U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Surge in September, Fuels Stock Market Optimism 

2023-10-09 | Daily Analysis , Daily Insight , FTSE China A50 Index , HK Stocks , Securities , US Stocks

U.S. stocks opened lower last Friday and then rallied, with all three major indices posting gains.  

In terms of data, the U.S. added 336,000 non-farm jobs in September, significantly surpassing expectations. The likelihood of a Fed rate hike this year has increased (as indicated by federal funds futures, there is about a one-third chance of another rate hike in November, although the probability has increased slightly, the magnitude of the hike is not significant). 

CME’s Fed watch tool also suggests that the market has increased its bets on a rate hike in the November meeting following the release of the latest non-farm payroll data.  

Currently, investors believe that there is a 71.3% chance that the Fed will maintain interest rates in the range of 5.25-5.5% in November, with a 28.7% chance of a 25 basis point hike, an increase of 8.6% from one day ago. 

U.S. Stocks 

Fundamental Analysis: 

Large-cap tech stocks saw widespread gains, with Meta rising over 3%, Microsoft, Netflix, and Google-C rising over 2%, Amazon and Apple rising over 1%, and Tesla showing a slight increase.  

Chip stocks also rose across the board, with AMD up over 4%, STMicroelectronics and ASML Holdings up over 3%, ARM, TSMC, NVIDIA, and ASML all up over 2%. 

Popular Chinese concept stocks mostly saw gains, with the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index up 2.60%, Pinduoduo up over 7%, Kingsoft Cloud up over 6%, iQiyi up over 4%, KE Holdings up nearly 4%, Baidu, JD.com, and Bilibili up over 3%, Alibaba, XPeng, and New Oriental up over 2%. 

Technical Analysis:   

(S&P 500 Index, 1-day chart) 

Market Trends: 

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 288.01 points, an increase of 0.87%, closing at 33,407.58 points. 
  • Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) gained 211.51 points, an increase of 1.60%, closing at 13,431.34 points. 
  • S&P 500 Index rose 50.31 points, an increase of 1.18%, closing at 4,308.50 points. 

Hong Kong Stocks 

Hong Kong stocks were closed in the morning due to the influence of Typhoon Signal No. 8 and are set to resume trading at 2:00 PM. 

FTSE China A50 Index 

Fundamental Analysis: 

On the first trading day after the extended holiday, the A-share market’s three major indices opened lower, briefly testing lows with all three indices falling by more than 1%.  

Subsequently, there was a rapid rebound, with the ChiNext Index briefly turning positive but then falling again. 

In terms of industry sectors, auto parts, automobile manufacturing, shipbuilding, power equipment, and automotive services led in terms of gains, while travel and hotels, jewelry and jewelry, real estate development, cultural media, and real estate services led in terms of losses.  

In terms of themes, Huawei’s automotive venture, liquid cooling concepts, weight loss drugs, fast charging, electronic rearview mirrors, and hub motors were active concepts. 

Technical Analysis: 

(SSE Composite Index, 1-day chart) 

Market Trends: 

  • Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) fell by 0.69%, closing at 3,088.94 points. 
  • Shenzhen Component Index (SZCOMP) fell by 0.68%, closing at 10,040.81 points. 
  • ChiNext Index (CHINEXT) fell by 0.96%, closing at 1,984.72 points. 
  • SSE STAR Market 50 Index (SSE50) fell by 0.41%, closing at 884.14 points. 

Forward-looking Statements    
This article contains “forward-looking statements” and may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “hope”, “intend”, “may”, “might”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict”, “should”, or “will”, or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. However, the absence of such terminology does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. In particular, statements about the expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events, or future performance of Doo Prime will be generally assumed as forward-looking statements.     

Doo Prime has provided these forward-looking statements based on all current information available to Doo Prime and Doo Prime’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections. While Doo Prime believes these expectations, assumptions, estimations, and projections are reasonable, these forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Doo Prime’s control. Such risks and uncertainties may cause results, performance, or achievements materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.     

Doo Prime does not provide any representation or warranty on the reliability, accuracy, or completeness of such statements. Doo Prime is not obliged to provide or release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements.    

Disclaimer    
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document, DOO Prime does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or reliability of this information. DOO Prime does not accept responsibility for any losses or damages arising directly or indirectly, from the use of this document. The material contained in this document is provided solely for general information and educational purposes and is not and should not be construed as, an offer to buy or sell, or as a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, securities, futures, options, bonds or any other relevant financial instruments or investments. Nothing in this document should be taken as making any recommendations or providing any investment or other advice with respect to the purchase, sale or other disposition of financial instruments, any related products or any other products, securities or investments. Trading involves risk and you are advised to exercise caution in relation to the report. Before making any investment decision, prospective investors should seek advice from their own financial advisers, take into account their individual financial needs and circumstances and carefully consider the risks associated with such investment decision. 

Service UpdatesIconBrandElement

article-thumbnail

2025-01-31 | System Maintenance

MT4 Live 5 Server Order Compression Notice 

To enhance our clients’ trading experience, we will conduct a scheduled maintenance on our MT4 Live 5 server from February 8, 2025, at 10:00 to February 9

article-thumbnail

2025-01-29 | Product Updates

February 2025 Margin Adjustment for Several US Stock CFDs

We would like to inform you of an upcoming adjustment to the margin requirements for several US stock CFDs.   To promote market stability and reduce potential risk during the US stock earnings announcement period, the margin requirement for the stocks listed below will be adjusted to 20%, effective January 31, 2025.  List of Affected Stocks  […]

article-thumbnail

2025-01-28 | System Maintenance

MT4 Live 3 Update: Order Compression 

As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance your trading experience, we will be performing scheduled maintenance on the MT4 Live 3 server on 01 – 02.02.2025

Service UpdatesIconBrandElement

MT4 Live 5 Server Order Compression Notice 

2025-01-31 | System Maintenance

MT4 Live 3 Update: Order Compression 

2025-01-28 | System Maintenance