earth exports. The US, however, will maintain its current export controls on China, Bessent said.

 

Also, newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to meet US President Donald Trump this week during his visit to Japan. "It is expected that the message she would convey is to significantly expand domestic demand through a high-pressure economy," CNBC reported quoting Credit Agricole CIB as saying in a note. A strong expansion of the country's domestic demand would "completely lift Japan out of its deflationary structural stagnation" and make progress toward reducing the US trade deficit, resulting in a win-win for both countries, strategists said.

 

Asian markets also mirrored gains in the US indices on Friday. Indices in the US rose to all-time highs as the country's consumer price index inflation was softer than expected, spurring optimism among investors that the US Federal Reserve can stay on its rate-cutting path, boosting the US economy and justifying higher valuations for equities.

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0813 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4699.8314	0.84
Hang Seng Index	26375.53	0.82
Nikkei 225 Day	50374.54	2.18
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	3320.92	1.57
KOSPI	4031.96	2.29
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	4440.42	0.41
S&P/ASX 200 Index	9052.90	0.38

 

(Simran Rede)

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Equity Alert: Indices seen in range Mon but Nifty 50 may test 26000 this wk

 

MUMBAI--0757 IST--Benchmark equity indices are likely to start flat to slightly higher Monday but are expected to continue on their positive trajectory during the week. The Nifty 50 may test the 26000 level this week, analysts said. The 50-stock index is seen moving in a range of 25750-26000 points in the near term, technical analysts said. 

 

"For day traders, it will be important to keep an eye on the 26100 level...as long as the market continues to trade below this level, profit-booking is likely to continue," Shrikant Chouhan, head of equity research at Kotak Securities, said in a note.

 

The derivatives contracts of the GIFT Nifty also indicate a muted opening for the market. At 0747 IST, the October contract of the GIFT Nifty was 17.50 points higher at 25905 points. The November contract was at 26058.50 points, up 30 points. On Friday, the Nifty 50 ended at 25795.15 points, down 96.25 points or 0.4%. The BSE Sensex closed at 84211.88 points, down 344.52 points or 0.4%.

 

On Friday, indices in the US ended sharply higher after the inflation print for September came in lower than expected. The US Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% last month, slightly less than the expected 0.4%, raising hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week. Investors also parsed upbeat earnings data. Indices in Asia were up in early trade Monday as markets in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea rose 1-2%. This rise comes as trade tensions ease, with investors eyeing a trade deal between the US and China.  (Akash Mandal)

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Equity Alert: Wall Street ends at fresh record highs Fri on soft Sept CPI

 

MUMBAI--0726 IST--Indices on Wall Street closed at fresh record highs on Friday after data showed inflation in the US was lower than expected, while the US dollar index was nearly flat. All the three benchmark indices extended gains for the second session, with information technology stocks leading the gains.

 

The consumer price index in the US rose 0.3% in September, paving the way for more interest rate cuts. This was slightly lower than the 0.4% expected and 0.4% recorded in August. "Today's inflation data shows that we're not in a crisis like 2022. Prices are growing, but at a controlled pace. That's good news if you're hoping the Fed will continue to cut interest rates," Reuters cited Callie Cox, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Wealth Management, as saying.

 

The Federal Open Market Committee will meet this week. The central bank is expected to cut interest rates two more times this year, with a quarter-percentage-point cut baked in for the Oct. 28-29 meeting, according to LSEG's calculations using rate futures, the report said. 

 

Upbeat earnings reports also boosted the US market. Shares of Ford Motor jumped 12.2?ter the company beat expectations for profit for the reporting quarter. Analysts now expect the September quarter earnings growth of S&P 500 companies to be 10.4% year-on-year overall. That is higher than the estimated growth of 8.8% for the quarter at the start of the month, according to LSEG, Reuters said.

 

The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose the most among the three major indices on Friday. Analysts believe a trade deal between the US and China would be a boon for large technology stocks. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had confirmed a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in South Korea. 

 

Five of the so-called 'magnificent seven' US companies, including Apple and Microsoft, are due to report earnings this week. The indices broke new records with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite recording their largest weekly percentage gains since August, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its biggest weekly jump since June. "US stock markets have surged this year, and some analysts see signs of a bubble," Reuters reported.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Friday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6791.69	0.79
NASDAQ Composite	23204.867	1.15
Dow Jones Industrial Average	47207.12	1.01

 

(Simran Rede)

 

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US$1 = INR 87.85

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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