The dollar slipped and a gauge of global stocks edged up Monday as the rollout of vaccines and stimulus support eased concerns about the escalating pandemic. Gold and Treasury yields climbed.
Shares jumped in South Korea and Australia, but underperformed in Japan after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he’s considering declaring a state of emergency for the Tokyo area to stem a surge in virus infections. S&P 500 futures and European contracts were steady. The U.S. benchmark closed at an all-time high on Dec. 31. Gold climbed more than 1% to the highest level in almost two months.
The dollar fell against all its Group-of-10 peers amid optimism about a global growth recovery. The offshore yuan strengthened to the highest since mid-2018. Equity indexes in China and Hong Kong advanced, shrugging off the New York Stock Exchange’s move to delist China’s three biggest telecommunication companies. The firms themselves, China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp. and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd., all declined.
Nikkei -0.68% Hang Seng +0.69% CSI +1.24% Shanghai +0.99% Shenzen +2.63%
Eur$ 1.2254 CNH 6.4459 CNY 6.4661 JPY 103.00 GBP 1.3684 CHF 0.8832 RUB 74.2364 TRY 7.3828 WTI$ 49.53 +2.08%
S&P +0.07% NAsdaq +0.04% EuroStoxx +0.06% FTSE +0.61% Dax -0.09% SMI
Macro :
- Bitcoin Breaches $34,000 as Rally Extends Into New Year
- NYSE to Delist Chinese Telco Giants on U.S. Executive Order
- German State-Wage Support Recipients Falling in Dec., Ifo Says
- Goldman Leads in M&A Advising After Year-End Comeback for Deals
- Tesla Still a Niche Volume Player With Giant Market Cap: React
- Vaccine Prompts Leisure Travelers to Plan Decadent 2021 Trips
- Iranian Firms to Sign $1.2 Billion in Deals to Boost Oil Output
- Italy Considers Extending Ban on Firing, Labor Minister Says
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