🌏 Morning Update - 9 February 2026 (Mon) 📈 Market mood: Asian markets opened the week in a calm and orderly tone, with mostly modest moves across the region following last week’s strong close on Wall Street. 🌏 Asia: • 🇨🇳 Chinese indices are trading in a narrow range, with moves limited to around ±0.25%. • 🇦🇺 Australia’s AU200 is up 0.80%. • 🇯🇵 Japan’s Nikkei 225 is higher by about 0.15%, after reacting to the results of the parliamentary elections, where the ruling party secured a decisive victory. 🗳️ Japan focus: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party won 316 out of 465 seats in the lower house, marking the most decisive post-war victory for a ruling party. Japanese equities hit new record highs, government bonds came under selling pressure, and the yen weakened sharply early in the session before stabilising later. 💱 FX: Overall FX trading is relatively quiet. The Japanese yen remains the main source of volatility, driven by market reaction to Japan’s election outcome and expectations of fiscal expansion. 🛢️ Commodities: 🥇 Gold rebounded 1.60%, moving back above $5,000 per ounce. 🥈 Silver jumped 5.50% to around $82 per ounce. 🛢️ WTI crude oil continues to trade near the $63 per barrel area. 🪙 Crypto: The cryptocurrency market has stabilised after last week’s sell-off. bitcoin is up about 0.25%, trading near $70,400, after briefly dipping toward the $60,000 area last week. 🗓️ Economic Calendar of the Day: • 09:00 - 🇷🇴 Romania: Trade Balance (December) • 18:00 - 🇩🇪 Bundesbank Chairman Nagel Speaks 👉 Stay focused on key levels and political-driven volatility, and follow NordFX for market updates throughout the day.