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Equity Alert: Indices in Asia rise; Japan, South Korea early gainers

 

MUMBAI--0816 IST--Equity indices in Asia were higher in early trade Thursday, tracking overnight gains on the Wall Street. Elevated hopes of the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates at its policy meeting in December have been positive for indices in the region throughout the week. A rise in technology-related stocks in the US has also helped partially offset concerns surrounding skyrocketing valuations of artificial intelligence companies. MSCI's Asia ex Japan index was 0.5% higher, and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 and South Korea's KOSPI led the early gains.    

 

The Nikkei 225 index was 1.2% higher and the broader Topix was also up. Technology-related stocks were among the top movers and automatic test equipment maker Advantest rose over 5%. Technology investor SoftBank's shares rose 4%, extending gains from the previous session following a slump Tuesday, as traders grew wary of the company's investment in OpenAI. Shares of chip company Tokyo Electron advanced over 3%. Metal stocks traded higher in the early session in the Tokyo market, Dow Jones Newswires reported.

 

South Korea's KOSPI gained almost 1%. In policy news, the Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.5% for a fourth consecutive policy meeting and the move was in line with market expectations, CNBC reported. The country is currently facing a currency depreciation issue and an overheating housing market. 

 

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose marginally and in the mainland, China's blue-chip CSI 300 advanced almost 1%. This came after industrial profits in China declined 5.5% year on year in October, according to National Bureau of Statistics data cited by Reuters. The reading had shown a 21.6% jump in September and a 20.4% increase in August. Local businesses struggled with muted domestic demand and a fall in exports.

 

Globally, trader sentiment remains bullish as they continue to bet on an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Latest CME Fedwatch data shows an 84% chance of the US Fed cutting key rate by 25 basis points in its December meeting. Dovish commentary by Fed officials and weaker-than-expected consumer data from the US boosted such bets. Kevin Hassett, a White House economic advisor, is the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, according to a Bloomberg report. Hassett is likely to share US President Donald Trump's stance and rule in favour of an interest rate cut.        

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0825 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4545.70	0.62
Hang Seng Index	26041.28	0.44
Nikkei 225 Day	50203.38	1.30
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	3371.98	0.49
KOSPI	4006.89	1.16
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	4513.36	0.26
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8616.90	0.12

 

(Eshitva Prakash)

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Equity Alert: To open higher; analysts expect indices to hit record highs

 

 

MUMBAI--0815 IST--India's headline indices are expected to open higher, with analysts optimistic that they could hit fresh all-time highs on Thursday. Analysts said the short-term sentiment has turned positive following positive global cues and low crude oil prices, though the depreciation of the rupee is a worry. Expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India next week are supporting the outlook, some analysts said.

 

"The short-term outlook is positive and the indices should cross all-time high today (Thursday)," Ashish Sherigar, technical analyst at NVS Brokerage, said. Immediate resistance is seen at 26270 points and support at 26050 points, he added.  

 

The December contract of the GIFT Nifty indicated that indices are likely to open slightly higher Thursday. At 0752 IST, the contract was at 26425.50 points, up 17 points or 0.1% from its previous close. This was 220 points higher than the Nifty 50's close Wednesday.

The Nifty 50 ended Wednesday's session at 26205.30 points, up 320.50 points or 1.2%. The Sensex closed at 85609.51 points, up 1022.50 points or 1.2%. On Wednesday, foreign investors were net buyers of Indian equities and bought shares worth up to INR 47.78 billion. Domestic investors continued to be net buyers and bought stocks worth INR 62.48 billion. 

 

In the US, the three benchmark indices closed higher for the fourth straight session on expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve at the December meeting. This was also a recovery from the sell-off seen last week, when investors were spooked due to concerns about overvaluation of artificial intelligence companies. All Asian indices were higher in early trade, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading the gains.  (Gopika Balasubramanium)

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Equity Alert: US indices close higher Wed as Fed rate cut probability rises

 

MUMBAI--0730 IST--Benchmark equity indices in the US ended higher Wednesday for the fourth consecutive session on hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting, and a rebound in artificial intelligence-related stocks, which had dragged markets down last week. Trader sentiment was bullish ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and the S&P 500 index, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are headed for a significant weekly gain when trading resumes in the shortened Friday session.

 

"Thanksgiving week is generally a strong week in the markets. Everyone's feeling good. We're also coming to the best stretch of the year for stocks – November to April," CNBC quoted Eric Diton, president and managing director at The Wealth Alliance, as saying. "It's hard to not stay bullish here." 

 

Shares of airline companies were sharply higher on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Shares of American Airlines Group rose almost 4% and those of Delta Air Lines were over 3% higher. Broader market gains were boosted by a 4% rise in technology company Oracle, after Deutsche Bank reaffirmed its bullish stance on the company. Meanwhile, Nasdaq heavyweight Nvidia Corp.'s shares ended more than 1% igher, recovering from a recent fall. Shares of Microsoft ended almost 2% higher.

 

The US central bank's Beige Book report Wednesday said employment declined slightly in mid-November, but noted "more districts reported contacts limiting headcount using hiring freezes, replacement-only hiring and attrition than through layoffs," Reuters reported. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000 for the week ended Nov. 22, the lowest level since April. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 225,000 claims for the week.

 

Traders continued to place bets on an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Fed fund futures traders are pricing in an over 84% probability that the apex bank will cut key rates by 25 basis points at its policy meeting in December, according to data from CME FedWatch tool. This prediction is sharply higher than a week ago, when traders were pricing in a 30% chance of such a cut.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Wednesday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6812.61	0.69
NASDAQ Composite	23214.69	0.82
Dow Jones Industrial Average	47427.12	0.67

 

(Eshitva Prakash)

 

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US$1 = INR 89.27

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

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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