U.S. markets closed higher on Friday (Dec 19): Dow +0.38%, S&P 500 +0.88%, and Nasdaq +1.31%. The gains were driven by renewed investor confidence in AI-related stocks, led by companies such as Oracle and Nvidia, which helped lift sentiment after recent volatility. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose +0.73% (+0.030 bps) to 4.151%, while the USD Index strengthened +0.16% to 98.6.
Commodity markets closed mixed on Friday (Dec 19): WTI crude +0.82% to USD 56.52/bbl, Brent crude +1.09% to USD 60.47/bbl, coal -0.28% to USD 105.75/ton, CPO -1.88% to MYR 3,905/ton, and gold +0.14% to USD 4,339/oz.
Asian markets closed higher on Friday (Dec 19): Kospi +0.65%, Hang Seng +0.75%, Nikkei +1.03%, and Shanghai +0.36%. The JCI declined -0.10% to 8,609.6, with overall foreign net buy of IDR 2,674.7 billion; IDR 438.0 billion in the regular market, and IDR 2,236.7 billion in the negotiated market. The largest foreign inflow in the regular market was recorded by UNTR (IDR 107.3 billion), followed by BRMS (IDR 86.6 billion), and BUMI (IDR 84.0 billion). The largest foreign outflow in the regular market was recorded by BBCA (IDR 185 billion), followed by BBRI (IDR 180.7 billion), and INET (IDR 68.7 billion). Top leading movers are DSSA, FILM, AMMN, while top lagging movers are BBCA, BYAN, TLKM.
This morning, the KOSPI is trading higher by 1.69%, while the Nikkei is up 1.59%. We expect the JCI to move higher today, supported by positive sentiment across global and regional markets.
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