Sentiment remains weak as anxiously wait for the minutes of the previous FOMC held in June. Caution ahead of key updates on non-farm payrolls as well as job openings in the U.S. also added to the anxiety. The sharp slowdown in the services sector in China also dampened sentiment.
European benchmarks are trading lower. Wall Street Futures are trading in negative territory. Asian stocks finished lower.
Dollar Index edged higher. Bond yields mostly eased. Crude oil prices remained muted amidst weak data from China. Gold made mild gains. Cryptocurrencies are trading in negative territory.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 34,274.50, down 0.42%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,434.40, down 0.48%
Germany's DAX at 15,948.95, down 0.56%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,474.79, down 0.60%
France's CAC 40 at 7,321.62, down 0.66%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,359.15, down 0.73%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 33,338.70, down 0.25%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,253.20, down 0.35%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,222.95, down 0.69%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 19,110.38, down 1.57%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0892, up 0.14%
GBP/USD at 1.2711, down 0.01%
USD/JPY at 144.27, down 0.12%
AUD/USD at 0.6672, down 0.28%
USD/CAD at 1.3273, up 0.39%
Dollar Index at 103.07, up 0.03%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.843%, down 0.39%
Germany at 2.4115%, down 1.77%
France at 2.962%, down 1.32%
U.K. at 4.4400%, up 0.57%
Japan at 0.379%, down 0.66%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Sep) at $76.08.
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Aug) at $71.23.
Gold Futures (Aug) at $1,936.60.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $30,695.84, down 1.01%
Ethereum at $1,923.46, down 1.57%
BNB at $241.64, down 1.39%
XRP at $0.4843, down 0.37%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.2924, down 0.76%
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