World Market Trends

By Avila Sebastia  ✉   | Published:

World market sentiment remains directionless amidst mixed inflation data from the U.S. as well as hints of a recession as revealed in the recent FOMC minutes. Increasing bets of a Fed pivot supported sentiment.

Asian stocks finished mixed. European benchmarks are trading mixed. Wall Street Futures appear directionless.

Dollar and the Dollar Index edged lower. Bond yields are moving mixed. Crude oil prices are trading in negative territory. Gold prices surged ahead. Cryptocurrencies are trading with overnight gains.

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

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 33,637.60, down 0.03%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,094.70, up 0.07%
Germany's DAX at 15,683.05, down 0.13%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,822.14, down 0.03%
France's CAC 40 at 7,459.09, up 0.84%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,342.25, up 0.19%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 28,156.97, up 0.26%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,324.10, down 0.27%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,318.36, down 0.27%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 20,344.48, up 0.17%

Currencies:

EUR/USD at 1.1022, up 0.30%
GBP/USD at 1.2515, up 0.27%
USD/JPY at 133.22, up 0.08%
AUD/USD at 0.6729, up 0.61%
USD/CAD at 1.3396, down 0.31%
Dollar Index at 101.27, down 0.23%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 3.419%, down 0.07%
Germany at 2.3765%, up 0.70%
France at 2.891%, up 0.56%
U.K. at 3.6080%, up 1.18%
Japan at 0.454%, down 3.72%

Commodities:

Brent Oil Futures (Jun) at $87.19, down 0.16%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (May) at $83.21, down 0.06%
Gold Futures (Jun) at $2,041.75, up 0.83%

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $30,282.19, up 0.94%
Ethereum at $1,987.77, up 6.27%
BNB at $323.28, up 1.39%
XRP at $0.5129, up 1.69%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.4108, up 3.80%

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