World remained cautious ahead of the keenly awaited Congressional testimony by Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Asian stocks finished on a mixed note. European benchmarks are trading mostly higher. Wall Street Futures are also trading in positive territory.
Dollar and the Dollar Index remained firm. Bond yields mostly declined. Crude oil prices were subdued amidst data that showed a drop in China's exports and imports. Gold declined. Cryptocurrencies stayed close to the flatline.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 33,465.20, up 0.10%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,057.60, up 0.23%
Germany's DAX at 15,692.05, up 0.25%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,949.75, up 0.25%
France's CAC 40 at 7,388.83, up 0.21%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,315.45, up 0.04%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 28,309.16, up 0.25%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,364.70, up 0.49%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,285.10, down 1.11%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 20,534.48, down 0.33%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0664, down 0.13%
GBP/USD at 1.2013, down 0.07%
USD/JPY at 136.00, up 0.07%
AUD/USD at 0.6677, down 0.74%
USD/CAD at 1.3627, up 0.11%
Dollar Index at 104.44, up 0.08%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.932%, down 1.27%
Germany at 2.6670%, down 2.20%
France at 3.152%, down 2.23%
U.K. at 3.8350%, down 0.80%
Japan at 0.498%, down 0.60%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (May) at $86.02, down 0.19%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (April) at $80.31, down 0.19%
Gold Futures (Apr) at $1,848.20, down 0.35%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $22,392.05, down 0.02%
Ethereum at $1,565.59, up 0.02%
BNB at $286.45, up 0.76%
XRP at $0.3712, up 1.72%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3295, down 1.05%
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