Japanese Stock Market

• Japanese stocks finished in the red today, with the Nikkei 225 -0.79%
• Energy stocks (+0.42%) were the only Nikkei 225 stocks in positive territory
• Telecommunications (-1.63%), real estate (-1.07%), and healthcare stock (-1.02%) were the largest laggards
• Market breadth Nikkei 225 was decidedly negative with 65 stocks advancing while 149 stocks declined
• Volume in the Nikkei 225 was 17.16% below its 10-day average

Chinese Stock Market

• Chinese and Hong Kong stocks were lower across the board with the Hang Seng -1.29%, the CSI 300 -1.34%, and the Shanghai Composite -1.05%
• Utilities (+0.59%) and energy stocks (+0.57%) were the only Hang Seng stocks in the black
• Consumer discretionary (-3.13%), information technology (-2.40%), and health care stocks (-2.11%) were the biggest underperformers
• Market breadth for the Hang Seng was overwhelmingly negative with 43 stocks declining, while 6 stocks advanced
• Volume in the Hang Seng was 11.57% above its 10-day average
• The PBOC will lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for numerous banks by up to 0.50% on July 5th, in order to improve liquidity for small business financing and debt-to-equity swap programs. The program will free an estimated $108 billion for small businesses, according to Xinhua

Indian Stock Market

• Indian stocks declined across the board, with the Nifty 50 -0.55% and the Sensex -0.61%
• Information technology (+1.23%), telecommunications (-0.11%), and materials stocks (-0.35%) were the best performing stocks in the Sensex
• Industrials (-2.26%), consumer discretionary (-1.85%), utilities stocks (-1.73%) were the most significant decliners in the Sensex
• Market breadth for the Sensex was notably negative with 7 out of 31 stocks advancing
• Volume across Indian markets was 13.86% below its 10-day average

Australian Stock Market

• Aussie stocks were in negative territory today, with the ASX -0.24%
• Energy (+1.55%), materials (+0.87%), and utilities stocks (+0.15%) provided the best returns in the ASX 200
• Financials (-1.00%), telecommunications (-0.89%), and consumer staples stocks (-0.62%) were notably negative
• Market breadth for the ASX 200 was negative with only 88 out of 200 stocks advancing
• Volume across Australian markets was 23.21% below its 10-day average

Highlights from the Asian and Australian Bond Market

• Australian sovereign treasuries are up today, with the yield on the Aussie 10-year down 2.1 basis points to 2.626%
• Yield on the Indian 10-year bond is up 1.7 basis points to 7.833%
• Japanese treasuries are higher, as the yield on Japan’s 10-year slid 0.3 basis points to 0.019%
• Chinese 10-year bonds are lower today, with the yield on China’s 10-year up 2.1 basis points to 3.577%

What is Going on with Asian and Australian Currencies?

• AUD$ is 0.24% weaker, to AUD$0.7420/USD$
• JPY¥ is up 0.30%, to JPY¥0.0091/USD$
• CNY¥ has declined 0.46%, to CNY¥0.1530/USD$
• INR ₹ is down 0.43%, to INR ₹0.0146/USD$

*Data in Price Return, Source: Stockdio

Nikkei 225 Movers

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Hang Seng Movers

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Sensex Movers

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ASX 200 Movers

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