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July 22nd - Driven by overnight gains in US tech stocks, South Koreas semiconductor sector surged in early trading. As of 9:11 AM local time (8:11 AM Beijing time), Samsung Electronics rose 5.79% to 274,000 won; SK Hynix rose 8.50%, briefly touching 2 million won, its first such move since July 15th. Overnight in the US, Nvidia rose 1.97% as its next-generation AI server platform, Vera Rubin, entered mass production and began supplying major customers; Micron surged 12.17%, and Broadcom rose 2.21%, driving the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 5.21%. Additionally, SK Hynixs ADR rose 13.75% overnight, closing at $171.94. In terms of fund flows, foreign investors are currently net buyers of 717.6 billion won in the South Korean electrical and electronics sector, while individual and institutional investors are net sellers of 370.6 billion won and 345.8 billion won, respectively.July 22 (Futures News) – Crude oil continued its upward trend, boosting confidence among fuel oil market participants to support higher prices. Refineries increased supply and were reluctant to sell at low prices, but downstream traders moderately replenished their inventories and remained cautious in their purchases. Market buying activity was slow, and fuel oil prices steadily climbed. It is expected that todays trading will see some areas remain stable while others may see slight increases.Futures News, July 22nd - According to foreign media reports, Brent crude oil futures rose on Tuesday, hitting a five-week high, influenced by the US-Iran conflict and the Houthi threat to impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. This will help boost the early performance of Malaysian crude palm oil futures. The El Niño phenomenon, which may threaten palm oil production in Southeast Asia, also provides support for prices. The Malaysian Meteorological Department stated that with the strengthening of El Niño, Malaysia will experience record-breaking high temperatures next year, raising concerns about declining palm oil production. However, weak demand for Malaysian palm oil exports will limit the markets rebound momentum.Spot gold touched the $4,100/ounce mark for the first time in a week.July 22 – According to the South Korean media outlet *Chosun Ilbo*, the South Korean government stated that it has held a meeting with major exporters to discuss stabilizing the exchange rate through strengthened government-business cooperation. Heo Jang, the Second Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance, held the meeting on July 21 at the Seoul Government Building with major exporters including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor & Kia, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Hanwha Marine, and Samsung Heavy Industries. Heo Jang stated that prior to the exporters meeting in June, the Korean won had depreciated to around 1550 won against the US dollar. However, with exporters increasing foreign exchange settlements, shipbuilding companies increasing forward foreign exchange sales, and capital inflows from SK Hynixs ADR issuance, the won has recently fallen back to the high range of 1400 won against the US dollar, alleviating the imbalance between foreign exchange supply and demand. He predicts that with continued strong semiconductor exports in the second half of the year, South Koreas foreign exchange supply and demand situation will further improve. Participating companies stated that they will further cooperate with the government to stabilize foreign exchange supply and demand, promote the continued improvement in the recent supply and demand trend, and contribute to maintaining stability in the foreign exchange market.

On concerns of demand destruction, oil prices plummet, with benchmarks down 4% for the week

Haiden Holmes

Sep 09, 2022 10:39

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Oil prices dropped in early trade on Friday, following a slight recovery in the previous session, leaving them on track to fall for a second consecutive week on concerns that aggressive rate hikes by central banks and COVID-19 limitations by China may have an impact on demand.


Brent crude futures slipped 12 cents, or 0.1%, to $89.03 per barrel at 00:51 GMT on Friday, after rising 1.3% on Thursday.


Futures for U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 19 cents, or 0.2%, to $83.35 a barrel after a 2% increase in the previous session.


The market reached its lowest position since January at one point during the week, with both indexes down nearly 4%.


The decline has occurred despite a modest output cut by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, Russia's threat to cut oil flows to any country that supports a price cap on its crude, and a weaker outlook for the growth of U.S. oil production.


The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecast on Thursday that U.S. crude output will increase by 540,000 barrels per day to 11.79 million barrels per day in 2022, a reduction from a previous estimate of 610,000 bpd.


Amid the week, the 50-day moving average went below the 200-day moving average in what is known as a 'death cross,' leading analysts to assume that the sell-off may have been overblown, as demand in China, the world's largest oil importer, may recover swiftly.


"China's demand is harder to predict, but historically, a post-COVID reopening has been accompanied by a recovery rather than a gradual increase. The fundamentals appear to be at odds with the most recent technical indications in this context "National Australia Bank (OTC:NABZY) stock is cheap, according to a letter from analysts.


China is expanding its limitations today. On Thursday, the majority of Chengdu's more than 21 million residents were cautioned not to travel over upcoming holidays, while millions more were given the same advice in other regions of China.

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