DAILY FUNDAMENTAL SNAPSHOTS
Asia Pacific stocks were down on Tuesday morning, with a new COVID-19 strain threatening to trigger a fresh wave of lockdowns and travel restrictions dampening sentiment.TheShanghai composite isdown1.91% at3,355.113. Overall, the Singapore MSCI down0.40% at 319.90.Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index down1.21% to 26,025. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 down1.16% at 26,340, while the Topix index wasdown1.37% to 1759.5. South Korea’s Kospi down1.62% to 2733.68. Australia S&P/ASX 200 down1.05% to6599.6.
European equitiesMondayclosing. The DAX futures contract in Germany traded 2.82% down at 13246.20, CAC 40 futures down2.43% at5393.3and the UK 100 futures contract in the U.K.down1.73% at 6,416.3.
In U.S. on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up0.12% at 30216.5the S&P 500down0.39% to 3694.9and the Nasdaq 100down 0.28% at12667.3,NYSE closes at 14378.849down0.61%.
In the Forex market, #GBPUSD down0.43% at 1.33998. The #USDJPY up 0.15% at103.449.The #USDCHF up0.22% at 0.88744.#EURUSD down0.19% at 1.22175, #EUR/GBPup 0.33% at 0.91190. The USD/CNY up 0.06%at 6.5503, at the time of writing.
In the #commodity market U.S. #Gold futures down0.38% at $1,869.61. Elsewhere, Silver futures down1.51% to $25.741per ounce, Platinum down1.92% at $992.10per ounce, and Palladium down0.09% to $2,314.50.
#Crude Oil downonTuesday; #Brent crude oildown 2.16% to $49.72barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (CLc1) isdown 0.61% at $47.63.
In the Cryptocurrency Markets, #BTCUSD at 23816.24up0.28%, #Ethereum at603.52 down0.70%, #Litecoin at 101.97 down2.34%, at the time of writing.
TOP STOCKS TO WATCH OUT TODAY:
#GOLDMAN SACHS up6.133%at $256.98,#MORGAN STANLEY up5.687% at$67.83,#NIKE Inc.up 4.91% to $144.02,#CITI GROUP Inc.up 3.674% to $61.23,#TESLA Inc.down6.495% to $649.86,#TECHNIP FMC PLC down3.481% at $9.15.
Economic news:
US:A majority of the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to pass a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, which is attached to federal agency spending needed to avert a government shutdown at midnight when existing money expires.
With the bill headed toward House passage, it would next be considered by the Senate, which is standing by in what is expected to be an overwhelming vote of approval.
Eurozone: The European Union has opened two investigations into Chinese exporters to assess whether steel screws are being sold in the bloc at excessively low prices and whether optical fibre cables are benefiting from unfair subsidies.
The EU increasingly sees China as a systemic rival and has 23 investigations underway into various products exported from the country, which makes up about half of the EU's total number of investigations into trade dumping or subsidies.
One of the new investigations is into alleged dumping of iron and steel screws, bolts and washers after a complaint from the European Industrial Fasteners Institute, the EU official journal said on Monday.
The Institute alleges that Chinese exporters have increased shipments, increased market share and harmed EU producers through their low prices.
Important Data:UKGDP (QoQ) (Q3)today at2:00 this time estimate to be 15.5%,previously which was -19.8%.USGDP (QoQ) (Q3)today at8:30 this time estimate to be33.1%, previously which was -31.4%.AUSTRALIAPrivate Sector Credit (MoM) (Nov)today at19:30, previously which was 0.0%.GERMANY GfK German Consumer Climate (Jan)today at 2:00previously which was
-6.7.
Asia Pacific stocks were down on Tuesday morning, with a new COVID-19 strain threatening to trigger a fresh wave of lockdowns and travel restrictions dampening sentiment.TheShanghai composite isdown1.91% at3,355.113. Overall, the Singapore MSCI down0.40% at 319.90.Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index down1.21% to 26,025. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 down1.16% at 26,340, while the Topix index wasdown1.37% to 1759.5. South Korea’s Kospi down1.62% to 2733.68. Australia S&P/ASX 200 down1.05% to6599.6.
European equitiesMondayclosing. The DAX futures contract in Germany traded 2.82% down at 13246.20, CAC 40 futures down2.43% at5393.3and the UK 100 futures contract in the U.K.down1.73% at 6,416.3.
In U.S. on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up0.12% at 30216.5the S&P 500down0.39% to 3694.9and the Nasdaq 100down 0.28% at12667.3,NYSE closes at 14378.849down0.61%.
In the Forex market, #GBPUSD down0.43% at 1.33998. The #USDJPY up 0.15% at103.449.The #USDCHF up0.22% at 0.88744.#EURUSD down0.19% at 1.22175, #EUR/GBPup 0.33% at 0.91190. The USD/CNY up 0.06%at 6.5503, at the time of writing.
In the #commodity market U.S. #Gold futures down0.38% at $1,869.61. Elsewhere, Silver futures down1.51% to $25.741per ounce, Platinum down1.92% at $992.10per ounce, and Palladium down0.09% to $2,314.50.
#Crude Oil downonTuesday; #Brent crude oildown 2.16% to $49.72barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (CLc1) isdown 0.61% at $47.63.
In the Cryptocurrency Markets, #BTCUSD at 23816.24up0.28%, #Ethereum at603.52 down0.70%, #Litecoin at 101.97 down2.34%, at the time of writing.
TOP STOCKS TO WATCH OUT TODAY:
#GOLDMAN SACHS up6.133%at $256.98,#MORGAN STANLEY up5.687% at$67.83,#NIKE Inc.up 4.91% to $144.02,#CITI GROUP Inc.up 3.674% to $61.23,#TESLA Inc.down6.495% to $649.86,#TECHNIP FMC PLC down3.481% at $9.15.
Economic news:
US:A majority of the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Monday voted to pass a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, which is attached to federal agency spending needed to avert a government shutdown at midnight when existing money expires.
With the bill headed toward House passage, it would next be considered by the Senate, which is standing by in what is expected to be an overwhelming vote of approval.
Eurozone: The European Union has opened two investigations into Chinese exporters to assess whether steel screws are being sold in the bloc at excessively low prices and whether optical fibre cables are benefiting from unfair subsidies.
The EU increasingly sees China as a systemic rival and has 23 investigations underway into various products exported from the country, which makes up about half of the EU's total number of investigations into trade dumping or subsidies.
One of the new investigations is into alleged dumping of iron and steel screws, bolts and washers after a complaint from the European Industrial Fasteners Institute, the EU official journal said on Monday.
The Institute alleges that Chinese exporters have increased shipments, increased market share and harmed EU producers through their low prices.
Important Data:UKGDP (QoQ) (Q3)today at2:00 this time estimate to be 15.5%,previously which was -19.8%.USGDP (QoQ) (Q3)today at8:30 this time estimate to be33.1%, previously which was -31.4%.AUSTRALIAPrivate Sector Credit (MoM) (Nov)today at19:30, previously which was 0.0%.GERMANY GfK German Consumer Climate (Jan)today at 2:00previously which was
-6.7.