{"id":119833,"title":"What happened overnight – Wednesday, 19th February 2025","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-02-19T07:39:39+00:00","modified":"2025-02-19T07:39:39+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-wednesday-19th-february-2025/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-wednesday-19th-february-2025.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/what-happened-overnight-wednesday-19th-february-2025.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Business & Support Services","Exclusive Interviews","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","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 recession","USA","Wall Street","Wellington","White House"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WORLD-750x406-1.webp?fit=750%2C406&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Futures indicated a slight uptick for the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, following a near-miss finish at 8,766 in Tuesday’s session.\n\nOn Wall Street, the S&P 500 inched to a new record close on Tuesday after a volatile session, oscillating between gains and losses before settling at 6,129.58, up 0.2%, surpassing its previous high.\n\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average remained unchanged at 44,556.34, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1% to 20,041.26.\n\nIn the bond market, the yield on 10-year US Treasury notes climbed to 4.552% from 4.517% on Monday.\n\nAsian markets faced mixed fortunes on Wednesday. Gains were recorded in Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul, Wellington, and Manila, but Tokyo declined as auto and semiconductor stocks took a hit following Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. Taipei also struggled due to a sell-off in chip giant TSMC.\n\nLosses were seen in Sydney, Taipei, and Jakarta, while Hong Kong’s market was dragged down by tech stocks after Baidu reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue and warned of short-term challenges."}