*Markets whipsaw on trade anxiety and mixed headlines
*But finish with a slightly positive risk-on tone
*USDCNH rejects 7.16 for a 55pip range day
FX:
- Commodity bloc currencies ended stronger led by headlines that suggested the US are considering a currency pact and Trump will allow some US companies to supply Huawei.
- AUDUSD +0.3%. NZDUSD saw outperformance +0.4%. USDCAD -0.2%.
- USDJPY kicked it all off by testing 107 then getting as high as 107.8 before finally settling at 107.5 to finish +0.03%.
- USDCNH ended -0.4% down on the day having tested 7.165 topside and 7.1 downside.
- USD was broadly weaker against EM FX but managed to find an exception in USDTRY, +0.2%, in light of the Turkey/Syria conflicts.
Equities:
- S&P500 Futures fell -1.2% early on to touch 2,880-85 levels but saw the drop retrace over the day to help it close at 2,915.
- ASX Futures also opened precipitously lower to the tune of 50pts from 6,560 but couldn't manage the same sort of pullback, closing at 6,528.
- ASX Cash was choppy but ended flat +0.01%.
- Nikkei Futures were +0.37% at Asia close.
- CSI300 finished +0.5% higher.
Fixed Income:
- Yields also chopped and changed with the day's risk-on/risk-off rhythm.
- US 10y yields were down then back up to finish slightly softer at 157bps.
- AUS 10y yields also traded to a flat close around the 90bps mark.
Commodities:
- Gold spot had a tight range and finished, +0.1%.
- Brent Futures also stayed quiet, -0.03%.
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