Global stock markets rebounded again as consolidations continue in a wide range. This week's central bank rate cuts, plus IMF's USD 50B aid package, could have stabilized market sentiments for now. But the global spread of Wuhan coronavirus is still there, accelerating. It remains to be seen if cases in South Korea (5766) is beginning to top out while there is no sign of containment in Iran (2922). Situation in Europe is worrying, spreading fast among Italy (3089), France (285), Germany (262), Spain (228), Swiss (93), UK (87), Norway (59). In the currency markets, Australian Dollar is currently the strongest for the week, followed by Euro. Dollar and Canadian are the joint weakest. But there is no special change in technical outlook yet. 1.1239 key resistance in EUR/USD is yet to be broken to confirm medium term bottoming at 1.0777. A break of 1.1038 minor support could indicate rejection by the resistance and turn focus back to 1.0777 low. EUR/GBP is also held below 0.8786 resistance, without confirming bullish reversal. Break of 0.88594 minor support could indicate completion of recent corrective rebound. USD/CAD is staying in range below 1.3464 after yesterday's recovery. An upside break there is still awaited. In Asia, currently, Nikkei is up 0.75%. Hong Kong HSI is up 1.36%. China Shanghai SSE is up 1.61%. Singapore Strait Times is up 0.30%. Japan 10-year JGB yield is up 0.009 at -0.131. Overnight, DOW rose 4.53%. S&P 500 rose 4.22%. NASDAQ rose 3.85%. 10-year yield dropped -0.018 to 0.992. |
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