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Equity Alert: Asian markets open mixed, KOSPI dragged by chipmakers

 

MUMBAI--0745 IST--Markets in Asia opened mixed Monday, taking cues from the US market. South Korea's KOSPI fell almost 1% and was the biggest loser amongst its peers. The index was dragged by a fall in heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Japan's Nikkei 225 was trading almost flat. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was slightly up. 

 

China's CSI 300 rose marginally as the shares of chipmaker Changxin Technology Group rose almost five-fold Monday on listing on Shanghai's tech-heavy STAR Market. The company has raised 57.92 billion yuan through its offer, making it the most valued China-listed company.

 

Shares of Naver jumped over 12?ter the company announced a $1 billion new share issuance to Nvidia. Nvidia Friday announced a partnership with Naver and Canada's Brookfield to expand South Korea's national artificial intelligence factory infrastructure, alongside its investment in Naver.

 

The FTSE Singapore Strait Times traded almost flat. This comes after the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Monday tightened its policy for a second consecutive month in order to ease inflationary pressures. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it will increase the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar's nominal effective exchange rate policy band "very slightly," with an adjustment smaller than the one in April. The width of the band and the level at which it is centred were left unchanged.

 

"In an environment of continued heightened uncertainty, this calibrated adjustment to the policy stance builds on the tightening in April," the Monetary Authority of Singapore said in its statement.

 

Following are the levels of key indices in the region at 0745 IST: 

 

Index	Level	Change in %
Nikkei 225 Day	64646.84	0.1
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	4044.08	0.8
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8857.1	1.0
KOSPI Index	6628.44	(-)1.0
Hang Seng Index	25067.85	0.4
CSI 300 Index	4677.07	0.6
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	5582.64	(-)0.1

 

(Deesha Jadhav)

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Equity Alert: US indices close mixed ahead of US Fed meet

 

MUMBAI--0700 IST--Major US indices closed mixed Friday as investors weighed the massive spending by artificial intelligence companies. The ongoing West Asia war, sent crude oil prices briefly above $100 a barrel before easing to $92.6 a barrel. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both closed marginally lower Friday. The S&P 500 traded almost flat. Investors await the meeting of the US Federal Reserve which will provide clarity on the whether the Fed is likely to raise rates later in the year.

 

Shares of Intel fell nearly 8% Friday and reversed earlier gains after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the June quarter. Broadcom fell 2.7% and Advanced Micro Devices slid 3.3%. Shares of Micron technology declined 7% and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF lost 3% Friday. 

 

Speciality glass and fibre company Corning fell 3%. Tesla fell more than 3% Friday after the company signalled higher AI spending.

Shares of defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton popped 12?ter the company posted fiscal first-quarter earnings that surpassed estimates.

 

Among the S&P 500 companies that have so far reported earnings, 86% have topped earnings-per-share estimates and 80% have exceeded revenue expectations, according to FactSet, CNBC reported. The earnings growth rate is up 37.9% on the year, and sharply up from the expected 23.2%, according to FactSet. Investors await the earnings of one-third of S&P companies this week, such as Apple, Visa, Chevron and Coca-Cola.

 

Following were the closing levels of major US indices Friday: 

 

Index	Level	Change in %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	51947.25	0.5
NASDAQ Composite	24975.82	(-)0.6
S&P 500	7411.98	0.1

 

(Deesha Jadhav)

 

US$1 = INR 96.56

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

 

Edited by Pankaj Aher

 

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