{"id":129846,"title":"What happened overnight – Monday 1st December 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-12-01T08:36:13+00:00","modified":"2025-12-01T08:36:13+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-monday-1st-december-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-monday-1st-december-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-monday-1st-december-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/2025/11/overnight-1-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"#### Oil Rises as Opec+ Holds Output Steady; Asian Markets Mixed\n\nOil prices moved higher after the Saudi-led Opec+ alliance agreed to maintain current production levels through the first quarter of 2026, as the group continues to grapple with signs of a persistent global supply glut.\n\nWest Texas Intermediate gained 1.5% to approach $60 a barrel, while Brent crude rose by a similar margin to trade above $63.\n\nAsian equities delivered a mixed start to the week. Tokyo’s Nikkei slipped nearly 2% following disappointing factory-activity data, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 0.8% to 26,068.05. The Shanghai Composite added 0.4% to 3,904.90.\n\nElsewhere, South Korea’s Kospi was broadly flat at 3,926.20, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.3% to 8,583.30.\n\nUS stock futures were subdued on Sunday. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were little changed, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures edged lower by around 18 points.\n\nThe cautious tone comes as investors brace for potential leadership changes at the Federal Reserve, after Donald Trump confirmed he has selected his preferred candidate for the next Fed chair, with a formal announcement expected soon."}