the nikkei higher again, that's because the yen is softer again. that's the only real big mover. 109.55. the broader dollar index hit a high of 126 yesterday. the highest level since december. worth pointing that out. the highest level since before the first rate hike. of course now futures markets do expect a rate hike in december. earlier it was said the euro would have been ripe for rebound against the dollar at this price, however it's anchored by political pressure in europe. >> it's seen as the next political shock after brexit, the trump win, will we see the same thing happen in italy. >> december 4th. at the moment, the polls are suggesting that the results will go against the prime minister, matteo renzi. it's more a case of a shambles than outright collapse in terms of the political system there. >> they're not voting on divorcing the european union, it's on overhauling the government. if renzi doesn't win, there's a strong chance that the five-star national movement, the populist party would take over. they have beened advocating for sep

the nikkei average is heading for a seventh straight day of gains. let's take a look at where the market is right now, it's trading at 18,451, that is the highest level for the nikkei this year. many investors are buying major exporters on a weaker yen, these include car makers and electronics manufacturers. >>> the dollar has gone up to the upper 113 level and that here's the high nest eight months. investors are now more willing to take risks and are selling for assets like the yen also against the euro. the common currency trended up for the first time since june. we're seeing gains elsewhere as well. modest moves in seoul, but trail is up by a .3%. china markets will open in just under half an hour. >>> asaih group holdings is set to become japan's first beer maker to produce a flagship product in europe. the company told supporters it will start to produce a beer called superdry in 2017. asahi purchased four major beer makers. they include peroni in in italy. the company says they want to strengthen their brand overseas by doubling sales of its m

the nikkei had a dismal week losing 1.3% since last friday. that's the worst weekly performance since july. let's talk about individual movers leading the index lower where casio computer and minebea were down more than 7%. the companies reported b below theieir earlier projections. onon the bright side,, renesas jumped more than 15%. the company credited higher sales and cost cutting measures. so we're just days away from the u.s. presidential election. giang nguyen reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> moving onto other markets of the asia pacific region. the shanghai composite closing at 3,125. ended the week ahead completing four straight weeks of gains. analysts say recent positive data has eased concerns over the latest. australia declining for the fourth day in a row. slumping to a four-month low. oil prices dragged down. the overall trend in asia pacific region was negative. with investors increasingly nervous about the race to the white house and waiting on a u.s. jobs report due out later friday. >>> troubled japanese autoparts

on tuesday, the nikkei ended slightly higher. it didn't have much of an impact on tokyo stocks, but the energy sector was lower on cheaper oil prices, but earnings reports from major companies are really moving markets now. i want to talk about sony. executives say net profit for the april to september period fell nearly 80% year on year. the stronger yen hurting overseas earnings. the recent earthquake damaged a plant in southwestern japan as well, affecting sony. we should also mention about sharp, it reported brighter prospects for its future after its earnings report on tuesday, following strinkent cost-cutting measures by hon high precision, otherwise known as foxconn, as it took over sharp. steel makers are suffering with higher prices of coal and slowing demand. full year profits are expected to be lower. >> and speaking of earnings reports, the stronger yen would always influence these reports. tell us where some of the key levels are this morning? >> exactly. the dollar/yen pair, closely watched by most investors. 104.06.

the nikkei 225 ended at 18,381 and the index at one point surpassed its highest, closest year set on january 4th. the broader topix gained eed 0. marking three straight weeks of gains and the dollar hit the highest level in eight months. investors are confident about the outlook for the u.s. economy and a december rate hike. the weaker yen boosted exporters like carmakers, mitsubishi motors, nissan a and mazda all showed strong. casio computer also gained 7%. opeek members are meeting to limit oil production so we could see big moves in the oil price and energy sector. giang nguyen reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> index rose 0.5% snapping two days of losses. sydney was up 0.4% supported by higher medal prices. 3261 for the closing number there. the highest close in more than ten months. shares of steelmakers rose as chinese iron or futures were sharply up. the index climbed more than 2% for the week. advancing by 0.5%. the index was up for a fourth day to its highest in more than a month after industrial output for october came in slightly better than expected. >>> a lowe

in anuary, the nikkei was bear market. how things change. s elected president, the best performing developed market in the world is the nikkei, followed by the the island dissect. abigailt over to doolittle. abigail: we are looking at fault declines for u.s. stocks. nasdaq, s&p 500, and traded slightly higher, but now small declines. similar to year up, weekly gains, but very interesting for the dow. it is slipping away. the weekly game is less than .1% . if it declines more it could be on key for weekly decline. today, we are looking at technology stocks that are higher, including marvin l technology, salesforce.com, all of this on strong earnings reports. also raised fourth-quarter as much as 60%. sticking munication's -- nuance communications also raised. salesforce.com, investors really like them. deferred revenu debt .- deferred revenue jumped as for what is not working on the session is retail. lots of red. 2 stocks plunging. up an in-line quarter, but by reaffirming the full-year view comments a.m. clyde the fourth year earnings could

