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Global Shares Advance After Bond Sell-Off, Oil Price Drop; US Futures Edge Higher
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News18•25-09-2026, 15:30
Global Shares Advance After Bond Sell-Off, Oil Price Drop; US Futures Edge Higher
- •World shares mostly advanced Friday, with the bond market stabilizing after a sell-off pushed US Treasury yields to multi-year highs.
- •US futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both rose 0.3%.
- •European markets saw gains, with Britain's FTSE 100 climbing 0.5%, France's CAC 40 up 0.5%, and Germany's DAX advancing 1%.
- •Asian markets were mixed; Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.3%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 1% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.4%.
- •Oil prices dropped early Friday, with Brent crude falling 1.7% to USD 98.52 per barrel, as investors eyed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Key Questions Answered
Government bond yields have been elevated as bond investors demand higher compensation amid increasing risks and uncertainties, including growing inflationary pressure from the Iran war-driven energy shock and rising US government debt.
Oil prices fell as investors looked for signs of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil transport. Brent crude dropped 1.7 per cent to USD 98.52 per barrel, remaining below the USD 100 mark.
During their meeting in Washington, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping touched on several topics including trade, artificial intelligence, and the Middle East, though analysts noted that limited concrete progress was made.
