Deutsche Bank is bullish on gold, with rare statements from multiple central banks supporting an increase in gold reserves, spot gold hitting a new high of $2685. Q3 performance exceeded expectations, Taiwan Semiconductor rose nearly 6% in after-hours trading on the US stock market.
Overnight US stocks rose, with the Dow once again hitting a new high, benefiting from news of AI giant Amazon's investment in nuclear reactors, causing nuclear power stocks to soar.
Today (October 17th), most US stock index futures rose, with Nasdaq futures up about 0.5%. European stocks opened slightly higher, while most Asia-Pacific stock indices fell, with the Nikkei 225 index closing down 0.7%. Taiwan Semiconductor released its latest financial report, with Q3 performance significantly exceeding expectations, net income increasing by 54% year-on-year, and the company's US stocks continued to rise in after-hours trading by nearly 6%.
Deutsche Bank is optimistic about gold. After multiple central banks made rare statements in support of increasing gold reserves, gold has broken new highs for the past two days. Today, spot gold hit a new high again, reaching $2685 per ounce. Singapore iron ore futures fell below $100 per ton.
Bitcoin saw a slight pullback, but still maintained levels near $67,130, up over 15% in the past month. Analysts suggest that Bitcoin's recent gains far surpass other assets, indicating that the market may be betting on a Trump victory.
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Singapore iron ore futures fell below $100 per ton.
CSI commodity equity index basic metals sector generally fell, London aluminum, nickel, tin, etc. fell by over 1%.
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European stocks opened slightly higher, with the STOXX 50 index opening up 0.32%, the deguodaxzhishu rising 0.2%, the UK FTSE 100 index rising 0.04%, and the French CAC 40 index rising 0.2%.
Most of the three major U.S. stock indexes rose, with the Nasdaq 100 futures index up about 0.5%.
Nikkei 225 index closed down by 0.7%, Japan's TOPIX index closed down by 0.1%. Indian stock index fell by about 0.7%, while Vietnam and South Korea fell slightly, and Indonesia's stock index rose by over 1%.
Spot gold continues to hit a historical high, trading at $2685.74 per ounce.
Taiwan Semiconductor's US stocks continued to rise in the night session, currently up nearly 6%. Earlier, the company's third-quarter results exceeded expectations.
Bitcoin has seen a slight pullback but still remains near a high around $67,130, rising over 15% in the past month.