Cailianshe (Shanghai editor Liu Rui) reported that , Asian stock markets rose and fell on Wednesday. As of press time, the MSCI Asia-Pacific Index (except Japan) fell 0.18%, and the three major U.S. stock index futures rose slightly, and the 10-year U.S. bond yield fell 0.1 basis point to 1.209% during the day.
Although the negative impact of the epidemic on Asian stock markets has been alleviated compared with the previous two days, it has not completely disappeared. Local stock markets continued to fall in South Korea and Thailand, where new infections hit a new high in a single day.
Hong Kong stock market (ING) chief economist at the Asia-Pacific region, Rob Carnell, said: "As vaccination methods limit the increase in severe cases, some regions in the world do not pay special attention to the rising infections, but almost no region can completely ignore this."
Asian market performance
Hong Kong stock market opened high and closed low on Wednesday . As of press time Hangzhou index was 27163.87 points, down 0.18%. The lithium battery, nonferrous metals and chip sectors ranked among the top in the gains, while the sports goods and aviation sectors ranked among the top in the declines. The Evergrande Group continued to decline. As of press time, Evergrande Auto fell more than 11%, China Evergrande fell 1.9%; Ganfeng Lithium rose more than 13%, Luoyang Molybdenum rose nearly 7%, and Wumin Minmetals Resources rose 4.85%.
KOSPI index closed down 0.52% at 3215.91 points. The Internet sector ranked the top in the decline, while the steel sector ranked the top in the rise.
Nikkei 225 index closed up 0.58% at 27548.0 points. The automobile and nonferrous metal sectors ranked among the top gainers.
Australia S&P 200 index closed up 0.78% at 7308.7 points.
Taiwan stock weighted index closed down 0.4% to 17,458.79 points. The motor and glass sectors ranked first in the gains, while the shipping and steel sectors ranked first in the declines. TSMC closed up 0.55%, MediaTek closed down 0.87%; Hon Hai closed down 1.75%, Foxconn said that the personnel in the Zhengzhou park are currently safe and the group will adjust their operations depending on the changes in the water situation. Wanhai closed down 8.45%, Yangming closed down 9.97%, and Hon Hai closed down 1.75%.
A shares , today's small and small indexes opened high and rose, with 43,000 stocks rising in the two markets, and the turnover volume returned to more than one trillion yuan. The capital risk preference increased, and Salt Lake lithium extraction, MCU chips, MINILED ranked first, and airport shipping, classic tourism, coal mining and other declines were among the top. As of the close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.73% to close at 3562 points; the Shenzhen Component Index rose 1.34% to close at 15212 points; the ChiNext Index rose 2.78% to close at 3560 points.
Asian time period news
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[ Samsung Electronics will hold a Galaxy new product launch conference next month] According to Yonhap News Agency, Samsung Electronics sent an invitation letter to major global media and partners on the 21st, saying that it will hold a new product launch conference online at 11:00 pm on August 11. Although Samsung Electronics has not announced the details, it is expected to recommend foldable screen phones Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3, smartwatch Galaxy Watch4 and Bluetooth headset Galaxy Buds2.
[PSAC announced that the shareholders' meeting approved the merger transaction with FF, and FFIE officially logged on Nasdaq on July 22] PSAC today announced the results of 10 proposals reviewed and voted for by its shareholders at a special meeting held on July 20, 2021. The voting report shows that all proposals related to the previously announced proposed merger between PSAC and Faraday Future were supported by PSAC shareholders at a special meeting. Form 8-K that discloses the full voting results has been submitted to SEC . The business merger is expected to be completed around July 21, 2021. After the business merger is completed, PSAC will be renamed "Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.", and its common stock and warrants are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Exchange in the United States around July 22, 2021, under the stock codes "FFIE" and "FFIE.WS" respectively.
[The Internet Information Department interviews with Kuaishou, Tencent and other persons in charge in accordance with the law and orders to rectify the spread of soft pornographic emoticons for children within a time limit] Recently, in response to the problems of Kuaishou, Tencent QQ, Taobao , Sina Weibo , Xiaohongshu and other platforms in disseminate soft pornographic emoticons for children, and use minors to imply short videos to drain traffic, the Internet Information Department interviews with the platform in charge in accordance with the law and orders to rectify within a time limit, comprehensively clean up and deal with relevant illegal and irregular information and accounts, and imposes fines on the platform. A relevant official from the Central Cyberspace Affairs Office emphasized that during the special operation, the handling and punishment of illegal and irregular behaviors will be further strengthened, and the "zero tolerance" attitude will be maintained for issues that infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of minors, and insist on fighting when they appear, strictly and severely, and vigorously rectify the chaos of online jeopardizing the physical and mental health of minors.
[South Korea's new new coronavirus cases reached a record 1784 cases] According to data from the website of the South Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Korea has reported a record 1784 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, compared with 1278 cases in the previous day. The total number of confirmed cases reached 182,265. 1,726 local infections, including 599 in Seoul and 450 in Gyeonggi Province. The death toll increased by 1 to 2,060. About 32% of the country's population, about 16.4 million, received at least one dose of the vaccine; 13% of the population have completed vaccination.
Foreign exchange market performance
USD up 0.1% against the Japanese yen during the day to 109.94.
precious metals market performance
gold futures html fell 0.01% in 4 days to $1,811.20 per ounce.
Crude oil market performance
WTI crude oil fell 0.12% in the day to US$67.12 per ounce.
European and American periods need to be paid attention to:
1, changes in EIA crude oil inventory in the United States on July 16th
2, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson , etc. will release financial reports
