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Equity Alert: To open higher as US, Iran reach peace deal, oil slumps 5%

 

MUMBAI--0830 IST--Domestic benchmark stock indices are expected to open higher Monday after the US and Iran reached a peace deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Crude oil prices, which fell to $83 a barrel, are expected to lift market sentiment.

 

"This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region. Many presidents have tried to make Peace with Iran, and all have failed before me. The Leaders of the Region have, for the first time, found a President who can help them achieve real Peace. With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!," US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social.

 

In a statement, the Secretariat of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the deal with the US includes the immediate suspension of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, and an end to the US's naval blockade on Iranian ports. Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif said the peace deal would be signed in Switzerland on Friday.

 

At 0819 IST, Brent crude oil August futures were almost 5% lower than the previous close at $83.19 a barrel. The oil futures fell for the third straight session and shed 10.6% during this period. During the last 30 days, prices fell over 21%. However, oil prices are still over 14% higher from its pre-war level of $72.87 a barrel.

 

At 0826 IST, the June futures contract of the GIFT Nifty was nearly 2% higher from its previous close at 24025. This was over 400 points higher than the Nifty 50's previous close of 23622.90. "GIFT Nifty is indicating a gap-up opening around 24000, spurred by the US-Iran peace deal," Vipin Kumar, technical and derivatives analyst at Globe Capital Market, said. "Going forward, sustained trading above 24000 will confirm a fresh breakout from the downward-sloping channel, potentially leading the index toward the 24400–24500 spot levels in the immediate term."

 

All equity indices in Asia were significantly higher in early trade. Japan's Nikkei 225 Day and South Korea's KOSPI were the highest gainers, up over 5?ch. In the US equity market, all the three major indices settled higher Friday.  (Arundathi A R)

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Equity Alert: Markets in Asia surge as Trump confirms peace deal with Iran

 

MUMBAI--0815 IST--Stock indices in Asia surged Monday as US President Donald Trump said the US and Iran had finally arrived at the much-anticipated trade deal. The crucial Strait of Hormuz would be opened soon, Trump said. "Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!," Trump said in a social media post. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday said military operations by both the US and Iran would come to a halt. Brent Crude oil futures slipped close to 7% from Friday's highs to $84 per barrel. Japan's Nikkei 225 outperformed its peer indices in Asia to gain around 5.5%. The index also hit a fresh record high. 

 

"The Leaders of the Region have, for the first time, found a President who can help them achieve real Peace. With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!," Trump said in another post on Truth Social. Sharif said the official signing ceremony would take place in Switzerland on Friday.

 

"The lack of details especially on freedom of shipping is a concern but not one that should constrain markets today as the surge in risk appetite plays out," Sean Callow, a senior forex analyst at ITC Markets, told Reuters. 

 

In Japan, technology, electronics, and automobile stocks advanced. Shares of heavyweights Advantest Corp. were up nearly 8%, SoftBank Group Corp. 13%, and those of Tokyo Electron around 9%. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. and Panasonic Holdings Corp. were almost 5% higher, Murata Manufacturing Co. 17%, and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. close to 6%. Automobile giants Nissan Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., and Honda Motor Co. were up 4-6%. The country's broader market index TOPIX was up almost 4%.

 

In South Korea, the benchmark KOSPI advanced almost 5%. Index heavyweight Samsung Electronics Co. was up over 4% and SK Hynix almost 6%. Other major stocks such as LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI Co., LG Corp. rose 4.2-6.5%. Meanwhile, the broader market index KOSDAQ gained around 1%.

 

The following were the levels of major Asian indices at 0814 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4854.4329	1.61
Hang Seng Index	24868.38	0.61
Nikkei 225 Day	69621.19	5.45
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	4023.16	3.64
KOSPI	8522.55	4.91
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	5085.32	1.18
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8918.70	1.30

 

(Ruchira Kagita)

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Equity Alert: US indices rise Fri, blockbuster SpaceX IPO takes centre stage

 

MUMBAI--0738 IST--Major US indices ended with gains Friday. The NASDAQ Composite ended higher than the other two major indices, backed by the robust debut of SpaceX, which made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Further, US President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Iran was finally agreed upon and that the Strait of Hormuz would soon be reopened. Cheering the announcement, the E-Mini Dow Futures were up 1% Monday. 

 

The Elon Musk-led SpaceX made a stellar debut on Wall Street. In the world's largest-ever IPO, the stock opened 11% higher than its issue price of $135 at $150. It then ended 20% higher on the NASDAQ. The stock closed at around $161, and the company was valued at $2.1 trillion. "In many ways, you can say that this (SpaceX) was the most difficult sell for the market, because Anthropic and OpenAI have a more clear and present business model," Robert Greifeld, former chief of the Nasdaq, was quoted as saying by CNBC. On Friday, buying interest was also seen in Tesla. Shares of the carmaker were up 2%. 

 

Trade in technology stocks was mixed. Shares of Intel Corp. rose nearly 7%, Advanced Micro Devices 5%, and Qualcomm about 4%. On the other hand, Micron Technology fell 1.4%, Broadcom 1%, Marvell Technology 0.4%, and Meta Platforms 0.3%. Chipmaker Nvidia Corp. was up only 0.2% and Alphabet 0.5%. 

 

For the week, a heavy sell-off in technology stocks weighed on indices, though a recovery was seen in the last two trading days. The NASDAQ closed lower for the second straight week, down 0.2%. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, managed to advance on a weekly basis as well. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones were both up around 1?ch.

 

However, Musk's wealth drew some ire as it brought to light the drastic wealth inequality existing globally. An analysis by Oxfam, a British-founded confederation of 21 independent non-governmental organisations, shows Musk is richer than 46% of the world's population. "A 10% tax on Musk's $1 trillion fortune could end global extreme poverty for a year, lifting over 800 million people above the extreme poverty line," Oxfam said. 

 

The following were the closing levels of major US indices on Friday:

 

US Indices	Levels	Change in %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	51202.26	0.70
NASDAQ Composite	25888.844	0.31
S&P 500	7431.46	0.50

 

(Ruchira Kagita)

 

US$1 = INR 95.11

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

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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