Asian stocks reverse course as oil and bond yields climb
📉 Asian equities weakened on August 18, with South Korea’s KOSPI erasing nearly all of an early gain of more than 3%, while the Nikkei 225 fell around 1.6%. The MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan index also slipped about 0.3%.
🛢️ Pressure increased as Brent crude held near $91.2 a barrel after the US-Iran ceasefire expired, renewing concerns over supply risks and inflation.
📈 US 30-year Treasury yields rose to their highest level in nearly 20 years, while Japan’s 10-year government bond yield reached its highest level in roughly three decades, adding further pressure on equity valuations.
⚠️ The moves suggest that near-term sentiment across Asian markets remains highly sensitive to oil prices, bond yields and geopolitical risks, even as South Korean semiconductor shares continue to show relative strength.
SC02 M15 - pending Short order. Entry contains POC + not affected by any weak zone, the current resistance zone is around 10.39% wide. The downtrend has lasted 2 days 12 hours 30 minutes, with the largest recorded price decline at 67.34%. If price breaks above this resistance zone, the trend will likely reverse upward.
SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within HVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is around 0.61% wide. The uptrend has lasted 6 hours 58 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 15.06%. If price loses this support zone, the trend will likely reverse downward.
SC02 M5 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is around 7.51% wide. The uptrend has lasted 14 hours 10 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 71.02%. If price loses this support zone, the trend will likely reverse downward.
SC02 M15 - pending Long order. Entry contains POC + meets positive simplification with a previously highly profitable Long order, the current support zone is around 6.48% wide. The uptrend has lasted 1 day 23 hours, with the largest recorded price increase at 46.69%. If price loses this support zone, the trend will likely reverse downward.
SC02 M1 - pending Long order. Entry lies within LVN + not affected by any weak zone, the current support zone is around 3.59% wide. The uptrend has lasted 2 hours 5 minutes, with the largest recorded price increase at 17.25%. If price loses this support zone, the trend will likely reverse downward.