[Samuel Morning Market Update]
21-August-2026
Summary:
■ The U.S. market closed lower on Thursday (Aug 20): Dow -1.32%, S&P 500 -0.87%, and Nasdaq -0.72%.
■ U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday as rebounding Treasury yields and weakness in Walmart outweighed relief from the Treasury’s debt buyback operation.
■ The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield increased 5.75 bps to 4.704%, while the U.S. Dollar Index gained 0.06% to 98.90.
■ Today, we expect the JCI to move lower, driven by negative sentiment from global and regional markets.
Data:
DJIA 52,759; -1.3%
S&P500 7,641; -0.9%
STOXX 6,422; -0.4%
EIDO 13; -0.6%
STI 5,672; -0.4%
JCI 6,502; +1.7%
Brent Oil (USD/Bbl) 94; +2.4%
CPO Malay (MYR/MT) 4,961; +1.4%
Coal ICE (USD/MT) 136; +1.1%
Nickel (USD/MT) 16,982; -1.3%
Gold (Troy/Oz) 4,517; +0.0%
USD/IDR 17,746; +0.5%
Top foreign net buy 20/08/26: AMMN, BBRI, ANTM
Top foreign net sell 20/08/26: DSSA, BMRI, EMAS
Admin & Editor
- Ahnaf Yassar
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