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Asia · 06:25 UTCAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China leading while Nikkei/Japan and Nifty/India lag.
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06:25 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China leading while Nikkei/Japan and Nifty/India lag.◆04:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia holding up while Shanghai/China and Nikkei/Japan lead the selling.◆03:26 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia holding up while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lead the selling.◆01:55 UTCAsiaopensIn the session, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia holding up while Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan lead the selling.◆00:25 UTCAsiaopensIn the session, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with ASX/Australia and Nifty/India holding up while Kospi/Korea and HangSeng/HK lead the selling.◆22 Oct · 22:25 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with ASX/Australia and Nifty/India holding up while Kospi/Korea and HangSeng/HK lead the selling.◆22 Oct · 20:55 UTCNew YorkopensIn the session, the tape is rotating, with Staples and Utilities catching a bid while CommServices and Technology fade.◆22 Oct · 19:25 UTCNew YorkopensIn the session, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Staples and Utilities providing the only real bid while CommServices and Technology drift.◆22 Oct · 17:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Staples and Utilities providing the only real bid while Industrials and Technology drift.◆22 Oct · 16:25 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Staples and Healthcare providing the only real bid while Industrials and Energy drift.06:25 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China leading while Nikkei/Japan and Nifty/India lag.◆04:55 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia holding up while Shanghai/China and Nikkei/Japan lead the selling.◆03:26 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia holding up while Nikkei/Japan and Kospi/Korea lead the selling.◆01:55 UTCAsiaopensIn the session, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with HangSeng/HK and ASX/Australia holding up while Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan lead the selling.◆00:25 UTCAsiaopensIn the session, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with ASX/Australia and Nifty/India holding up while Kospi/Korea and HangSeng/HK lead the selling.◆22 Oct · 22:25 UTCAsiaopensAt midday, the tape is risk-off and defensive, with ASX/Australia and Nifty/India holding up while Kospi/Korea and HangSeng/HK lead the selling.◆22 Oct · 20:55 UTCNew YorkopensIn the session, the tape is rotating, with Staples and Utilities catching a bid while CommServices and Technology fade.◆22 Oct · 19:25 UTCNew YorkopensIn the session, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Staples and Utilities providing the only real bid while CommServices and Technology drift.◆22 Oct · 17:55 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Staples and Utilities providing the only real bid while Industrials and Technology drift.◆22 Oct · 16:25 UTCNew YorkopensAt midday, the tape is quiet and coiled, with Staples and Healthcare providing the only real bid while Industrials and Energy drift.
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Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a technology name, and it clears our values screen.
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| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +109% | +16% |
| 2021 | +23% | +27% |
| 2022 | -5% | -19% |
| 2023 | +19% | +24% |
| 2024 | +11% | +22% |
| 2025 | +15% | +18% |
| 2026 | +14% | +12% |
| Yr | Basket | NAS100 | S&P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +46% | +43% | +16% |
| 2021 | +20% | +27% | +27% |
| 2022 | -28% | -33% | -19% |
| 2023 | +27% | +54% | +24% |
| 2024 | +14% | +24% | +22% |
| 2025 | +1% | +21% | +18% |
| 2026 | +11% | +15% | +12% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +23% | +16% |
| 2021 | +22% | +27% |
| 2022 | -13% | -19% |
| 2023 | +13% | +24% |
| 2024 | +23% | +22% |
| 2025 | +3% | +18% |
| 2026 | +8% | +12% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +697% | +16% |
| 2021 | +46% | +27% |
| 2022 | +11% | -19% |
| 2023 | +31% | +24% |
| 2024 | +17% | +22% |
| 2025 | +18% | +18% |
| 2026 | +24% | +12% |
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