Oil prices held weak after a sharp decline, amid cautious optimism that Middle East tensions are easing and global supply is likely to loosen. Brent traded near $65/barrel after falling 1.6% on Thursday, while WTI hovered below $62. Israel agreed to a framework deal that includes the release of hostages by Hamas in exchange for…
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose to around $49.70/oz during the Asian session, holding in positive territory after hitting a four-decade high. The rise was driven by inflows into safe-haven assets amid uncertainty—from the ten-day US government shutdown, tariff concerns, and geopolitical risks. Solid industrial demand (including renewable energy and electronics) also contributed to the rally. Similarly,…
Gold prices have weakened again below $4,000/oz, while silver has also corrected after a sharp rally that took both to multi-decade highs. On Friday afternoon, Singapore time, spot gold was trading around $3,955/oz after falling 1.6% the previous day, while silver dipped slightly after briefly touching $51,235/oz—its highest since 1980. Technical data suggests overbought conditions…
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.9% to 26,518.27 on Friday morning (9:50 a.m. local time), following a pause in the Wall Street rally and concerns that AI hype has led to overpriced valuations. The biggest pressure came from large tech stocks: Baidu -3.2%, Alibaba -2.2%, JD.com -1.9%, followed by Li Auto -3.3% and Zijin Mining…
The Nikkei index weakened 0.4% to 48,397.29 in early trading, following Wall Street’s overnight decline that sparked risk-off sentiment. According to Commerzbank Research analysts, the market is still searching for new catalysts amid a lack of US data releases due to the government shutdown, so the short-term direction is likely cautious. Several stocks led the…
