Japanese equities powered higher, leading gains in Asia, as they retraced some of the losses sustained in Monday’s global rout that wiped out billions across markets from New York to London. US equity futures also advanced and Treasuries fell. Japan’s two key share gauges both jumped almost 11%, after tumbling more than 12% the day before, while South Korea’s Kospi Index rallied more than 3%. A regional gauge halted a three-day decline. The initial positive signs suggest traders are catching their breath following a dramatic day in which almost every risk asset were sold. Speculation about a looming US recession, an unwinding of artificial intelligence euphoria, and a surging yen causing an unwind of carry trades had led to a three-day selling spree across global equities. While markets have rebounded, Wall Street’s “fear gauge” — the VIX — remains elevated, suggesting that risk assets will face hurdles with continued uncertainty over the economic outlook. The VIX at one point Monday posted a record increase in data going back to 1990. The yen fell as much as 1.5% Tuesday, before paring some of its losses. The currency has still gained about 11% this quarter on expectations of further rates hikes by the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei 225 futures circuit breaker was triggered before the market opened as Monday’s savage selloff was deemed overdone. A surge in Kospi 200 and Kosdaq 150 futures activated another “sidecar” in South Korea on Tuesday morning, briefly halting buy orders for program trading. Japan’s market rout may have been worsened by forced margin selling. Retail investors’ margin buying position rose to a 18-year high in late July, even as the Nikkei 225 slipped from its historic peak. Investors who have bought stocks using credit are often forced to close their positions when stock prices fall more than expected, unless they have enough extra cash for collateral. The selloff pushed Japan’s key share indexes into a bear market Monday. Officials from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Japan and the Financial Services Agency will hold a three-way meeting later in the day to discuss international markets, according to a notice from the BOJ. Japan’s auction of 10-year sovereign notes on Tuesday met the weakest investor demand since 2003 by one measure, as expectations of more rate hikes deterred investors. Traders sold the benchmark bond in the secondary market, unwinding a haven trade during the selloff earlier. Treasury yields rose across the curve in Asia, with the benchmark 10-year yield climbing five basis points to 3.84%. The yield had fallen as low as 3.67% Monday before being pushed back up by a stronger-than-expected US ISM services report. Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rebounded after being touted as a “top pick” by Morgan Stanley following a record plunge in its shares on Monday. The global equities meltdown saw Taiwan’s main stock gauge mark its worst selloff in 57 years. The S&P 500 Index sank 3% Monday, its biggest one-day drop since September 2022 while the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, jumped to 38.57, 1.1 times the level of the VXN, a similar measure for the Nasdaq 100. Futures on the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 rose in Asian trading hours. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said the labor market is softening and indicated the US central bank should begin cutting interest rates in coming quarters, but stopped short of concluding the labor market has begun seriously weakening.
The swaps market is pricing in a near 50-basis-point Fed rate cut in September, while data compiled by Bloomberg show expectations for lower policy rates in the coming months have intensified in Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. In other news, Australia’s central bank Tuesday held its cash rate at 4.35% for a sixth straight meeting. The Australian dollar was little changed after the decision at while the yield on policy sensitive three-year bonds remained steady. Oil rose from a seven-month low as the halting of production from Libya’s biggest field refocused attention on the Middle East. Bitcoin inched back to briefly top $56,000 after a bout of risk aversion in global markets inflicted steep losses on most major cryptocurrencies. US After Hours RXST +17.7%, EVER +15.8%, PLTR +13.5%, CSX +4.1% higher on earnings; LUMN +47.5% as it secures $5 bln in new business; CHGG -18.2%, ZI -12%, TBI -11.6%, MED -8.9% lower on earnings.
Nikkei +9.42% Hang Seng +0.04% CSI -0.53% Shanghai -0.30% Shenzen +0.57%
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