US markets extended losses as rising oil prices and a sharp sell-off in tech stocks weighed on sentiment , overshadowing dovish signals from the Federal Reserve. Key Market Moves S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 6,343.72 Nasdaq dropped 0.7% to 20,794.64 Dow Jones rose 0.1% to 45,216.14 Key takeaway: Tech weakness and oil-driven inflation fears are dragging the broader market lower. What’s Driving the Sell-Off? 1. Oil Prices Surge Again Crude oil jumped over 5% to around US$105 Driven by ongoing US–Iran–Israel conflict Higher oil = higher inflation risk = pressure on equities 2. Tech Stocks Lead the Decline Heavy losses in AI, chip, and data-related names: Applied Digital : -13.5% AXT Inc : -13% Micron Technology : -9.9% Arm Holdings : -5% Intel : -4.5% Super Micro Computer : -4.1% AI and semiconductor stocks are facing profit-taking and valuation concerns 3. Fed Comments Not Enough to Lift Sentiment Jerome Powell signaled no immediate rate hikes despite rising energy pri...
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): The FBM KLCI rose 7.77 points or 0.43% to close at 1,800.71 points today as Malaysian shares played catch up with Asian shares and after US equities' overnight rise.
Today, the KLCI closed higher after yesterday’s 10.82-point drop at 1,792.94 points caused by a knee-jerk impact on market sentiment from the escalating China-US trade dispute. Malaysian shares resumed trading yesterday after markets were closed on Monday in lieu of Malaysia Day which fell on Sunday.
Today, Areca Capital Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Danny Wong told theedgemarkets.com: “Besides the overnight performance of Dow (Jones Industrial Average), today’s performance of the KLCI is also because of the KLCI catching up with the regional market, after closing lower yesterday versus the broader region.
“However in the short term, I think it will still be a choppy market, with the KLCI hovering around the 1,800-mark barring any external factors.”
Across Asian bourses today, Japan’s Nikkei 225 finished 1.08% higher while South Korea’s Kospi closed lower by a marginal 0.023%. In China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng were up 1.14% and 1.19% respectively.
Reuters reported that Asian stocks rose across the board on Wednesday as expectations that Beijing would implement stimulus to soften the economic blow from the Sino-US trade war helped Chinese shares rally.
The Trump administration said on Monday it will implement new tariffs of 10 percent on US$200 billion of Chinese products on Sept 24, with the tariffs to go up to 25 percent by the end of 2018. China hit back, saying it will levy tariffs on about US$60 billion worth of US goods, as previously planned, but cut the tariff rates.
Source: The Edge
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