World Market Trends

By Avila Sebastia  ✉   | Published:

Receding fears of the banking crisis helped restore confidence and spur risk-on sentiment across .

Asian stocks finished on a mixed note. European benchmarks extended gains. Wall Street Futures are trading with gains.

Dollar and the Dollar Index are flat. Bond yields mostly eased. Crude oil prices increased amidst a drop in inventories in the U.S. Gold prices edged lower as safe haven demand eased. Cryptocurrencies rebounded emphatically.

Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 32,635.90, up 0.75%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,005.30, up 0.86%
Germany's DAX at 15,280.05, up 0.91%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,546.08, up 0.83%
France's CAC 40 at 7,176.10, up 1.24%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,213.25, up 1.08%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,883.78, up 1.33%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7050.30, up 0.23%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,240.06, down 0.16%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 20,192.40, up 2.06%

Currencies:

EUR/USD at 1.0853, up 0.09%
GBP/USD at 1.2342, up 0.02%
USD/JPY at 131.88, up 0.78%
AUD/USD at 0.6677, down 0.48%
USD/CAD at 1.3599, up 0.01%
Dollar Index at 102.46, up 0.03%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 3.543%, down 0.70%
Germany at 2.2855%, up 0.07%
France at 2.798%, down 0.27%
U.K. at 3.4525%, down 0.04%
Japan at 0.299%, down 0.50%

Commodities:

Brent Oil Futures (Jun) at $78.80, up 0.84%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (May) at $74.05, up 1.16%
Gold Futures (Jun) at $1,987.10, down 0.17%

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $28,407.20, up 6.29%
Ethereum at $1,816.57, up 5.78%
BNB at $318.13, up 3.05%
XRP at $0.5706, up 17.80%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3884, up 12.02%

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