☀️ NordFX MORNING UPDATE - May 11, 2026
🌏 Asian Markets Asian equities opened the week on a mixed note. Japan's Nikkei 225 is choppy and marginally lower, while China's CSI 300 is up 0.58%, the SSE Composite adds ~0.94%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng dips 0.48%. Investors are digesting China's April CPI and PPI data, which came in hotter than expected - driven by higher commodity costs tied to the ongoing Middle East conflict. Australia's ASX 200 trades 0.83% lower.
🇺🇸 Wall Street - Friday's Close US stocks closed at fresh records on Friday, supported by a stronger-than-expected April jobs report. The S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93, the Nasdaq surged 1.71% to 26,247.08, and the Dow edged up 0.02% to 49,609.16. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq logged their sixth straight winning week - the longest streak since 2024. April nonfarm payrolls came in at +115,000, well above the 62,000 forecast, with unemployment steady at 4.3%.
💶 Forex EUR/USD is holding above 1.175, near its strongest level since April 20, supported by optimism over a potential US-Iran resolution and growing ECB rate hike expectations - markets now price in at least two ECB hikes by year-end. GBP/USD is testing resistance near 1.3622 with bullish momentum building.
🪙 Gold Spot gold trades near $4,692/oz in Monday's Asian session, pulling back from Friday's close around $4,730, as surging oil prices renew inflation fears and weigh on the metal. Gold remains over 10% below pre-war levels - down since the Strait of Hormuz closure began in late February.
🛢️ Oil WTI crude opened Monday near $98-100/barrel, up from Friday's ~$95 close, as renewed US-Iran clashes in the Strait of Hormuz raise doubts over a quick peace deal. Brent settled near $101 on Friday. The IEA has warned the conflict is disrupting ~14 million barrels per day of global supply.
₿ Bitcoin BTC is trading near $80,916, up ~0.93% over 24 hours, with a market cap of approximately $1.62T.
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