US Markets Hit New High Thanks To Tech, Again

Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG International

18-Jun-24 07:00

US Markets Hit New High Thanks To Tech, Again

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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to new highs driven mainly by mega tech stocks. Jun Rong, Market Strategist at IG International tells us if this rally has legs or if there are similar opportunities in Asia. We also look at the correlation between the Japanese Yen and the Nikkei 225.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: markets, economy

Tags: japan boj, s&p500, nasdaq, artificial intelligence, japanese yen,

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