Bản tin TTCK thế giới thứ Năm ngày 08/07/2021

South Korean shares posted their sharpest drop in nearly two months on Thursday, as record daily COVID-19 cases prompted authorities to consider imposing a semi-lockdown in the capital Seoul. Foreigners were net sellers of 481.0 billion won ($420.10 million) worth of shares on the main board.

Foreign investors also turned net sellers of Japanese shares for the first time in three weeks on concerns about the economic strain from the resurgence of coronavirus infections and the extension of restrictive measures to contain the pandemic. They sold derivatives worth a net 307.54 billion yen and 273.75 billion yen in cash equities markets.

China stocks closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by financial and energy firms, while investors pondered Beijing’s surprise hint at monetary easing. China’s market regulator said on Wednesday it has fined a number of internet companies including Didi Chuxing, Tencent and Alibaba for failing to report earlier merger and acquisition deals for approval.

Indian shares closed lower on Thursday dragged by losses across sectors, while investors waited for the earnings season to kick off with Tata Consultancy Services’ results.

European stocks sank on Thursday, posting their worst session in two months with all sectors in the red as concerns about the resilience of economic recovery sent investors fleeing to bonds.

Euro zone banks slid nearly 3% as government bond yields extended their falls. While many investors struggle to fully grasp the triggers behind the global bond rally, a broad rethink of the reflation narrative and a sense that economic growth may have peaked are common explanations, together with hedge funds unwinding bets gone wrong. 

Miners were down 2.8%, while automakers fell about 2.3% as BMW and Volkswagen slipped after the European Union fined them a total of $1 billion for emissions cartel.

US: The stock market rally suffered significant losses Thursday, but the Nasdaq and S&P 500 found support around short-term moving averages. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7% in Thursday's stock market trading. The S&P 500 index lost 0.9%. The Nasdaq composite slid 0.7%. The small-cap Russell 2000 sank 0.9%.

U.S. crude oil futures rose 1% to $72.94 a barrel amid another hefty decline in domestic crude and gasoline stockpiles. Oil prices fell in the prior two days after OPEC+ was unable to reach a production deal.

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