the nikkei 225 added 0.18%, the broader topix rose 1.4%. apart from that dip on wednesday, the nikkei had a solid week, adding 2.8%. the index logged the strongest weekly gain in ten weeks. the dollar held on to gains after nearing the 107-yen handle during tokyo trading, a solid recovery from the lower 101-yen level on wednesday. the stronger dollar was held by higher yields on u.s. treasury notes. insurance companies like daiichi life holdings and nomura showed strong gains so a lot has changed since wednesday and investors are waiting to is he how donald trump will translate his platform into policies. but there's a lot of uncertainty out there keeping investors cautious for now. >>> the trump victory caused volatility in other boreses across the asia-pacific region. many benchmark retreated after thursday's rally. hong kong's hang seng down by 1.35%. shares of the philippines plunging by 2.9%. indonesian shares tumbled as we can see 4.5231 for the closing number, many investors worried about capital outflow. but shares in mainland china

on the week, the nikkei rose 2.3%, marking three straight weeks of gains. d the dollar hit the highest level of eight months against the yen in tokyo trading. investors are confident about the outlook for the u.s. economy and a december rate hike. the weaker yen boosted exporters like carmakers, mitsubishi motors, nissan, and mazda all showed strong advances. electronics manufacturers like casio computer also gained 7%. next week opec members are meeting to discuss a deal to limit oil production, so we could see big moves in the oil price and energy sectors. giang nguyen reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> a lower house committee has innovation party voted in favor. members of the opposition democratic party and japanese communist party surrounded the committee chair's seat and protested. a key pillar of the proposed reform is a new rule for revising pension payouts. the rule is designed to rein in ballooning pension expenditures. the government says such a revision of the rule would be necessary for securing the payout level for future generations.

the nikkei on friday at the topix on saturday. not too surprising. reflect there. that is coming through on the hang seng this morning. the energy players leaving the game. this is on expectations that opec could agree to supply cuts. australia up by 1.2%. korea also coming back after a shaky session yesterday. that is higher by 8/10 of 1%. the offshore revenue be pretty unchanged from where was yesterday. at 6.954 now. interesting th we have seen renminbiin the -- the raise. that is halting 12 days of weakness. the straits coming through in the you want -- the strength coming through in the yuan. this is the most the pboc has fixed the you want -- yuan. willrns on the earthquake play into the market. that pushed the the 111 level yesterday. rishaad: got a get you up to speed with some of the first word news headlines. is jumpingshipping after agreeing to sell some assets to rival k line. they will pay about $31 million for a so far unidentified part of hanjin's operations. anjin's failure highlight shipping struggles with weak demand and dropping freight rates. ta

but it is really the move in the yen south to allow the nikkei to move higher. 'll look at the european equities. last week the dax was the best performer up .83%. we have around a 1% gain for the markets. >>> and we saw 5% of gains for the broader indexes last week with the financials the best performers of some of them. tech performers were down 4%. let's finish up by looking at the treasuries. the move that we have seen in the yield curve has been a big factor behind the reason we have seen equities higher, in particular, the rising yields that lead into the sector differential. that's the ten-year note, 2.25%. the ten-year and longer have seen yields not seen since january. the short-term has moved up less and less. only in highs since may or just before that brexit vote. the banks, most of them have a shorter end of the curve. the whole curve has moved up but not the whole thing. >> a lot of fed speakers this week, stanley fisher,ester george, who will comment on the fed policy. but does this suggest that a 30-year bond market rally is over? that's the big q

the nikkei in japan up for days and about three quarters of 1%. kong at the 10th of 1% to check out the kospi and south korea down half of 1%. the president there, could be an accomplice in a corruption scandal. more protests were to step down. nicole: also watching euro. all three of the major averages are higher. london sociopathy% as is the cac and the german dax up almost half a percent. in germany chancellor angela merkel seeking a fourth term and nicholas sarkozy out as republican presidential the republican presidential race. and he actuay took the first thought. >> european markets doing better let's see if that's influencing u.s. market activity. dow futures at 16-point s&p futures up five. nasdaq futures added 12. nicole: oil and gold here. boil a higher rate now with 4636 training to the upside. hopes of production cuts in the iran oil minister saying it's likely we do have a meeting at the end of the month november 30th in vienna. gold is up six bags at 1214 at troy ounce. lauren: commodities up as the dollar takes a prepared. u.k. pou

the nikkei average soared 7% or thus check out the shanghai composite index. lauren: crude oil prices rising three days in a row. nicole: earnings season may be winding down, kohl's, macy's, nordstrom's altar report the latest results. lauren: cord cutters have espn affected disney earnings. they are out after the closing bell. nicole: in sports at his career versus curry. seth curry playing for the dallas mavericks. we have the highlights. lauren: 5:01 a.m. in new york. your first look at today's markets in the latest breaking news. nicole: president-elect donald trump to meet with resident apartment this morning. president obama sincere about fulfilling its responsibility to ensure a smooth transition of power. >> president obama has experienced firsthand how a president benefit from the incumbent president devoting time and energy necessary to help an incumbent president cannot do it a running start. president obama is genuinely rooting for president-elect nicole: succeed in a night in the country. trying to the team includes how the trump administration ca

