Wall Street's optimism vanished late Wednesday as President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs triggered a sharp selloff in U.S. equity futures and a flight to safe-haven assets, casting a shadow over global trade outlook and corporate margins. Key Market Moves Instrument Move S&P 500 Futures -3.5% Nasdaq 100 Futures -4.5% Treasury Futures Surged (Yields fell sharply) Japanese Yen Gained as safe haven AUD & NZD Bonds Rallied Tariff Summary A 10% baseline tariff on all U.S. imports. Additional tariffs on ~60 countries, with higher duties targeting China, EU, and Vietnam . Steel and aluminum imports spared from the new round but remain under existing 25% duties. “Eye-watering tariffs scream ‘negotiation tactic,’ which will keep markets on edge for the foreseeable future.” — Adam Hetts, Janus Henderson Investors Sector Impact Major declines hit consumer, tech, and industrial names: Company Sector Move Nike, Gap, Lululemon Retail (Vietnam-based) -...
KUALA
LUMPUR (April 12): The FBM KLCI jumped 3.73 points or 0.2% on
last-minute buying in blue-chip stocks Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK),
Petronas Gas Bhd, Hong Leong Bank Bhd and Hong Leong Financial Group
Bhd.
At 5pm, the KLCI erased losses to settle at 1,873.62 after falling to its intraday low at 1,865.14 as news of a possible US military strike in Syria hit Asian market sentiment.
In Malaysia, Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd head of research Pong Teng Siew told theedgemarkets.com: “It doesn’t change the fact that there was profit taking in the earlier part and we always come across last-minute surprises like this. Hong Leong Bank, Hong Leong Financial, Petronas Gas helped to push up the index in the last minutes.
“On the other hand, small caps still remained in profit-taking mode.”
At 5pm, Bursa Malaysia's small-cap index fell 85.09 points or 0.56% to close at 14,963.97.
Across Bursa Malaysia, 3.27 billion shares worth RM2.34 billion changed hands. KLK, Petronas Gas, Hong Leong Bank and Hong Leong Financial closed among the top gainers.
The KLCI had earlier fallen with Asian shares. Reuters reported that global stocks came under pressure on Thursday as the threat of imminent US military action in Syria rattled investors and sent oil prices to their highest levels since late 2014 on concerns about potential disruptions to supply and distribution.
Across Asian share markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.12%, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.06% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng decreased 0.22%.
Source: The Edge
At 5pm, the KLCI erased losses to settle at 1,873.62 after falling to its intraday low at 1,865.14 as news of a possible US military strike in Syria hit Asian market sentiment.
In Malaysia, Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd head of research Pong Teng Siew told theedgemarkets.com: “It doesn’t change the fact that there was profit taking in the earlier part and we always come across last-minute surprises like this. Hong Leong Bank, Hong Leong Financial, Petronas Gas helped to push up the index in the last minutes.
“On the other hand, small caps still remained in profit-taking mode.”
At 5pm, Bursa Malaysia's small-cap index fell 85.09 points or 0.56% to close at 14,963.97.
Across Bursa Malaysia, 3.27 billion shares worth RM2.34 billion changed hands. KLK, Petronas Gas, Hong Leong Bank and Hong Leong Financial closed among the top gainers.
The KLCI had earlier fallen with Asian shares. Reuters reported that global stocks came under pressure on Thursday as the threat of imminent US military action in Syria rattled investors and sent oil prices to their highest levels since late 2014 on concerns about potential disruptions to supply and distribution.
Across Asian share markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.12%, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.06% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng decreased 0.22%.
Source: The Edge
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