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SHANGHAI - Asian shares barely budged in early Friday trade as investors were reluctant to make any big bets in the face of trade tensions, signs of slowing earnings and Brexit negotiations.
A draft deal between Britain and the European Union on future relations offered some hope for battered markets, though more evidence of pressure on corporate earnings in Europe kept equity investors sidelined.
Those earnings underscored the lingering anxiety among equity investors as trade tensions, slowing global investment and growth kept stock markets on the backfoot after a torrid October.
In the currency market, the pound was flat, buying $1.2878 after rising more than 1 percent on Thursday on news of the draft agreement between Britain and the EU, which describes a close post-Brexit relationship. The agreement follows a draft treaty last week that set the terms for Britain's departure from the EU in March.
But the deal faces a rocky ride once it reaches a deeply divided British parliament, with hardline eurosceptic and staunch pro-EU factions, and various shades of gray in-between.
The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose to 3.0646 percent compared with its U.S. close of 3.061 percent ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The two-year yield, sensitive to market expectations of higher Fed fund rates, was barely changed at 2.816 percent.
In commodities markets, crude oil prices extended their recent slump as U.S. inventories hit their highest level since December, adding to concerns about a global crude glut.
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