Abstract:Hong Kong’s stock market faced a significant setback, plunging by as much as 3.4% upon reopening after a holiday, making it an underperformer compared to other regional indices. This decline contributed to the broader MSCI Asia Pacific Index hitting its lowest point since December of the previous year. Simultaneously, China was observing a weeklong holiday.
Hong Kongs stock market faced a significant setback, plunging by as much as 3.4% upon reopening after a holiday, making it an underperformer compared to other regional indices. This decline contributed to the broader MSCI Asia Pacific Index hitting its lowest point since December of the previous year. Simultaneously, China was observing a weeklong holiday.
The Australian dollar managed to stabilize after an earlier loss, while the country‘s government bonds remained steady, despite the central bank’s decision to keep its policy rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting on Tuesday. The central bank issued a warning about the potential necessity for further tightening of monetary policy.
Asian bond markets experienced a downturn, with Australias 10-year bond yield hovering around its highest level since 2011. This mirrored the decline seen in US Treasuries following a series of hawkish statements from the Federal Reserve. These statements overshadowed earlier optimism regarding a deal to avert a US government shutdown. Treasury yields across all maturities increased by approximately 10 basis points on Monday, with the benchmark 10-year note yield reaching its highest level since 2007. However, Treasuries in Asia managed to stabilize on Tuesday.
Market strategist Charu Chanana from Saxo Capital Markets highlighted, “Markets remain risk-averse as the prospect of higher rates for a longer period continues to resonate due to marginally hawkish US data and central bank speakers.”
As the threat of a US government shutdown subsided, global bond selloffs accelerated, with traders increasing their bets on a potential rate hike from the Federal Reserve in November.
In contrast to the overall market trend, China Evergrande Group experienced a surge of up to 42% as it resumed trading following a halt last week.
In the commodities market, gold held its ground after experiencing a decline to its lowest point since March. Oil prices, on the other hand, saw a dip, with West Texas Intermediate falling below $90 a barrel. A Citigroup Inc. analyst suggested that reduced demand from China could limit the price gains resulting from OPEC+ supply cuts.
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