Prices decline. The asx down nearly 1 . We dont have trading in india either because it is mahatma publics birthday, a holiday. Futures are trading on the nifty in singapore down zero point 3 . The 10 year yield slipping back as anticipated. A slight move to the downside with regard to the futures contracts. You see the currencies and weakness creeping in into the dollar overnight. We have seen a reversal of that this morning. You have the yen a tad weaker. Sterling had rebounded to 1. 29. Seenis after we have brexitinduced losses. The aussie dollar unchanged. Haslinda lets get the first word headlines. Top white house aide hope hicks has tested positive for covid19. She traveled with President Trump on air force one to tuesdays debate in cleveland. The president says there is no indication he contracted the virus. Tested positive, National Security advisor robert obrien. He has spent as much time with the president as hicks has. Coronavirus infections continue to surge with the new yo
The outage cast further doubt on tokyos hopes of replacing hong kong as the equities leader in asia. Japans lost generation. We open a business week report on the people shut out of the employment market in their continuing to search for directions in middleage. Haidi lets take a look at how things are setting up in this fridays session. Of course, a whipsaw week when it comes to u. S. Markets. A lot of travel when it comes to asia. Tokyo to resume trading today. Sophie that is the case. That would be the focus on a case that has several markets closed for the midautumn festival. Japan very much and focus after the start of the fiscal second half was marred by nikkei futures in chicago edging slightly lower ahead of that potential session. The closing prices for wednesday will be the opening prices for thursday. Arkets are also watching for third extra budget in japan. We have jobless numbers for japan along with Australian Retail sales. Above 675, this after it edged towards 673 overn
To be in talks with the u. S. Government to avoid a sale. Lets get started with the quick check of the markets. U. S. Futures coming offline. Down given the rally we saw in the regular session. There was really solid buying throughout the session. A big reversal from the selloff we saw yesterday. The s p 500 saw the best day since june. 500 sectors11 s p up led by tech. Higher. T was also the nasdaq gained. And headingalling toward the 37 per barrel level. This is after it saw the biggest jump since june. There has also been expectation that u. S. Crude stockpiles would extend their streak of declines. We are waiting for the brent open but we have seen it back above 40 per barrel. Of the oil ande gas names here in asia. Lets look at how asian markets are setting up for the day given that we had a rebound we saw in the u. S. Most stocks ending off the session highs. Just half ais percent higher. Sidney futures looking much more positive. We are also getting increasing nervousness when i
Panic or price spikes. Than 52na listing more times oversubscribed. We will assess investors appetite with the ceo, Joel Silverstein. Haidi that is a market highlight but in the meantime, lets take a look at how the set up in asia is faring given we did have the resounding tech rebound. Sophie, what are you watching . At. 8 . S p eminis stock futures pointing higher come of this ahead of the session that brings philippine trade data and a decision from malaysia. Beth are split. The malaysian economy is showing signs of a rebound. Korma she orders are due. We may see a pickup in cap exeter and by the auto sector in japan. From south korea, we are waiting on an announcement of a fourth extra budget that is expected later this afternoon ahead of that we have kospi futures looking a little bit lower. We have the kospi set to be the best performer in asia this month, up 2. 1 so far in september. A quick check on the offshore yuan just Holding Steady after rebounding on that dollar softening
Well despite the fact that we speculative trading should be curved up, well see how yum china is doing but a muted debut so far here in the city. We are expecting a Bank Decision highly expected to stay on hold here today. Also with the ecb as well. Watching the euro very closely. Did gain yesterday on the back of a report that some ecb officials having a little more confidence in the recovery from this pandemic ahead of its policy meeting. Theyre likely to hold. Well see what they say about the strength of the currency. 118 for the zero dollar. Pound still under pressure here. Things like the seems like the e. U. May be take manager Legal Proceedings or measures here to stop the withdrawal from this deal that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been play to play out here. Your indonesia rupia as well. Recovering a bit on concerns about the Central Banks independence. Government think ceying it was opposed to the plan of a monetary board being set up at b. Y. Well dig deep beer shah in a