Asian stocks were mostly lower on Friday, while heading for their biggest weekly gain since January as investors embraced the decisive shift by central banks back to stimulus mode. The S&P 500 Index closed at a record high overnight.
Japanese, South Korean and Australian shares dipped, while Hong Kong’s benchmark fluctuated and Shanghai shares rose. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index is on course for a weekly advance of more than 3%. Oil dipped after renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran sent crude soaring. The dollar steadied after slumping in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s signal for lower interest rates, while gold traded above $1,400 an ounce for the first time since 2013.
US After Hours KFY -7%, FWRD -1.5% following earnings/guidance, LKSD -20% on DOJ merger opposition
Nikkei -1% Hang Seng -0.61% CSI -0.10% Shanghai +0.28% Shenzen +0.98%
Eur$ 1.1292 CNH 6.8709 CNY 6.8695 JPY 107.22 GBP 1.2695 CHF 0.9824RUB 62.9235 TRY 5.7656
S&P -0.29% EuroStoxx -0.29% FTSE -0.34% SMI -0.13%
Macro :
- Trump Ordered Military Strike Against Iran, Then Called It Off
- EU Ditches Early Favorites as Race to Succeed Juncker Gets Real
Keep an eye on :
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- ATL IM : Atlantia Hires Banks for Sale of 30% of Telepass: Reuters
- CCL US : Carnival's `Awful' Year Forecast Triggers a Pair of Downgrades
- CLA FP : Claranova to Implement 1:10 Reverse Stock Split on July 1
- CDM LN : Codemasters Holders Reliance Big Entertainment to Offer Shares
- COTN SW : Comet Group CEO René Lenggenhager Leaves For Personal Reasons
- DBK GY : Deutsche Bank Execs See U.S. Curbs Kept After Stress Test: Rtrs
- DTE GY : Dish Could Be Months Away From Finalizing T-Mobile Deal: NYP
- G IM : Assicurazioni Generali Approves Special Stock Plan for CEO
- HLAG GY : Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd Seek Ships Worth $2.2b: WSJ (June 20)
- KARO SS : Karo Buys Trimb for SEK3.4B; Plans SEK1.5M Rights Offering
- KORI FP : Korian Offering by Holder Prices 5.7m Shares at EU32.87/Share
- MBWS FP : Marie Brizard Wine & Spirit Proposes Reorganization in France
- MBB GY : MBB to Buy 60% Stake in Friedrich Vorwerk; No Financial Terms
- KN FP : Natixis Plunges After Morningstar Suspends H2O Fund Rating (2)
- NDX1 GY : Nordex Extends Service Deals for 400MW in U.S. Wind By 10 Years
- NAS NO : Norwegian Air Closes Above 50-DMA; Forming Rounding Bottom
- NOVOB DC : Novo Nordisk Says E.U. Approves Esperoct for Hemophilia A
- ORA FP : Orange to Invest $312m in Ivory Coast Over 2 Years: Reuters
- OR FP : L'Oreal Names First Female President of Biggest Beauty Brand (1)
- PWTN SW : DSV Proposes New Panalpina Board Members for EGM Vote on July 16
- RNO FP : Renault, Nissan Cease Fire in Spat Over Boardroom Governance (1)
- RIO LN : Rio and ArcelorMittal Tell Different Sides of the Iron-Ore Story
- RKET GY : Cites Manager Magazin report that Rocket Internet’s supervisory board was working on options to potentially take it private
- SAN FP : Regeneron, Sanofi Say IL-33 in Asthma Trial Met Primary Endpoint
- SRS IM : Saras Sells First IMO 2020 Marine Fuel Cargo as Deadline Nears
- STAN LN : Standard Chartered Names Mathew Harvey Americas TMT Head
- TIT IM : Telecom Italia, Open Fiber to Start Talks on Combined Networks
- THIN NO : Thin Film Electronics Cancels $16 Million Private Placement
- TOM2 NA : TomTom attracts interest from three suitors - De Telegraaf
- TOM2 NA : TomTom Signs Agreement for New EU75m Revolving Credit Facility
- TRN LN : Trainline IPO Size Increased, Seen Pricing at 350p/Share: Terms
- UBI FP : Guillemot Brothers Could Sell More Ubisoft Shares in 2019
- VLA FP : Valneva Announces Mutual Agreement With GSK to End Alliance Pact