{"id":127975,"title":"What happened overnight – Friday 10th October 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-10-10T09:00:15+00:00","modified":"2025-10-10T09:00:15+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-10th-october-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-10th-october-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-friday-10th-october-2025.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI-focused","Asia","Asia-Pacific index","Asian market","Asian markets","Asian trading","Bank of England","Bank of Japan","Bank of New York","Beijing","bond market","Brent Crude","china","chips","currency","Dow Jones","European Union","Federal Reserve","Hong kong","India","Jakarta","Japan","JP Morgan","Manila","Nikkei","Nvidia","Russia","semiconductor","Sensex","Seoul","shanghai","Shenzhen Composite Index","Singapore","South Korea","Sydney","Taipei","Treasury yields","U.S. bond market","U.S. dollar","U.S. stocks","U.S. Treasury","US dollar","US recession","US treasuries","USA","Wall Street","Wellington","White House"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/overnight-1-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**FTSE 100 Slips as Gold Retreats From Record Highs; Global Markets Mixed**\n\nThe **FTSE 100** edged lower in early trading on Friday, slipping **0.1% to 9,496.93** as **gold prices** retreated below the **$4,000 per ounce** mark after setting fresh records earlier in the week.\n\nAcross Europe, markets opened flat with the **STOXX 600** steady at **571.2 points**, heading for a **third consecutive weekly gain**. Investors are watching developments in France as **President Emmanuel Macron** is expected to name a **new prime minister** soon.\n\nIn Asia, markets were mostly weaker. **Japan’s Nikkei 225** fell **1% to 48,088.80** after stronger-than-expected producer price data, while **Hong Kong’s Hang Seng** dropped **1.8% to 26,277.84** and the **Shanghai Composite** eased **1% to 3,894.56**. **Australia’s S&P/ASX 200** edged down **0.1% to 8,958.30**, and **Taiwan’s market** remained closed for a holiday.\n\nHowever, **South Korea’s Kospi** outperformed, surging **1.7% to 3,610.60** as trading resumed after a break. The rally was driven by **tech stocks**, with **SK Hynix** jumping **8.1%** and **Samsung Electronics** rising **6.2%**, buoyed by news that **Nvidia-backed Reflection AI** raised **$2 billion (£1.1 billion)**, lifting its valuation to **$8 billion**. **India’s BSE Sensex** also gained **0.4%**.\n\nOn **Wall Street**, stocks paused after a record-breaking run. The **S&P 500** slipped **0.3% to 6,735.11**, the **Dow Jones Industrial Average** lost **0.5% to 46,358.42**, and the **Nasdaq Composite** dipped **0.1% to 23,024.63**.\n\nIn the **bond market**, the **yield on 10-year US Treasuries** rose slightly to **4.150%**, up from **4.123%** the previous session."}