the nikkei 225 bolstered by exporters, a bit more weakness for the yen.rket down, but better -- the strain market down, but better off as some of those miners are having a rough time of it as well. taipei moving to the upside, this is a look at the markets. in the next hour of "bloomberg markets: asia", steven chu elbow and what he has to say about the apec summit and how donald trump could affect trade ties with united states. ♪ almost 10:00 a.m. in hong kong, 1:00 p.m. in sydney, 9:00 p.m. in new york. i am rishaad salamat. ♪ rishaad: japan posted a trade surplus for a second straight month, with imports falling faster than exports. world leaders say donald trump must not be allowed to derail global integration. china claims america's mental -- mental presidents say that park geun-hye did collude on access. we're getting a turn around it comes to the yen. we are watching this game coming through on the nikkei, which entered bull market territory on friday. this is the eighth session of gains from japanese equities as we continue to see the yen weakened

the nikkei is up 0.5%.w, very near that overbought level on the relative strength index. 69.62, veryg it at close to that 70 threshold. that, after seven days of gains and they have the highest level since january. industrials are leading the gains there. the yen is weakening for a third consecutive session. right now, not a lot of movement in the yen as the dollar has halted its rally. let's look at the stocks you should watch in japan. first of all, they just commented that they want 30% of their sales to come from overseas in the near future. the stock is down .4%. ines, they are up .3%. we are hearing they could buy back up to 1.9% of their shares. seika are down 1.5%, though they are proceeding with a joint venture in india with another manufacturer. so, at least for now, not clear the direction in asian markets, but when it comes to japan, clear gains there. yvonne: what are you looking at? >> the commodities here right now is pretty interesting. first of all, we are seeing this diversion in precious

i have the front page of the evening edition of the nikkei here. e two men smiling and they seem to be smiling very broadly and looking at the body language, when prime minister abbe came out of the meeting, i think they genuinely had a very good meeting, which is really important for developing trust on both sides. does all of this mean for u.s. relations with japan and asia? i think it is a good thing, i mean we do not know exactly what they discussed. they have been quite cryptic. mr. abe said the alliance cannot function unless there is mutual trust. i think he really did get a sense that at least, you know, verbally, there would be a commitment they are from the west side and i think that means that perhaps, donald trump will be a little bit more constructive towards foreign policy then he sounded during the campaign period, which i think will settle a lot of nerves throughout the world, but certainly in japan, and we saw investors looking for little bit, sounding a little bit more bullish after the meeting. yousef: all right, thank you very mu

the story comes down to japan, where you have a weak yen. followinge nikkei25 the quake. , down 7% inng out new zealand. what you're saying is a pullback across mining stocks, especially gold producers following the drop in gold prices. wednesday last week, four trading days, gold was trading well over $100 from current levels. .1%, and we are tracking across southeast asia when the rest of the markets open up following the massive drop on friday, led by indonesia, the worst day for southeast asian stocks going back to august 2015. markets, have a look at the 12 month chart. it is trading above the 200 day moving average for the first time since this year. that hopefully will provide some level of support. following that indicator closely as well. the other story i want to mention is the bond market. have a look at this. changes, theu the percentage changes, and some of these assets for the past year. right in the middle, you have the u.s. ten-year treasury. what that means is yields are essentially back to levels of this time last year, very close now. look

the japan's nikkei index jumping 2% on the data from the country. lauren: -- nicole: 4324-barrel. >> facebook with the social media site did not influence the presidential election. it should not be a completely responsible for fake news. nicole: in sports, a thrilling super bowl rematch between the seahawks and the patriots. plus, dallas cowboys pull off a dramatic winner for the pittsburgh dealers. all sunday nfl highlights for you. lauren: 5:01 a.m. in new york if it is november 14th. welcome to "fbn:am," your first circuit today's markets in the latest breaking news. nicole: samsung electronics by inherent international for a day dollars all cash. samsung's biggest overseas acquisition never tries to find new areas of growth that a smartphones. highs around 30,000 employees. samsung says it will operate armistice subsidiary and will continue to be led its current ceo. nicole: president-elect donald trump naming committee chair reince priebus as white house chief of staff. 44-year-old had been the rnc chairman vince tony levin. trump also pitched

