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title: "What happened overnight – Friday 10th October 2025"
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# What happened overnight – Friday 10th October 2025

**Published:** October 10, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**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
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**FTSE 100 Slips as Gold Retreats From Record Highs; Global Markets Mixed**

The **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.

Across 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.

In 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.

However, **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%**.

On **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**.

In the **bond market**, the **yield on 10-year US Treasuries** rose slightly to **4.150%**, up from **4.123%** the previous session.

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