 Despite initial setback, US equities extended the post-Christmas historic rebound overnight. DOW ended up 1.14% to 23138.82. S&P 500 rose 0.86% and NASDAQ added 0.38%. But the improvement in sentiments isn't carried over to Asian session. Nikkei is currently down -0.39%. Hong Hong HSI is just up 0.09% while China Shanghai SSE is up 0.15%. Singapore Strait Times is the better performing one and is up 0.73%. In the currency markets, Dollar is trading as the weakest one for today, followed by Canadian. On the other hand, Yen is so far the strongest one, followed by Swiss Franc. But major pairs and crosses generally held in yesterday's range. In the bond markets, despite rebound in stocks, US treasury yields weakened again overnight. 10-year yield closed down -0.054% at 2.743. 30-year yield dropped -0.018 to 3.030 after dipping to 3.003. It's still stubbornly holding on to 3% handle. Yield curve remains inverted from 1-year (2.602) to 2-year (2.572) and 3-year (2.562). It should also be noted that Japan 10 year JGB yield is also extending recent decline, down -0.0139 at 0.01 for now. Technically, AUD/USD and USD/CAD extended recent move but are both losing momentum. Dollar might start to top against the two. Also, EUR/USD will possibly challenge 1.1485 resistance today. USD/CHF is pressing 0.9848 key support again. There is prospect of some Dollar weakness before year-end. Yen crosses, including USD/JPY, EUR/JPY and GBP/JPY are staying in consolidation, with EUR/JPY being the stronger one. But recent decline in these Yen crosses are still expected to resume sooner rather than later. |
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