Markets mixed after SP500 notches new record - 29.6.2021

The Dollar strengthening is intact currently . The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, added 0.1% on Monday as Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said the Fed has made “substantial further progress” towards its inflation goal in order to begin tapering asset purchases.

EUR/USD joined GBP/USD’s continued sliding Monday despite federal statistics office Destatis report the index of import prices in Germany rose more than expected in May. Both are lower currently. AUD/USD joined USD/JPY’s continuing retreating Monday with Australian dollar lower against the Greenback currently while yen is higher still.

Futures on three main US stock indexes are mixed currently ahead of the Conference Board report on consumer confidence at 16:00 CET today while US 10-year Treasury yields declined toward 1.48% currently. The three US main stock benchmarks recorded daily returns ranging from -0.44% to 0.98% Monday with big tech companies including Facebook, Apple and Amazon leading gains.

European stock indexes are up currently after ending lower in a choppy session Monday led by travel and leisure shares. Asian indexes are mostly down today with Hong Kong’s Heng Seng Index leading losses.