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Dollar at 1-month high
The US dollar held close to a one-month peak versus major peers on Thursday. The US dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of six rivals, traded little changed at 103.36 in the Asian morning, after reaching 103.69 on Wednesday for the first time since December 13.
Asian Markets
Asian markets traded mixed on Thursday tracking overnight sell-off on Wall Street, with mainland Chinese shares touching a near-five-year low.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.29%, while the Topix gained 0.28%. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.12% and the Kosdaq rose 0.39%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were flat.
Gift Nifty
Gift Nifty was trading around 21,415 level as compared to Nifty futures’ previous close of 21,587, indicating a negative start for the Indian equity indices.
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US Stock Market
US stock market indices ended lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 falling to its lowest in over a week, as Treasury yields spiked after strong December US retail sales data diminished hopes of early interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.25% to 37,266.67, while the S&P 500 fell 0.56% to end at 4,739.21. The Nasdaq ended 0.59% lower at 14,855.62.
Among stocks, Amazon, Nvidia and Alphabet shares declined between 0.5% and 1%. Tesla share price fell 2%. Morgan Stanley dipped 1.8, while Bank of America and Citigroup each lost about 1%.
Spirit Airlines shares tumbled 22%, Ford Motor declined 1.7%, while Boeing gained 1.3%.
US Retail Sales Data
US retail sales rose more than expected in December, the Commerce Department data showed. Retail sales rose 0.6% last month after an unrevised 0.3% gain in November. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales would gain 0.4%. Sales increased 5.6% on a year-on-year basis in December.
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