[Samuel Morning Market Update]
20-August-2026
Summary:
■ The U.S. market closed mostly higher on Wednesday (Aug 19): Dow +0.22%, S&P 500 +0.21%, and Nasdaq -0.22%.
■ U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Wednesday as Treasury yields fell following the U.S. Treasury’s plan to increase buybacks of longer-term debt.
■ The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield declined 5.75 bps to 4.647%, while the U.S. Dollar Index slipped 0.83% to 98.83
■ Today, we expect the JCI to move higher, driven by positive sentiment from global and regional markets.
Data:
DJIA 53,463; +0.2%
S&P500 7,708; +0.2%
STOXX 6,444; -0.4%
EIDO 13; +0.2%
STI 5,694; -0.1%
JCI 6,394; -0.9%
Brent Oil (USD/Bbl) 92; +0.7%
CPO Malay (MYR/MT) 4,893; +0.7%
Coal ICE (USD/MT) 135; +0.4%
Nickel (USD/MT) 16,612; +2.2%
Gold (Troy/Oz) 4,516; +4.2%
USD/IDR 17,833; +0.1%
Top foreign net buy 19/08/26: TINS, DSSA, BBCA
Top foreign net sell 19/08/26: ASII, ANTM, AADI
Admin & Editor
- Ahnaf Yassar
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