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24 Apr 2015
Market Movers: USD firm, NZD underperforms again – TDS
FXStreet (Barcelona) - Prashant Newnaha, Strategist at TD Securities, summarizes the market performance during the Asian trading session, noting that USD trades firm against G10, yields are unchanged and most Asian indices down on profit-taking.
Key Quotes
“It is a fairly quiet end to the week with no Asia-Pac data releases to provide direction. The USD closed mildly lower in US trade on weaker manufacturing data, particularly exports (pointing to impact of a stronger USD) and weak housing data.”
“In Asia the USD is firmer against the G10 complex with the DXY +0.15% to 94.41, right on key support 50dma. The NZD is once again the underperformer, -0.35% to US$0.7570 as speculation builds the RBNZ could shift to an outright easing bias next week. The CAD is holding onto last night's oil driven gains, is unchanged so are the AUD and the Yen.”
“NZGB and UST yields are unchanged in Asian trade, but ACGBs are higher in yield, 3yrs 1.5bps and 10yrs, +2.5bps.”
“US equities closed firmer, of note the Nasdaq at record levels, but in Asia most indices have succumbed to profit taking, led by the SHCOMP –1.75%, Japanese stocks –0.75%, within distance of falling back to 20000, with Australian stocks the real outlier, +1.4%, led by gains in mining stocks.”
“Iron ore is up +3% today, +18% from the lows hit two weeks ago, brent crude is off 0.5%, copper is –0.25% while gold is down US$2 near US$1190.”
Key Quotes
“It is a fairly quiet end to the week with no Asia-Pac data releases to provide direction. The USD closed mildly lower in US trade on weaker manufacturing data, particularly exports (pointing to impact of a stronger USD) and weak housing data.”
“In Asia the USD is firmer against the G10 complex with the DXY +0.15% to 94.41, right on key support 50dma. The NZD is once again the underperformer, -0.35% to US$0.7570 as speculation builds the RBNZ could shift to an outright easing bias next week. The CAD is holding onto last night's oil driven gains, is unchanged so are the AUD and the Yen.”
“NZGB and UST yields are unchanged in Asian trade, but ACGBs are higher in yield, 3yrs 1.5bps and 10yrs, +2.5bps.”
“US equities closed firmer, of note the Nasdaq at record levels, but in Asia most indices have succumbed to profit taking, led by the SHCOMP –1.75%, Japanese stocks –0.75%, within distance of falling back to 20000, with Australian stocks the real outlier, +1.4%, led by gains in mining stocks.”
“Iron ore is up +3% today, +18% from the lows hit two weeks ago, brent crude is off 0.5%, copper is –0.25% while gold is down US$2 near US$1190.”