* Tech stocks rebound on dip buying, led by ASML, Infineon,
Nvidia ( NVDA )
* Rising bond yields and sticky inflation prompt caution
among investors, BofA analysts note
* Oil prices fall as Israel and Iran agree to halt attacks,
Brent drops 1.75%
(Updates throughout)
By Amanda Cooper
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Global stocks rallied on Tuesday
as investors rushed to buy the latest dip in tech stocks, while
oil prices fell after Israel and Iran agreed to halt attacks on
one another for now.
In Europe, the STOXX 600 edged up 0.5%, led by tech
heavyweights ASML and Infineon. U.S. stock
futures rose 0.4% to 0.6%, as a broad range of
shares gained in pre-market trading, including Nvidia ( NVDA ),
Eli Lilly ( LLY ) and Goldman Sachs ( GS ), all of which were up
around 0.6%.
Excitement about artificial intelligence was front and centre,
with ChatGPT maker OpenAI confidentially filing for a U.S.
initial public offering on Monday, days before SpaceX's hotly
anticipated market debut this week.
"Wall Street bankers and CEOs are beside themselves with
excitement about these mega-cap listings, however, on the street
there is some caution setting in," XTB research director
Kathleen Brooks said.
"Although we fully expect the SpaceX IPO to be successful, the
IPO itself is probably the least interesting event; what is far
more interesting will be SpaceX's future earnings reports, which
will need to be big to justify a valuation that is 56 times
forward earnings."
The next big test for tech will be results from Oracle
on Wednesday. Apple ( AAPL ) shares, meanwhile, failed to get a
boost from a long-delayed AI overhaul of Siri, unveiled at the
company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Investors are also wary about the risks stemming from rising
borrowing costs. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields are
above 4.5% and, crucially, 30-year yields have spent
more days north of 5% this year than in any year since 2007,
according to LSEG data.
In the Middle East, tensions are running high and maritime
traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is well below normal
levels, which is keeping oil prices above $90 a barrel.
"Inflation remains sticky enough that 46 of 68 global central
banks are overshooting targets, which helps explain why bond
markets are repricing for tighter policy, and why long-duration
assets, private credit, and several EM currencies are
struggling," analysts at Bank of America said in a note.
"Our Global Breadth Rule shows nearly half of equity markets
already overbought, led by Korea, Taiwan and Finland."
The prospect of the Federal Reserve raising rates this year to
curb unwelcome pickups in inflation has dented bonds and boosted
the dollar, which has gained about 2% in the last four
weeks. Friday's May payrolls report helped cement the view that
at least one hike this year is a possibility. Data on U.S.
consumer prices, due Wednesday, are expected to show surging
energy costs kept pushing headline inflation higher in May.
Futures imply around a 60% chance of a Fed rate rise as soon as
October, and a quarter-point move is almost fully priced for
December.
Markets are also fully priced for a quarter-point hike to 2.25%
by the European Central Bank when it meets on Thursday, and they
see the key rate at 2.5% or 2.75% by the end of the year.
The surprising strength of U.S. employment kept the dollar
underpinned at 160.2 yen, above the 160 mark that many
believe could trigger more buying by Japanese authorities.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday said officials are
"always prepared to take decisive measures."
The euro was last up 0.1% at $1.1546, just above a
nine-week low of $1.15, while the pound edged up off a
three-week trough to trade at around $1.338.
In commodity markets, Brent crude futures fell 1.75% to
$92.60 a barrel. The price of oil has retreated from late
April's four-year high of $126, but it is still nearly 30%
higher than where it was in late February, while futures for the
delivery of crude in six months' time are 21% above those levels
.