Traders will also be watching futures contracts on the S&P 500 index and on the US Treasuries market, both of which start trading at 6 pm in New York; Cash trading of US bonds won’t get going until 7 am in London due to a national holiday in Japan.
Investors will initially favour traditional haven assets and perhaps lean into trades most linked to former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the White House after he survived an assassination attempt, according to market watchers.
Currencies begin trading at 5 am in Sydney when the US dollar could get a boost, along with other refuges from market volatility like Japan’s beleaguered yen, the Swiss franc and gold. Bitcoin rose above US$60,000 ($80,502) in the wake of the attack.
