Most Asian stocks rose Wednesday after U.S. shares closed at a record on economic optimism and signs that vaccines can counter a highly infectious coronavirus strain. The dollar held an advance.
Australian equities outperformed, shrugging off lockdowns imposed to fight the delta variant of the virus, while Japan and Hong Kong fluctuated. U.S. contracts were higher after the S&P 500 eked out a gain, remaining on track for a fifth monthly advance -- the longest run since August. Moderna Inc. reached an all-time peak after saying its vaccine produced protective antibodies against the delta strain, which has spread around the world since emerging in India.
The dollar has firmed on haven demand due to Covid-19 flareups, a climb that has hurt gold, which is set for the biggest monthly drop in over four years.
Treasury yields were steady as traders digested the latest Fed comments. On asset purchases, Thomas Barkin said he wants to see much more U.S. labor market progress before slowing them, while Christopher Waller said economic performance warrants thinking about pulling back on some stimulus.
US After Hours VTNR +48% jumps on asset sale; ALT -36.5% falls on discontinuing further development of AdCOVID; AVAV -4.9% falls on earnings
Nikkei +0.12% Hang Seng -0.13% CSI +0.58% Shanghai +0.40% Shenzen +0.95%
Eur$ 1.1904 CNH 6.4612 CNY 6.4568 JPY 110.46 GBP 1.3856 CHF 0.9211 RUB 72.7757 TRY 8.7390 WTI$ 73.50 +0.71% Gold 1,759.75 -0.08% BTC 34,900 -1460 ETH 2,115 -105
S&P +0.05% Nasdaq +0.05% EuroStoxx -0.12% Dax -0.07% SMI 0.02%
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