Equity markets gained on Tuesday as solid economic data eclipsed lingering anxiety over growth and inflation. U.K.’s jobless rate fell to the lowest since 1974. The Euro Area GDP was also revised higher marginally.
Asian markets mostly closed with gains. European markets are trading in positive territory. Wall Street futures are also trading in the green zone. The Dollar Index retreated as risk appetite increased. Bond yields increased amidst persisting inflation fears. Crude prices moved higher amidst the push for an E.U. ban on Russian oil and progress in China’s Covid-19 situation. Gold edged up amidst the Dollar’s weakness. Cryptocurrencies rallied.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 32,606.30, up 1.19%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,074.10 up 1.65%
Germany’s DAX at 14,188.05, up 1.60%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,522.09, up 0.77%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,443.23, up 1.50%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,749.75, up 1.75%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 26,659.75, up 0.42%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,112.50, up 0.27%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,093.70, up 0.65%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 20,602.52, up 3.27%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 1.0478, up 0.45%
GBPUSD at 1.2470 up 1.24%
USDJPY at 129.32, up 0.12%
AUDUSD at 0.7029, up 0.85%
USDCAD at 1.2816, down 0.21%
Dollar Index at 103.72, down 0.45%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 2.913%, up 1.18%
Germany at 0.9865%, up 5.62%
France at 1.490%, up 3.01%
U.K. at 1.8160%, up 4.91%
Japan at 0.242%, down 0.82%
Commodities:
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jul) at $112.11, up 0.26%
Brent Oil Futures (Jul) at $114.56, up 0.28%
Gold Futures (Jun) at $1,825.45, up 0.63%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $30,611.38, up 2.79%
Ethereum at $2,086.51, up 2.92%
BNB at $307.08, up 3.60%
XRP at $0.4305, up 2.31%
Cardano at $0.5807, up 2.54%
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