Stocks Mixed; Gold Rises and Bitcoin Tops $90,000: Markets Wrap

11/18/2024 18:17
Stocks Mixed; Gold Rises and Bitcoin Tops $90,000: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks traded mixed as traders awaited fresh pointers on growth and the path of interest rates. Gold advanced and Bitcoin moved past the $90,000 mark. Most Read from BloombergSaudi Neom Gets $3 Billion Loan Guarantee From Italy Export Credit Agency SaceThe Urban-Rural Divide Over Highway Expansion and EmissionsEurope’s Stoxx 600 ticked lower, while contracts for the Nasdaq 100 added 0.4% as Tesla Inc. shares climbed in premarket trading on speculation Donald Trump’s team will ease

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks traded mixed as traders awaited fresh pointers on growth and the path of interest rates. Gold advanced and Bitcoin moved past the $90,000 mark.

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Europe’s Stoxx 600 ticked lower, while contracts for the Nasdaq 100 added 0.4% as Tesla Inc. shares climbed in premarket trading on speculation Donald Trump’s team will ease self-driving car rules. Gold rose more than 1% after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts predicted the precious metal would hit a record by the end of next year. Bitcoin recovered from its biggest two-day retreat since the US vote.

The US President-elect’s pick for Treasury secretary is in focus this week along with Nvidia Corp. earnings on Wednesday that are set to test the sustainability of AI-led stock gains. While the S&P 500 has given up more than half its rally since Trump’s election win, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is predicting gains will resume over the longer term.

“It should be a quieter week as the recent relentless wave of US macro and political news flow in theory slows down,” said Jim Reid, Deutsche Bank’s global head of macro and thematic research. “The main story on this front being on potential political appointments for the new Trump administration with Treasury secretary the one creating most interest.”

Morgan Stanley’s Wilson, once considered a prominent bear on Wall Street, sees the S&P 500 ending next year up around 11% from Friday’s close amid improving economic growth and further Fed interest-rate cuts. Goldman Sachs analysts, meanwhile, said gold will reach a record $3,000 an ounce by December 2025 due to central-bank buying and US interest rate cuts.

Bitcoin fell almost 3% over Saturday and Sunday before rising back to $92,000 on Monday morning. Trump has made various pro-crypto pledges, but there are open questions about the timetable for implementation and whether all are feasible — such as setting up a US Bitcoin stockpile.

Inflation, China

In Europe, Eurozone and UK inflation readings due on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, will help investors gauge the outlook for Bank of England and European Central Bank policy. A swathe of officials from the respective institutions are also due to speak.

The Bloomberg dollar index was largely steady after reaching a two-year high last week. The Japanese yen weakened as much as 0.5% to 155.14 against the greenback after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda avoided giving a clear hint that he will raise interest rates at a December meeting.

Oil rebounded, with Brent crude trading near $72 per barrel.

Key events this week:

  • Group of 20 Summit in Brazil begins, Monday

  • European Union foreign ministers meet in Brussels, Monday

  • RBA meeting minutes, Tuesday

  • Eurozone CPI, Tuesday

  • Canada CPI, Tuesday

  • China loan prime rates, Wednesday

  • Indonesia rate decision, Wednesday

  • South Africa retail sales, CPI, Wednesday

  • UK CPI, Wednesday

  • Nvidia earnings, Wednesday

  • ECB President Christine Lagarde and Vice President Luis De Guindos speak, Wednesday

  • ECB issues financial stability review, Wednesday

  • Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman speak, Wednesday

  • BOE Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden speaks, Wednesday

  • RBA Governor Michele Bullock speaks, Thursday

  • Japan CPI, Friday

  • India HSBC Manufacturing & Services PMI, Friday

  • Eurozone HCOB Manufacturing & Services PMI, Friday

  • UK retail sales, S&P Global Manufacturing & Services PMI, Friday

  • US University of Michigan consumer sentiment, S&P Global Manufacturing & Services PMI, Friday

Some of the main moves in markets:

Stocks

  • The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.2% as of 10:39 a.m. London time

  • S&P 500 futures were little changed

  • Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%

  • Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%

  • The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.1%

  • The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.3%

Currencies

  • The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed

  • The euro was little changed at $1.0549

  • The Japanese yen fell 0.4% to 154.97 per dollar

  • The offshore yuan fell 0.2% to 7.2495 per dollar

  • The British pound was unchanged at $1.2618

Cryptocurrencies

  • Bitcoin rose 3.2% to $91,965.03

  • Ether rose 2% to $3,122.17

Bonds

  • The yield on 10-year Treasuries advanced two basis points to 4.46%

  • Germany’s 10-year yield advanced three basis points to 2.39%

  • Britain’s 10-year yield advanced two basis points to 4.49%

Commodities

  • Brent crude rose 0.9% to $71.71 a barrel

  • Spot gold rose 1.1% to $2,591.84 an ounce

This story was produced with the assistance of Bloomberg Automation.

--With assistance from Winnie Hsu and Catherine Bosley.

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