the nikkei up 1.5%. china's shanghai composite index up one quarter 1%. ine for the third straight year in hedge fund returns. all of those pilots and sports coming up. 5:31 a.m. in new york late monday, november 7th. we welcome you to "fbn:am," your first look at morning markets and breaking news. breaking news this morning. philadelphia's transit finally and one day before the election season and city transit agency reached a new contract agreement. this after nearly 5000 workers went on strike last monday. buses, trolleys, subways provide 900,000 rides a day were shut down a week. lauren: back to normal by tomorrow. former attorney general janet reno has died. the first woman to serve as u.s. attorney general died early this morning from complications of parkinson's disease. she served eight years as the nation's top prosecutor under president bill clinton. she figured into the controversies and scandals that have been during the clinton administration including whitewater, monica lewinsky and campaign finance in the 1996 reelection. janet reno was 78 y

the nikkei and topix both still in the market territory. the shanghai composite down .7%.teresting note if you are bullish on chinese equities for the long-term, saying china stocks will rise by 12% by the end of 2017, with an upside on the csi 300 and the hang seng china enterprises index. the hong kong index up by a .ound of point 3% some of those casino stocks pulling back. the weakness in commodity prices playing into the asx 200, the basic materials sector off by 2.6%, iron or falls to a on-week low, weighing fortescue metals group, and weakness in the oil and gas sector ahead of the opec meeting. stocks falling in australia in the oil and gas sector. santos is off by 2%. that weakness in the oil price sophie was talking about, crude oil tracking at a two week low, playing into energy related currencies. ae malaysian ringgit holding -- $4.46 if you compare it. an uptickng more of today, but tracking near that two week low for oil. rishaad: thanks. the oil market front and center. haidi: that's right. another day, another danger sign when it comes to china's financial

vote always been a pullback of the debate today. nikkei don't fractionally. shanghai composite index down one 10th of 1%. hong kong's hang seng, fiona green arrow at the half of 1%. that is down one third of 1%. lauren: let's see how stocks are trading. the ftse up by 53 points. the dax in germany giving up one point today. trade to taking a look at u.s. markets. another record with the dow surged again and it was a fixed in a row. we've paid 980 points. a record close with dow futures at 20. nasdaq up 13 right now. >> with a little over 100 points, look at oil and gold. both of them are higher for the first time in days. oil up for the first time in four days to $44.44 a barrel. you've got a checkout gold. it's rising $4 right now but it was down six days for it gave up more than 80 bucks since coming back a little bit this morning. >> searching recently. somewhat of a mixed bag. weaker against the dollar but everything rotated somewhat. the euro, mexican peso and the japanese yen and the yield on the 10 year treasury coming down a bit as

up surprising, the nikkei .7% due to a weaker yen story. yen has been plummeting a can's the dollar. the nikkei already entered bull market territory. topix gaining 1% and closing the session higher. we could see the topix gaining 20% and entering the bull market, but some people saying this really has no legs because the rally and japanese stocks is not a japan-fueled story, it is a global growth story and a strong u.s. dollar story. the yen weakening again, trading at 111.14. manus: thank you very much. still with us is martin gilbert, founder and ceo of aberdeen asset management. one thing the presidential election did his move inflection -- inflation expectations to the highest. at inflation expectations, i have to hand it to donald trump. he has managed to do for inflation expectations what all the qe and the world has not done. have we moved far too fast and far too aggressively without a dollar spent? >> i think so. but markets go on expectations, so i think what he has achieved is good, even though single-handedly achieved what no ot

the nikkei closes out the day up .8%. this is the eighth consecutive session that we has seen japanese equities higher. this is the longest running streak we have seen since august of last year. having a look at china, that is up by .7% today. we have seen some very sell it support for those state-owned companies come up by 10%. we have seen a lot of buying coming through from insurance players today. elsewhere around the region, the rally is coming through with energy players with his likelihood of an all but opec supply cut. other major story is this weakness in the yen. it is down by .2% today. we are seeing it at a six month low against the dollar. we've seen some weakness as well coming to the offshore base.. the pboc weakening the yuan for a 12th consecutive session, the longest streak on record. in currencies. but generally, a positive start to the trading week for equities. anna: thank you very much. let's talk about european politics. angela merkel has announced she will run for a fourth term as german chancellor

. >> the nikkei closed higher for the sixth in a row. here's a report from the tokyo stock exchange. >> major currencies on expectations that the federal reserve would raise the key interest rate in december. this had many traders here picking up stocks. let's see the closing levels for this thursday, november 24th. the nikkei added 0.9%. that's the highest finish since early january. the broader topix advance adding more than 0.8%. the dollar climbed above the 113 yen level for the first time in eight months. the stronger than expected durable goods order helps support the rise. export related shares in japan. we saw automaters close sharply higher. still related stocks also outperformed on the strong u.s. economy would increase demand. it's the thanksgiving holiday in the u.s. on thursday, so we may see a quieter trading day in tokyo on friday. phoebe reporting from the stock oexchange. >>> asian pacific region stock prices were lackluster and the rising dollar and the prospect of higher interest rates in the u.s. had investors there w

