#SootinClaimon.Com : ขอบคุณแหล่งข้อมูล : หนังสือพิมพ์ The Nation.
S&P 500 rebounds to post biggest gain in 2 weeks
EconOct 30. 2020
By Syndication Washington Post, Bloomberg · Claire Ballentine, Vildana Hajric · BUSINESS, US-GLOBAL-MARKETS
U.S. stocks bounced back a day after their biggest rout in four months, with investors encouraged by better-than-forecast economic data even as they kept a wary eye on growing coronavirus infections.
The S&P 500 Index 1.2%, the most since Oct. 12, after President Donald Trump said he plans “a very big package” of stimulus following the election. The dollar and Treasury yields rose after reports showed a decline in weekly jobless claims and a surge in third-quarter economic growth that reversed much of the pandemic collapse.
An exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq 100 edged lower after the close of regular trading following a flurry of earnings releases. Twitter Inc.’s new-user numbers disappointed, while revenue for Alphabet Inc. beat estimates. Amazon.com Inc. projected operating income that trailed estimates after reporting better-than-forecast sales.
Even with Thursday’s gains, global equities are headed for the worst weekly decline since March amid new lockdown measures and U.S. politicians’ failure to agree to a stimulus plan before the Nov. 3 election. The covid-19 surge in the Midwest rose to a record, led by single-day highs in Kansas, Iowa and South Dakota as the region’s outbreak spread toward both coasts. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious-disease doctor, said the earliest a vaccine might be available is late December or early January.
“The market clearly has concerns about covid and shutdowns but it would not surprise me at all if in a week or two there’s a completely different narrative,” said Evan Brown, head of multi-asset strategy at UBS Asset Management. “Ultimately we’re going to get a safe and effective vaccine.”
In Europe, stocks edged lower. The euro extended its decline after the European Central Bank paved the way for a package of fresh easing in December to deal with a worsening economic outlook.
Stocks slumped in Asia, with losses for the main indexes in Japan, Australia and Hong Kong.
Here are the main market moves:
Stocks
– The S&P 500 Index rose 1.2% as of 4 p.m. EDT.
– The Nasdaq 100 Index increased 1.9%.
– The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.1%.
– The MSCI Asia Pacific Index decreased 0.2%.
Currencies
– The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index increased 0.3%.
– The British pound declined 0.4% to $1.2936.
– The euro weakened 0.6% to $1.1678.
– The Japanese yen fell 0.3% to 104.64 per dollar.
Bonds
– The yield on 10-year Treasurys rose six basis points to 0.83%.
– Germany’s 10-year yield declined one basis point to -0.64%.
– Britain’s 10-year yield rose one basis point to 0.22%.
Commodities
– WTI crude declined 2.7% to $36.38 a barrel.
– Gold weakened 0.4% to $1,870.01 an ounce.
BOT assistant governor Jaturong Jantarangs 
Adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office Pornchai Threeravej, centre, says the recovering Thai economy will grow by 4.5 per cent next year. 
.jpg)
From left: Sripathum University lecturer Napon Kunanitisarn, Thailand Esports Federation president Santi Lohtong, Digital Economy Promotion Agency COO Chatchai Khunpitiluck, AIS managing director of new business Alistair David Johnston, Techsauce Media CEO & co-founder Oranuch Lerdsuwankij, and Sea Thailand director Sarut Vanichpun. 
Axel Bense 
