S&P 500 stages strong comeback, ASX 200 risks being left behind on Chinese lockdowns
S&P 500 rallies to reverse losses during late-Monday trading session; Treasury yields cooled, focus may have been on mostly rosy earnings and ASX 200 reversal risks accelerating amid Chinese Covid lockdowns.
Monday’s Wall Street trading session recap
Market sentiment recovered towards the end of Monday’s Wall Street trading session. After falling about 1.6% following the market open, the S&P 500 reversed course to close 0.57% higher in a late-session rally. This is as the Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones gained 1.36% and 0.7% respectively. The outperformance of the former versus the latter pushed the Nasdaq/Dow ratio higher as ten-year Treasury yields weakened.
This could be a sign of hawkish Federal Reserve expectations slightly fading following a strong week for markets increasingly pricing in three consecutive 50-basis point rate hikes. Taking a look at the S&P 500, the top three performing sectors were communication services (1.53%), information technology (1.44%) and consumer discretionary (0.78%).
Perhaps traders also welcomed the mostly rosy start to the earnings season. According to Bloomberg, companies within the S&P 500 have thus far seen sales and earnings surprises register at 1.12% and 7.03% respectively. Still, most companies have not yet reported and tech companies are in particular focus after dismal Netflix earnings last week.
S&P 500 Technical Analysis
The intraday reversal in S&P 500 futures on the four-hour chart leaves the index above a near-term falling trendline from the end of last week. This also followed a Bullish Engulfing candlestick pattern, hinting at further gains. Further gains could see the S&P 500 rise to the falling trendline from late March. Otherwise, downtrend resumption exposes the 4101 – 4138 support zone.
S&P 500 four-hour chart
Tuesday’s Asia-Pacific trading session
With that in mind, the last-minute reversal on Wall Street could set a relatively positive mood for Tuesday’s Asia-Pacific session. A rather lackluster economic docket places the focus on China and its Covid-zero policy. Overnight, the government expanded mass testing in Beijing to 12 districts through the end of this month. This is leaving Australia’s ASX 200 index particularly vulnerable due to close trading relationships between the two countries. The latter has fallen to a monthly low. Still, down the road, increased European demand for Australian goods could perhaps offer some support to the economy.
ASX 200 technical analysis
The ASX 200 has extended losses under the rising trendline from March, causing prices to break under the 200-period Simple Moving Average. This could spell further trouble for the Australian benchmark stock index. Taking out 7322 support exposes the March 17th low at 7227 before lows from last month start coming into focus. A push above the 200-period line may open the door to revisiting the former 7416 support level, which may establish itself as new resistance.
ASX 200 four-hour chart
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