Most Asian stocks climbed Thursday and U.S. equity contracts were steady, weathering the latest twist in the U.S.-China relationship as well as comments from the Federal Reserve on a potential reduction in stimulus.
Optimism over the vaccine rollout boosted Japanese equities, while Hong Kong retreated. China’s shares edged higher despite President Joe Biden’s plans to amend a U.S. ban on investments in companies linked to the Chinese military, which may expand scrutiny to a wider set of enterprises. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were slightly in the green after modest gains for both benchmarks.
Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields held below 1.60% and a dollar gauge inched up. Traders took in their stride comments from Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, who said the U.S. central bank should begin discussing the time frame for paring back its bond-buying program. Friday’s U.S. jobs report may offer clues on the economic rebound from the pandemic and inflation risks.
US After Hours ESTC +9.4%, SMAR +3.4% higher on earnings; AI -9.6%, SPLK -3.2%, NCNO -1.7% fall on earnings
Nikkei +0.41% Hang Seng -0.37% CSI +0.30% Shanghai +0.46% Shenzen +0.66%
Eur$ 1.2202 CNH 6.3854 CNY 6.3858 JPY 109.73 GBP 1.4158 CHF 0.8987 RUB 73.1420 TRY 8.5926 WTI$ 69.22 +0.57% Gold 1,903.67 -0.25% BTC 38,300 +410 ETH 2785 +25
S&P +0.07% NAsdaq +0.15% EuroStoxx +0.15% FTSE DAX +0.18% SMI
Macro :
Macro :
- EU Mulls Carbon Levy on Cement, Steel, Electricity Imports (1)
- Fed’s Harker: May Be Time to Think About Thinking About Tapering
- Hedge Funds Boost Short Bets, Escalating Retail-Trader Showdown
- Germany Suspends Permits For Russian Flights: Transport Ministry
- Germany Suspends Permits For Russian Flights: Transport Ministry
- EU Governments to Lift Restrictions for Travelers From Japan
- Luxury Home Sales Soar as U.S. Recovery Favors Wealthy Buyers
Keep an eye on :
Keep an eye on :
- AIR FP : Airbus Set to Report Uptick in Deliveries for May
- ALO FP : Alstom Signs Toronto Streetcar Contract Valued Over EU275m
- AMS SW : AMS Says AGM Did Not Approve Remuneration Report
- BAS GY : BASF, CD&R Said to Mull Exit From Water Treatment Firm Solenis
- BAS GY : BASF, CD&R Said to Mull Exit From Water Treatment Firm Solenis
- BMW GY : BMW to Build 360,000 EV Charging Sites in China in Green Push
- CEGID : KKR to Buy Minority Stake in Cegid Valuing Company at EU5.5B
- ACA FP : Credit Agricole Not Excluding More Creval Type Deals in Italy
- DBK GY : Deutsche Bank Is Bringing U.S. Investment Bankers Back to Office
- EDP PL : Portuguese Electricity Demand Rose 10.6% in May, REN Says
- ITV LN : ITV to Replace Renishaw in FTSE 100
- JET2 LN : Jet2 Signs New GBP150m Term Loan, Launches GBP375m Bond Offering
- LHA GY : Lufthansa Granted Russian Permission to Bypass Belarus: IFX
- KN FP : Natixis IM, H2O AM Are Working to Amend Stake Sale Terms
- PPRX NA : Prosus Agrees to Buy Tech Firm Stack Overflow for $1.8 Billion
- RCO FP : Remy Cointreau Launches Share Buyback, to Raise Dividend
- RR/ LN : Rolls-Royce Delays Deadline for Itp Aero Bids to June 7: Cinco
- LOCAL FP : Solocal’s Danon Leaves Board, Chairmanship
- VK FP : Vallourec Launches Rights Issue for About EU300M