USD Weakens; Equities Mixed Across Global Markets

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USD Softens as Wall St. Trades Mixed; AUD Recovers Ahead of Asia
The technology sector underperformed, pulling the Nasdaq down -0.4%, while the Dow Jones gained +1.3% and the S&P 500 edged +0.1% late in the North American session. U.S. 10-year yields held steady at 4.14%, and Brent Crude fell 1.8% to $61.10/bbl.
AUD/USD traded in a 0.6627–0.6683 range, settling around 0.6665–0.6670 before the Asian open.
The USD softened across the NY session, with EUR/USD and GBP/USD making fresh highs while USD/JPY dipped below 155.00. AUD/USD recovered back toward 0.6670, though still below the post-employment spike earlier in Asia.

General Market

Wall Street

  • Dow Jones: +1.3% → 48,690
  • S&P 500: +0.1% → 6,895
  • Nasdaq: -0.3% → 23,589
  • VIX: -2.7% → 15.35

Asia-Pacific

  • ASX 200: +0.1% → 8,592
  • Shanghai Comp: -0.7% → 3,873
  • Nikkei: -0.9% → 50,149

Europe

  • FTSE: +0.5% → 9,703
  • DAX: +0.7% → 24,295
  • CAC: +0.8% → 8,086

 

Headlines to Watch 

United Kingdom

  • October Construction Output
  • October Index of Services
  • October Manufacturing Production
  • Monthly GDP

Japan

  • December Bloomberg Japan Economic Survey

New Zealand

  • BusinessNZ Manufacturing PMI (Nov)

Mid-market rates

Currency PairMid-market Rate
AUD/USD0.6662
AUD/NZD1.1472
AUD/JPY103.66
AUD/CNY4.7040
AUD/EUR0.5676
AUD/GBP0.4975
AUD/HKD5.1849

 

 

 

 

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