Uncertainty over the future course of monetary policy persisted amidst better-than-expected ISM Services PMI reading and weaker-than-expected Job Openings data from the U.S. Recent dovish comments by ECB officials capped losses. Meanwhile, the uptick in metal prices lifted mining stocks.
Wall Street Futures reflect mild gains. European benchmarks are trading with strong gains with the DAX hitting a fresh peak. Asian stocks finished trading on a mostly positive note.
Dollar Index is close to the flatline whereas bond yields are moving mixed. Crude oil prices have recorded mild gains. Gold gained amidst rate cut hopes. Cryptocurrencies rallied.
Here is a glimpse of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 36,164.90, up 0.11%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,579.00, up 0.26%
Germany’s DAX at 16,558.55, up 0.15%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,511.37, up 0.29%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,395.62, up 0.12%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,463.85, up 0.25%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 33,445.90, up 2.01%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,178.40, up 1.65%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 2,968.93, down 0.11%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 16,474.00, up 1.03%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0776, down 0.18%
GBP/USD at 1.2595, up 0.01%
USD/JPY at 147.14, down 0.00%
AUD/USD at 0.6580, up 0.46%
USD/CAD at 1.3576, down 0.10%
Dollar Index at 104.03, down 0.02%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.176%, up 0.22%
Germany at 2.2315%, down 0.29%
France at 2.787%, down 0.29%
U.K. at 4.0710%, up 1.07%
Japan at 0.651%, up 0.00%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Feb) at $77.44, up 0.31%.
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jan) at $72.41, up 0.12%.
Gold Futures (Dec) at $2,050.15, up 0.68%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $43,792.78, up 5.35%
Ethereum at $2,270.13, up 3.12%
BNB at $232.89, up 1.21%
XRP at $0.6322, up 3.07%
Solana (SOL) at $64.11, up 7.08%.
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