the nikkei dow 17,370. the topix down .4%. now the nikkei actually ended october outperforming its u.s. peers. the index gained nearly 6%. the dow jones industrial average actually fell 0.9%. and the tech-heavy nasdaq lost more than 2%. now big laggard on u.s. stocks was in the energy sector. the wti crude futures went below $47 a barrel, hitting a one-month low. this is as many investors bet that major oil producers may not agree on a cap in production. that's a big focus for commodity markets. later in the day the bank of japan will wrap up its policy meeting and the federal reserve on wednesday. but many do not expect any policy changes so analysts say we're unlikely to see any major moves before that. >> ramin, looks like we've seen some stability come back to the dollar. after that drop that we saw last friday, following the latest fbi probe into hillary clinton's e-mails, tell us what's going on with currencies this morning. >> exactly. we did see a little bit of volatility there as you touched on there. the u.s. -- in f

we have 0.3% gains for the nikkei. ng kong doing well property sector leading the charge there. >> oil prices have been a big part of the stock rally. for geoff cutmore it's following crude. what can we expect? >> reporter: very good morning. what we got going on here is an expert as meeting in vienna right now. they are meant to come up with an agreement about an output cut. there's talk of 32 to 33 million barrels per day, shrinking back to that level of output and that would be positive generally for oil prices. and as you can see the speculation as it continues as to whether this deal will to be done, it has driven wti and crude quotes much higher here. but i have to say trying to get these 14 opec nobs agree is a little bit like herding cats at the best of times and over the last hour we've had conflicting reports from different members as to just how the negotiations are going. i have to say nigeria suggesting we could have a deal at the end of the day. iraq and others say a negotiated deal is some way away. i wan

the nikkei in japan than a quarter% of the hang seng in hong kong down half of 1%. a mixed bag. the one inflicted on three quarters of 1%. german dax down fractionally. the cac is dating half of 1%. a lot of talk about december december 4th on italian constitutional reform front and center as well. in the u.s.a. pullback yesterday. stocks snapped a four-day winning streak are gaining momentum. dow futures up 18 points. nasdaq up three. economic data with consumer confidence, home prices and of course the second estimate for third order gdp expected to come in at 3.1%. lauren: can iraq, iran and saudi arabia decide on production cut for the first time in eight years tomorrow. opec meets in vienna with the much-anticipated meeting. today it is going back 1.7%. 4626 a barrel. that is down about four bucks at 1189 a trance. >> this is how it's treating against key currencies. the u.k. pop up on 24. nicole: let's check out the 10 year bond yield inching higher over the last 24 hours. it is sad to .33%. the investor group led by billionaire edgar bronfman. they have incre

the financial sector added some support to the nikkei. we saw dai-ichi life holdings and sumitomo both close higher. investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the presidential election. whatever happens, we're likely to see some dramatic moves. phoebe amoroso reporting from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> other markets across asia pifblg region ended higher after the fbi's announcement boosted stocks in the u.s. indonesia climbed by 1.6%. a bounce in oil prices pushed up shares in australia. up by 0.13%. investors in china seemed to shrug off worse than expected exports in october. the shanghai composite ended up half a president to 3,147, closing at a ten-month high. investors were relieved to see volumes higher recently. hong kong, most sectors ended in the positive with financials leading the gains. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> precision instrument maker nikon says it plans to reduce its work force by about 1,00000 next year. that's due to a slowdown in the semiconductor and digital camera busi

asian trade, we saw a sell off in the nikkei. n is not strong, but hanover the last couple sessions. the nikkei was closed yesterday for culture day, i believe. we have hong kong and shanghai into the week softly, but not too softly. >> as for the broader markets, oil has been under pressure. wti setting below $45 a barrel, 44.66, unchanged at this hour. gas prices are low as well. there's buying safe haven treasuries. we have seen it in germany and all the sovereign safe haven bonds amid the global equity market sell off. it's put the ten-year yield back. we'll see if it lifts it above 180 or a weaker one. 78% odds in the fed funds future that is the fed raises interest rates in december. we'll watch the probability as well. >> what is more likely, a december hike or clinton victory? >> in terms of a betting market, a december hike. 538 has clinton in low 66%. >> amazing they changed. >> the u.s. dollar made a move weaker this week against the advanced currency like the euro and the yen. the dollar is a bit stronger against the y

the nikkei is up .6%. data this morning showing that came in line with estimates, another month of deflation for october with the cpi falling .4%. seven days of consecutive gains and now near overbought territory on the rsi. the asx 200 of .4% and data from new zealand showing the trade data narrowed. the kospi, not a lot of movement but remember it's been a very brutal last few sessions for emerging markets. we will see how they trade throughout the day. malaysia is unchanged that remember the ring that has seen quite a beating from the surging dollar. let's get a check of the dxy. it is surging after taking upon sin the last session. up .1%. that seems to be the story, the dollar against all other currencies. take a look at the turkish lira. it's at record lows, weakening almost 2% after seeing a little bit of strength after the central bank surprised markets by raising interest rates in the last session. but then it is now weakening and we've seen the lira now falling to record lows. the same thing for t

