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It was a close race between the Nikkei and the SENSEX for today’s outperformer in core Asia but the winner was eventually India. The SENSEX rallied 1.75%, with all sectors adding to the sentiment, but it was the currency appreciating that really added the value. However, we are still under the key resistance level of […]

The choppy conditions spread across all three sectors today with volatility from Australia to America. The only common theme today appeared to be volatility, resulting in the rejection of both large gains and losses! The ASX recovered from a very weak open, whilst the Shanghai index lost all gains to close down on the day. […]

With the exception of the SENSEX, all of core Asia opened in negative territory over concerns surrounding the US/China dispute. Although major US indices had lost over 3% intraday they did show remarkable resilience by the close gaining over 1% in the final 45 minutes of trading. It was this that provided the much needed […]

Many expected a quiet session for markets today given the Easter holidays, but the reaction to US/China trade tensions over the weekend has ruffled a few US Traders! Having seen the Q1 closing rally last week, we are back to pressure and the tech sector taking the hit yet again. The major contributors to the […]

The end of the week, month and quarter for many so this weekend numbers will be very closely watched. the Nikkei recovered 0.6% but the currency probably found more conversation than stocks after it traded back to a 107 handle before climbing again in US trading hours. The encouraging news of talks between China and […]

  The last couple of hours in US markets heavily influenced Asia’s opening despite signs of DOW futures stability. Technology was hit hardest and continues to lead much of the move around the globe. Shanghai was off around 1% at the open but then attempted a positive print. However, that was eventually rejected and closed […]

  Unsurprisingly, the US mood swept into Asia assisting those markets that failed to react Monday. The Nikkei led the gains adding +2.65% onto yesterdays +0.7%. The Yen lost more of the fear rally bid, and we see it currently trading high 105’s with a big figure change looming yet again. As more constructive headlines […]

Asia opened weak but the trend change came not long after the opening for many markets. The screens and pages over the weekend were predictably full of the talk of possible US-China trade wars with everyone predicting the worst. News that South Korea may avoid steel tariffs rescued many markets and probably led by the […]

Private Blog The Dow for the week of 03/26/2018