Market sentiment remains muted amidst an anxious wait for the outcome of the negotiations on the debt limit. Also keenly anticipated is the PCE inflation reading from the U.S. for the month of April.
European benchmarks are trading lower. Wall Street Futures are trading in negative territory. Asian stocks finished trading on a mixed note.
Dollar has slipped below the flatline. Bond yields are moving mixed. Crude oil prices strengthened amidst uncertainty over output cut by the OPEC. Gold gained amidst the Dollar’s weakness. Cryptocurrencies gained overnight.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 32,734.40, down 0.09%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,146.80, down 0.11%
Germany’s DAX at 15,754.55, down 0.25%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,569.60, down 0.02%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,222.27, down 0.10%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,267.95, down 0.04%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 30,916.31, up 0.37%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,154.80, up 0.23%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,212.50, up 0.35%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 18,746.92, down 1.93%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0732, up 0.04%
GBP/USD at 1.2361, up 0.32%
USD/JPY at 139.69, down 0.26%
AUD/USD at 0.6529, up 0.36%
USD/CAD at 1.3623, down 0.13%
Dollar Index at 104.07, down 0.18%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.790%, down 0.63%
Germany at 2.5050%, up 0.64%
France at 3.089%, up 0.49%
U.K. at 4.3950%, up 0.41%
Japan at 0.415%, down 1.54%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Jul) at $76.67, up 0.54%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jul) at $72.37, up 0.75%
Gold Futures (Jun) at $1,953.45, up 0.50%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $26,458.52, up 0.78%
Ethereum at $1,813.76, up 1.52%
BNB at $306.49, up 0.39%
XRP at $0.4646, up 3.32%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3579, down 0.10%
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