The Global markets continued to trade higher in tandem as Oil
, Gold and Equities continued to rally versus a weakening Dollar as the Bank of Japan cut core rates. Most portfolio managers spent Tuesday skewing portfolios from short to long as the BOJ move came as a surprise to traders.
There was a clear migration to technology software and service stocks. The Dow Futures are trading +46 higher as I write. Most fund managers I spoke with Tuesday were buying Technology based sector ETF's and adding to their Gold and Oil positions. These managers all carry these core performers as part of their portfolio l AAPL, CME, GLD, RIMM, GS, JPM and others for this Q4 2010 cycle mark up in an effort to sharp shoot benchmarks.
Oil prices rose above $83 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid rising global stock markets and a weakening U.S. dollar. Benchmark oil for November delivery was up 30 cents to $83.12 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Oil prices broke out of a year-long $70 to $80 trading range last week as global stocks rallied and the U.S. dollar fell. Crude traders often look to stock markets as a measure of overall investor sentiment while oil becomes cheaper for investors with foreign currencies when the dollar drops. Most Asian and European stock markets rose Wednesday while the euro gained to $1.3856 from $1.3832 on Tuesday. The dollar fell to 83.04 yen from 83.25 yen.
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