the nikkei closing up a quarter percent. e exporters loving the weaker japanese yen on top of the stronger dollar. we saw bombay, india, their stock market close up 2%. >> a look at the broader markets. oil prices looking pretty for the week as a whole. set for a second week in a row of significant gains. up 5% last week. up 4% this week. today everyone is focused on november 30th, wednesday next week for the opec meeting. will they actually deliver on the production cut that's been priced in over the past two weeks? ten-year treasury note, 2.375. back below 2.4 today. we crossed 2.4 on wednesday when we had stronger durable goods data, jobs numbers as well. we have come off those highs over the last 24 hours. clearly, significant gains in yields over the last ten days or so. let's look at the dollar. that hit a 14-year high yesterday and on wednesday. but we're seeing profit taking from the dollar bulls today. the euro up 0.3 pf%. just a bit of dollar softness. gold prices, the main sufferer from trump's election victory, ju

the nikkei in japan up slightly. the hang seng in hong kong, costanza are you tacking quarter of 1%. the shanghai composite falling 1%. nicole: we're watching the european banks today as the stress test at the royal bank of scotland will fill the stress test. they talked about a few of these banks that passed including hsbc, nationwide. they looked at that and said the banks are struggling. the cac at the quarter of 1%. lauren: the final day of november. and also month for the stock market. talking about a 5.5% gain for the dow in almost 4% gains for nasdaq and s&p 500. we should end the month on the month on a plus.if you look at features. dow futures of 12, s&p futures upon coming nasdaq data point this morning. of course we're watching oil prices. nicole: opec is made via nasa speed at 4.5% of two bucks. old is pulling back 1 dollar at 1189 victory at. you can play games with your contacts. facebook update its messenger to put a new feature that includes classics, pac-man and space invaders as well as the newer tit

that has allowed the yen to soften a little bit which helped the nikkei gain. facturing data out of china overnight on the manufacturing side, 51.2 against expectations of 50.4. so that was a positive return. if we look at asian trade the nikkei superslightly but hong kong and china up the best part up 1%. equities are not doing as well. earnings softer in certain areas. standard charter in particular. uk bank is down 3% after revenue decline across all of its businesses. only slightly for the move october europe doing better than the u.s., germany and france 1.5%. >>> as for the broader market picture after 4% slide for wti oil prices we see a little bit of strength. wti stays below $47 a barrel. up 46.93 this morning opinion brent international benchmark hitting below that 49 level, 48.92. gasoline prices that's where we're seeing the action jumping, up almost 12% on a pipeline fire key supply the line united states. as for ten year treasury note yield, higher yields as we begin november. higher yields were the story for october. we'll see what we get in terms

according to the "nikkei asian review".... apple asked both "foxconn" and "peg-atron" for the location switch back in june.. foxconn complied.. while pegatron said the cost would be too much.. apple has declined to comment on the nikkei story. president-elect donald trump has said that he wants apple to move manufacturing to the u-s. north carolina governor "pat mccrory" is allegeing voter fraud in his bid for re-election.. and is now challenging votes in 52 of the state's 100 counties. more than a week after election day -- the race between mcrory, and democractic rival "roy cooper".. is too close to call.. absentee and other ballots are currently being certified and counted... with the final vote canvass expected today.. the mccrory campaign believes there were potentially fraudulent absentee ballots cast for cooper... the a judge has ordered the former boyfriend of the late 'bobbi kristina brown'... to pay 36 million dollars to her estate. nick gordon was in an atlanta courtroom yesterday for the ruling.. gordon has not been

banking stocks looking good, financials lifting those gains on the nikkei as they head into break. e, conviction in the regional index, but not just emerging markets, which recovered from four-month lows, also some strength key players kospil, the supported by that weaker dollar. a little switch out from the shanghai composite. the bond market as well, 10 year japanese bonds, we did see the yield retreat a little bit from that level we saw, the first time the yield at 0% since september. having a look at australia, the yield they're a little weaker as well, down slightly. i want to show you some stocks we are watching in the region. having strongdai heavy movement following the announcement of its business spinoff. well as is rising as the announcement of the super mario iphone game. haidi: thank you for that. rishaad: more on the oil markets. on toack stuff holding gains we saw in the last 24 hours, and also the biggest surge in seven months. hours, and also the biggest surge in seven months. haidi: that business flash headlines. the operation had been in limbo for a year. super ma

the nikkei up by close to 7% having had that drop off of 5% initially on wednesday. the topix up by 6%. the sectors here in europe this morning taking a lot of those gains. banks trading higher. films one of the main trading sectors state side yesterday. insurers up. basic resources up by 3%. utilities, food and beverages and household goods a handful of sectors trading slightly lower. >>> the u.s. stock market, we saw this dramatic turnaround after president-elect donald trump defied market expectations with his triumph over hillary clinton. the dow, s&p 500, nasdaq finishing the day more than a percent higher. financials in fact, they had their best day since 2011. leading the s&p 500 and the particular sector in there to close up 4%. biotech stocks leading gains in healthcare investors shedding their fears that clinton presidency could have put pressure on the pharma industries. big moves in the bond markets, treasury yields rising to the highest level since january the yield on the ten-year note experiencing its largest one-day jump in five years. we are back abov

