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Equity Alert: Asian markets mixed as investors await US Fed meeting minutes

 

MUMBAI--0707 IST--Asian markets opened mixed Monday as investors await the minutes from the US Federal Reserve's June meeting which will be realeased later this week. Japan's Nikkei opened flat then fell a bit and was the worst performer among its peers. South Korea's Kospi rose 1.2% despite investors rotating out of chipmakers. 

 

China's CSI was down marginally while Hong Kong's Hang Seng opened up 1.3% and was the top performer. Hang Send futures fell to 23253 from 23350.03 Friday. Australia's S&P ASX 200 fell slightly in early trade then traded almost flat. 

 

Investors await the US Fed Reserve meeting minutes for clarity on whether interest rates will be raised in the world's largest economy. "Fed funds futures now imply 1.5 rate hikes over the next 12 months, a sharp reversal from the deep rate cut pricing that dominated the past three years. The minutes should indicate how much of that repricing the committee actually endorses," market veteran Ed Yardeni wrote in a note according to a CNBC report. Sentiment was better as 160 vessels reportedly passed through the Strait of Hormuz last week and this boosted global supply of crude oil. After weakening to a 40-year low, the Japanese Yen traded at 161.54 per U.S. dollar.

 

Following are the levels of key indices in the region at 0707 IST: 

 

Index	Level	hange in %
CSI 300 Index	4841.65	(-)0.01
Hang Seng Index	23350.03	1.28
Nikkei 225 Day	69518.01	(-)0.32
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	4085.09	0.50
KOSPI	8184.8	1.19
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	5251.23	0.13
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8851.1	0.08

 

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US$1 = INR 95.21 

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

 

Reported by Deesha Jadhav

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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