Most Asian stocks climbed Thursday and the pound advanced as an outline of the post-Brexit trade deal appeared to soothe investor nerves heading into the Christmas holiday period.
Shares rose in Japan and in Australia, where trading ended early for the holidays. South Korean equities outperformed. U.S. equity futures edged up after the S&P 500 finished on Wednesday just 0.1% higher. The Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 indexes set intraday records. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sank more than 8% in Hong Kong after China kicked off an investigation into alleged monopolistic practices at the tech giant.
Treasuries were steady after the gap between 5- and 30-year yields widenedWednesday to a four-year high. Volumes were subdued in many countries on Thursday. All derivatives trading is shut on Eurex and most equity markets will be closed Friday for Christmas Day.
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Austira Closed Belgium closed @ 12:30 Denmark Closed Finland Closed France Closed @ 12:30 GErmany Closed Greece Closed Ireland Closed @2:05pm ITaly Closed Luxemburg Closed Netherlands Closed @ 12:30 Norway Closed Portugal Closed @ 12:30 Spain closed @ 2pm Sweeden Closed UK Closed @ 12:30 US Closed @ 1pm
Nikkei +0.54% Hang Seng +0.16% CSI -0.17% Shanghai -0.56% Shenzen -1.04%
Eur$ 1.2205 CNH 6.5175 CNY 6.5312 JPY 103.57 GBP 1.3556 CHF 0.8880 RUB 74.9250 TRY 7.6424 WTI$ 48.30 +0.37%
S&P +0.23% Nasdaq +0.13% EuroStoxx Closed FTSE +0.57% Dax Closed SMI Closed
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