the nikkei down by a 10th of 1%. ospi.on the cosk zealand,ng news in new yesterday with that 2.5% rally, the biggest gain it had been five years for that equity market. australia also had a pretty solid session but pretty flat at the moment. some of the property developers in hong kong still being hit very hard. having a look at some of the , a little bitets more money coming into the yen after the big selloff yesterday. you are also seeing a little bit from the gold purse today. looking like we are forecasting that positive news coming ahead of the election result. reserves took's another hit last month. haidi: stephen engle is here with a closer look. burning through reserves to keep the yen from falling too fast? stephen: we will be getting numbers from beijing momentarily. we are expecting exports and imports for october and the trade balance, expected to be a bit down again for the exports and imports. again, this weaker yuan we have been seeing has been helping the export scenario and exporters in china and that

that's all from the nikkei. >> thank you so much. an earthquake does affect everyone even the monsters on pokemon go. it's that time of year. we'll look at outlooks for 2017. will the uncertainty of 2016 be matched for next year. that's after this short break. stick around. (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. this black friday at the volkswagen sign then drive event. >>> hi everybody. good morning and welcome back. you're watching "street signs". iraqi force have retain one of the city's oldest christian sites as their campaign to drive out terrorists intensifies. a monastery which is the largest of its kind in iraq was rest ransacked. the site represents a symbolic center of christianity in iraq. >> enel set a target of 1 billion euros in 2017. enel ceo spoke with steve about the company's evolving strategy. >> maybe more of a change. basically what we're trying to present here is something that will evolv

the nikkei of for a seventh consecutive session. aving a look at the turn in the hang seng, up .4%. we have heard from hong kong few more days a are needed before the ink cann-hong kong l get up and running. we know that they will be testing of the the weekend, but it looks like it could be more of a delay. by .1%,ghai market up property prices coming through this morning, so we have seen upside coming through from those property developers. elsewhere, mixed movement in southeast asia. 5.3%,a looking strong, up and a good rebound from new zealand, up by .6%. have a look at the stocks we are watching today, and once again looking back towards hong kong, 5.4% after evergrand boosted its holding. china listed shares are down by .2%. australia, it fell 27% yesterday. it is quite well supported today, up over 10%. a lot of analysts saying it is a good stock. of the top performers on the regional index today. doris --aker, below 45 $45 a barrel, and watching movement in the japanese yen, the dollar holding at a nine-month high. saudi arabi

lauren: initial stocks mostly flat as investors but are the out and japan's nikkei down nicole: after rallying to present yesterday, oil prices holding steady. right now 27 cents at 4516 a barrel. nicole: all of this can change. we will have complete coverage of the election as voters head to the polls today. nicole: today's the day. 5:01 a.m. p.m. we welcome you to "fbn:am" camera for psychic today's markets in the latest breaking news. lauren: nominate donald trump holding his final rally of the campaign grand rapids, michigan. it traditionally blue state for the polls are close. trump was there this morning. >> today is our independent dad. the american working class is going to drag back finally. north carolina for her last rally of the 2016 white house race. >> when your kids and grandkids ask what you did in 2016 when everything was on the line, you'll be able to say you voted for a stronger, fairer, better america. nicole: meanwhile, donald trump been hillary clinton in three small precincts in new hampshire. he received 32 votes while clinton got 25. understand, communities ca

the nikkei 225 up by 0.9% at 18,333. investors are buying a wide range of shares. exporters like car makers are leading the gains on the weaker yen. so turning to currency levels. the dollar went above 112 yen for the first time in eight months in just about eight months. the pair now at the mid 112 levels. the u.s. currency is stronger against the euro. economic data in the u.s. was supportive. durable goods orders for october came in much stronger than market expectations. let's also get an update on what's happening in other parts of the asia pacific. we're seeing losses in korea and australia. t china's markets will open in just under half an hour. >>> minutes from a meeting of the u.s. central bank in early november show a majority of the policy makers believe the key interest rate should be raised in the near future. the policy makers concluded that the u.s. economy had expanded at a faster pace than in the first half of the year as the labor market improved. the document says most participants expressed a view that it could well become appropriate for raise t

