A rebound in equities that began on Wall Street extended into Asia, as cheaper valuations for artificial intelligence shares lured investors. Crude oil declined as tensions in the Middle East eased. MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed almost 2%, after dropping the most since March on Monday. South Korea’s Kospi rose more than 5% as dip buyers returned to the AI trade, with chip heavyweight SK Hynix Inc. jumping 11%. The gains followed a recovery in US stocks, with the Nasdaq 100 Index rising 1.6% and a gauge of semiconductors climbing over 5%. Futures indicated further gains for the US benchmarks, while Europe was set for a tepid start. Optimism toward the tech sector remained firm as investors found fresh reasons to bet on the AI theme. SpaceX’s initial public offering was oversubscribed, Nvidia Corp. and SK Hynix sealed a pact to develop chips and Apple Inc.’s AI-led reboot set the stage for new devices. Brent crude fell almost 1%% to trade around $93.40 a barrel after Iran and Israel pledged to ease strikes that threatened the peace talks in the Middle East. A Bloomberg gauge of the dollar also edged lower. After a brief interruption to the rally that propelled markets to record highs, investors are making a cautious return to equities on expectations the bull market still has room to run, driven by corporate profits. Sentiment has also improved as geopolitical tensions ease, reducing concerns over oil-driven inflation and the prospect of higher central bank interest rates. In other corners of the market, gold steadied around $4,340 an ounce. Citigroup Inc. lowered its three-month target for bullion to $4,000 an ounce, citing the likelihood of a Fed rate hike this year. Treasuries were little changed, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year holding at 4.56%. Similar-maturity government bonds in Japan and Australia declined. Meanwhile the bull run has led to diverse views in the market. Investors should exercise caution regarding US stocks as an increasing number of “bear market signposts” point to an approaching top, according to Bank of America Securities. OpenAI and their impact on inflation are key factors traders are watching after Friday’s blowout payrolls report reinforced bets on a rate hike. The May consumer price index due Wednesday is expected to jump by 4.2% from a year earlier — the highest rate in more than three years. But the core CPI is seen cooling slightly on a monthly basis — potentially providing a welcome signal to Fed officials. US After Hours APLD +8.7% after signing 210 MW lease; SIRI +4.6% higher on news it will join S&P MidCap 400; MTN -5.1% and AVO -4.8% lower on earnings.Oil prices, the maker of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for an IPO, joining artificial intelligence rivals in tapping public markets to fund ambitious growth plans. Citigroup strategists led by Scott Chronert, however, raised their year-end target for the S&P 500 after a “big step up” in earnings expectations. Meanwhile, Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations and led President Donald Trump to appeal for de-escalation. Attention remains focused on whether energy flows will resume meaningfully via the Strait of Hormuz. A trickle of commercial shipping returned to the waterway over the weekend, even as the risks prompted some vessels to travel with their digital transponders switched off.
Nikkei +2.12% Hang Seng +0.08% CSI +1.29% Kospi +7.76% Shanghai +0.73% Shenzen +1.74%
Eur$ 1.1546 CNH 6.7777 CNY 6.7774 JPY 160.20 GBP 1.3358 CHF 0.7970 RUB 73.1768 TRY 46.1194 WTI$ 90.15 -1.26% Gold 4,329 -0.27% BTC 63,294 -0.30% ETH 1,690 +0.03%
S&P +0.30% Nasdaq +0.63% EuroStoxx -0.33% FTSE -0.01% Dax -0.18% SMI -0.26%
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- KPN NA :
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- LKFT US : Lakefront Biotherapeutics Names Hedrick Chief Medical Officer
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- NUVL US : GSK in Talks to Buy Nuvalent for More Than $9 Billion, FT Says
- OpenAI IPO : OpenAI Submitted Confidential S-1 to SEC for IPO
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- SPCX US : MSCI Says to Apply Standard Methodology for SpaceX IPO
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