Out of the sinking, banks 'n' tech lead the way
By Jamie McGeever
March 30 (Reuters) -A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.
The recovery from this month's banking shock is gathering momentum and looks like it will rollinto Thursday, leaving investors free to pick up wherethey left off on Wednesday as there are no major economic or policy events on the Asian calendar.
That should mean a positive session for risk appetite and stocks, fueled by hopes that the banking crisis is abating and investorscrisisish reaction to Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba's wide-ranging restructuring plans.
Wall Street posted solid gains on Wednesday as volatility slumped to its lowest since the U.S. banking tremors were first felt three weeks ago. While bond yields inched up, bond market volatility also fell and fixed income markets were pretty calm.
The rate-sensitive Nasdaq jumped 1.8% for its best day in two weeks, boosted by positive tech company outlooks. The narrower Nasdaq 100 is now up more than 20% from its December low. Bull market?
First off, banking fears are definitely subsiding. How long this holds or whether this is justified is almost beside the point - after a few weeks of intense volatility and significant losses, financials have stopped bleeding.
The MSCI World financials index is now up three days in a row and the U.S. regional banking index has risen for four straight days, neither of which have been recordedsince January.
Investors welcomed Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr's plain-speaking Congressional testimony which concluded on WetestimonyBarr admitted to lawmakers that officials and regulators had beencaught off guard by the banking crisisand said no stone would crisisurned for learning the lessons.
Meanwhile, tech is on a tear, partly thanks to Alibaba 9988.HK. The Chinese conglomerate's restructuring plans announced thisweek have been taken as a signal that Beijing's regulatory crackdown on corporateis ending, propelling its shares higher and boosting investor confidence in prospects for Chinese tech firms.
Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares BABA.K followed Tuesday's 14% rallyKwith a 2% rise on Wednesday, and the Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 12% on Wednesday, leading the Hang Seng Index and other markets in the region higher.
Here are three key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Thursday:
- U.S. GDP (Q4)
- Fed's Collins, Barkin, Kashkari and Waller all speak
-Germany CPI inflation (March)
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By Jamie McGeever; Editing by Josie Kao
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