[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac equities open broadly higher (KOSPI +3.6%, Nikkei 225 +1.2%, ASX 200 U/C), with tech giants surging following the gains stateside; US equity futures flat, DXY, gold and WTI rangebound in narrow ranges
Newsquawk Staff ·
Asia-Pac equities open broadly higher (KOSPI +3.6%, Nikkei 225 +1.2%, ASX 200 U/C), with tech giants surging following the gains stateside; US equity futures flat, DXY, gold and WTI rangebound in narrow ranges.
- Explosions were reportedly heard in Iran's port city of Sirik, with claims that US forces struck an anti-ship missile launcher targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel's Channel 12 reports
- [MARKET UPDATE] Modest upside seen across European equities, particularly the DAX, as Nvidia (NVDA) CEO speaks in Germany
- [MARKET UPDATE] Crude futures move higher by some USD 0.40/bbl over three minutes despite a lack of fresh drivers; UST and US equity futures marginally dip in tandem
- [MARKET UPDATE] KOSPI (+2%) and Nikkei 225 (+1.5%) post gains amid tech-related optimism; ASX lags (-0.1%) amid a lack of relative exposure to the sector
- [MARKET UPDATE] NQ gaps higher (+0.9%) amid SPCX and SMCI guidance as futures trading resumes (ES +0.4%, RTY/YM +0.2%); T-note futures -1.5 ticks, WTI Dec USD +0.5/bbl, Spot gold flat
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