Asian shares rose as a rally fueled by China’s wide-ranging stimulus package lifted equities for a second day and strengthened the yuan.
Chinese stocks extended gains as investors continued to bet the People’s Bank of China’s latest measures would help drive a market turnaround and kickstart the country’s sluggish economy. The onshore benchmark CSI 300 rose as much as 3.2% and is on track to erase its year-to-date losses. The offshore yuan strengthened past 7 for the first time since May 2023 while the dollar hit an eight-month low.
Investors are cautiously optimistic that the policy barrage has put a floor under China’s stock slump, with expectations that more fiscal support will follow. A slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy had been a major overhang for Asian stocks and a meaningful recovery as a result of the policy support may help drive gains across the region. The stimulus that helped the regional stock gauge soar to the highest level since February 2022 is the latest positive news for equities and currency markets, already benefiting from the Federal Reserve’s outsized rate cut last week. Emerging Asian currencies also jumped, led by the Malaysian ringgit and Thai baht. Futures for US and European shares slipped, potentially signaling that the enthusiasm for the gains may have reached a limit. Hong Kong’s short sales ratio as a percentage of market turnover dipped to 13.6% on Tuesday, one standard deviation below average since 2016, indicating many shorts have already been covered, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. In a further filip to shares, China’s central bank on Wednesday lowered the interest rate charged on its one-year policy loans by the most on record. Support measures unveiled by Chinese authorities Tuesday included interest rate cuts, more cash for banks, bigger incentives to buy homes and plans to consider a stock stabilization fund. The policy boosts came after Chinese stocks hit a five-year low as the government’s piecemeal approach to stimulus had failed to fix a crisis of confidence, with deflationary pressure, anemic consumption and an extended property slump combining to erode hopes of a near-term economic recovery. Therefore, the latest efforts may only buy China some time given the scale of challenges facing the economy, according to analysts. Overnight in the US, the reading on the Conference Board’s gauge of consumer sentiment posted the biggest drop since August 2021. The report also flagged concerns about a slowdown in the labor market while manufacturing data also came in weaker than expected. Swaps traders increased their wagers to more than three-quarters of a point of policy easing by year-end from the Fed, suggesting at least one more major US cut is in store, after the data. Investors are awaiting data on the Fed’s preferred price metric and US personal spending later this week for further clues on the depth of future reductions. A Bloomberg gauge of commodities rose for an 11th day, set for its longest winning streak since January 2018. Iron ore rallied and gold hit a record trading above $2,662 an ounce. In the corporate world, German software developer SAP SE, product reseller Carahsoft Technology Corp. and other companies are being probed by US officials for potentially conspiring to overcharge government agencies over the course of a decade. US After Hours PRGS +5.3%, AGYS +3.8% higher on earnings/guidance; SFIX -19.4%, KBH -5.9%, WOR -3.6% lower on earnings
Nikkei +0.12% Hang Seng +1.22% CSI +1.42% Shanghai +1.08% Shenzen +1.21%
Eur$ 1.1195 CNH 7.0122 CNY 7.0167 JPY 143.31 GBP 1.3416 CHF 0.8421 RUB 92.9373 TRY 34.1361 WTI$ 71.37 -0.27% Gold 2,659 +0.05% BTC 64,207 ETH 2,627 -0.93%
S&P -0.22% Nasdaq -0.30% EuroStoxx -0.38% FTSE -0.57% Dax -0.52% SMI -0.10%
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