[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks are subdued following the weak handover from the US, with sentiment dampened amid headwinds from a higher yield environment and current geopolitical backdrop
Newsquawk Staff ·
Asia-Pac stocks are subdued following the weak handover from the US, with sentiment dampened amid headwinds from a higher yield environment and current geopolitical backdrop.
- Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Opening News - 22nd October 2026
- US Market Wrap: Stocks gain as tech earnings begin
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- Auction History: US Treasury to sell USD 13bln of 20-year bonds on 21st October; to settle on 22nd October
- US EQUITY OPEN: Indices in the green underpinned by SPCX & SMCI as Mag-7 earnings await after-hours
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