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Asian equities climbed Wednesday as SK Hynix posted a significant increase in quarterly earnings, reinforcing confidence in AI demand ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision.
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Indian Retail Investors
Indian brokerage platforms are rolling out access to American stocks, which is reportedly boosting retail investor demand for companies like Nvidia, SpaceX, and Apple.
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Dow Jones futures declined as the S&P 500 recovered a key level, driven by gains in Tesla and other growth stocks. Investors await upcoming earnings from Microsoft and Google, alongside Federal Reserve activity.
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Jim Cramer cautioned that the recent AI stock surge does not eliminate financing concerns for leveraged infrastructure firms. He noted that Anthropic's $63 billion deal relies on borrowed funds to buy Broadcom hardware, while CoreWeave bonds yield up to 15 percent.
Market Imbalance
Market data shows a net short imbalance of $1.05 billion for the S&P 500, $2.06 billion for the Nasdaq 100, and $136.7 million for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Margin Debt
Bank of America analysts noted that margin debt growth slowed to 31.4 percent in September from 53.7 percent in May. They warned that this weakening momentum, alongside high-yield spread widening, could indicate a stock market top.
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The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.2 percent while chipmakers gained 3.3 percent ahead of the Fed's rate decision. Meta's $25 billion equity raise is said to have drawn five times the expected investor interest.
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