the trump rally wearing off a bit, the japanese nikkei now at 17,668. basically hanging on to the flat line whereas in hong kong gains there of around half of a percent. china down fractionally on the day. stocks and bonds suffered about a 2.5 billion in outflows due to trump as policies. >> let's look at broad maerkts. oil prices are rallying. yesterday broadly ended the day flat. today up 2.5%. opec will deliver its production cut. of course that's one of the big events we're looking at towards the end of the month. 44.4 wti. dollar prices let's have a look. we did see the dollar rally again yesterday. not quite as strong. you got the dollar a little bit softer today against the euro, some gdp data helping the euro stronger, pause and reason for a correction given the recent run the dollar has had. dollar higher significantly so. u.s. dollar versus yen is broadly flat given a very strong run the yen, the dollar has had against the yen since the election result. gold prices very quickly for you yesterday fell .2 of 1%. today similar size. >>> the outsiz

significant move in the nikkei as the yen strengthened for two days of dollar weakness. ei soft to the tune of 1.5%. we're approaching the top of the hour. the team is getting ready for box. >> good morning. we like you guys will be following the market jitters as the polls are narrowing between two presidential candidates. we have holman jenkins editorial writer for the "wall street journal" who will be with us to talk about the race and what will happen in the next less than a week. it feels a little bit like groundhog day. it's getting very close. getting very tense. and the markets are definitely reacting to that. id li i would like to say you should go back and watch all of the jimmy kimmel halloween candy videos from the last five years and tell us if you still think it's cruel or if you get a laugh out of it. they are pretty good. >> i got a laugh but it was a cruel laugh. we needed to see some of the happy bits at the end. >> someone who is a godfather to multiple children just makes you aware that manners are very important. the reactions of a lot of the kids are

the nikkei,with falling 5.4%. 5.7% in early trade today. the asx 200 having a massive turnaround. gain in fivegest years. this as we start to see markets in the fact that donald trump could ramp up spending, good for inflation. you are seeing a turnaround coming through in equities, and bonds getting dumped. the overall picture differently yesterday, now seeing a lot of buying conviction coming through. mainly material players are driving the markets. australia, solid support from key mining players. gold stocks now being dumped. down by 6% to 8% in australia. kong, a rebound, only one stock in the red today. yesterday, all 50 were in the red. a lot of movement in energy players, crude oil holding above $45 a barrel, so a turnaround from wednesday session. have a look at the bond market. 10 year have jumped by 20 basis points in australia, similar and new zealand, 2.46%. currency markets, quite a bit of of turnaround for the japanese yen. up by a third of 1% against the dollar. also, the chinese yuan. we have the fix coming through, the u.s. dollar jumping against the yuan. the oc

the nikkei was up 0.8%. the yen had been weaker but just rebounded. the nikkei closed before the rebound occurred, so we're looking at gains of 1% for japan. >>> and as for the broader markets, oil prices are getting some support today up about 1.5% there at 46.36. brent also higher as well by a little bit more than what we're seeing in the pump up of the price of crude. we have brent higher by 1.6% at 47.59. a number of headlines moving the price of oil. we'll get to those in a second, but we'll have helena croft join us. we're seeing the dollar being very supportive of yields on the treasuries. we are a little bit higher for the ten-year. we are up 2.36% on friday. that yield has been pulled back down. >> we did see yields rise across the board last week and saw the dollar with it rise. the broader index was at a high since 2003 at one point last week. it is, in fact, giving up a bit of the gains this morning as you can see. the euro slightly higher, 1.0627. but the dollar is significantly higher. gold prices are rounding off the markets, gold has b

direction, the color it away, on gives the way down, especially the nikkei. e is an element of catch up here. trend is down, poised to into the week on a lower note. the week on a lower note. the markets have been edging down for eight straight days. you have the jobs report later on tonight. investors are paring back exposure to risk assets at the moment. markets as you can see on the way down. a lot of this comes down to election jitters ahead of early next week's election. currency markets, one currency moving because of domestic issues, the pound. we will talk more about that later on. we are looking at a 4-5 week i. aussie dollar, the quarterly statement from the rba. it shot up after that. we traced a lot of that move up. highest level in 2-3 weeks for the pound. a 7-8t the moment, but straight days of gain. have a look at where we are. have a look at longer-term charts. week has been special in a lot of ways because it is the first time that prices have been trading below their 50 and 100 day moving averages since september, so we are pushing towards th

the dollar's strength happening everywhere, a weaker yen, the nikkei up by .8%, so are a lot of positive momentum coming through export players in the region, weakness from some of those materials players that ran hard during thursday's session. in australia, upside helped out by that rally in oil prices. oftos up 6.4%, also a lot conviction in those copper players, copper surging to its highest in the year, but you have in seeing these gold players don't. dumped, new crest weaker by 7%. on the hang the way seng index, but a lot of weakness and tech players. tencent down by 3.5%. pretty flat on the shanghai market, the weakness in the won affecting the kospi. some ofve a look at these currencies and what it looks like when you chart them. its biggestn 4%, drop since 2011, leading declines in emerging-market currencies across the region, heading for its biggest drop in five years. this rally in the dollar sapping demand for emerging-market currencies. if you have a look at the korean rallyt had a strong around this time last week, down 1.6% at the moment against the dollar. so, quite a bi