Here is a snapshot of the global markets across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Tense situation in the Ukraine-Russia border impacted trading sentiment, even as minutes from the previous FOMC indicated a measured and data-dependent pace of interest rate lift off by the Fed. Positive earnings updates limited losses. Asian stocks finished mostly higher. European stocks are trading mixed. American stock futures point to losses on opening. Dollar Index strengthened. Bond yields cooled off. Crude prices dropped as the prospect of Iranian crude eclipsed anxieties surrounding the tense situation in Eastern Europe. Safe-haven Gold edged up as Ukraine-Russia situation remained tense. Cryptocurrencies declined further.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 34,782.20, down 0.44%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,454.10, down 0.47%
Germany’s DAX at 15,390.96, up 0.13%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,562.60, down 0.54%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,987.70, up 0.33%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,141.55, up 0.10%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 27,232.87, down 0.83%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,296.20, up 0.16%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,468.04, up 0.06%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 24,792.77, up 0.30%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 1.1371, down 0.02%
GBPUSD at 1.3611 up 0.21%
USDJPY at 115.09, down 0.32%
AUDUSD at 0.7203, up 0.15%
USDCAD at 1.2706, up 0.20%
Dollar Index at 95.82, up 0.13%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 2.009%, down 1.78%
Germany at 0.2610%, down 4.74%
France at 0.733%, down 1.74%
U.K. at 1.4905%, down 2.33%
Japan at 0.221%, down 1.12%
Commodities:
Crude Oil WTI Futures (March) at $91.56, down 2.24%
Brent Oil Futures (April) at $92.85, down 2.07%
Gold Futures (April) at $1,888.20, up 0.89%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $43,234.56, down 2.01%
Ethereum at $3,059.34, down 2.56%
BNB at $421.94, down 2.26%
XRP at $0.813, down 2.16%
Cardano at $1.07, down 2.98%
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