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Equities pause after SP 500 closed at a third straight record - 12.4.2021
Todays’ Market Summary
- The Dollar strengthening is intact currently.
- Futures on US equity benchmarks are down currently
- Brent is edging lower currently after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday that growth and hiring will accelerate in the months ahead.
- Gold prices are edging lower
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Forex news
Currency Pair | Change |
EUR USD | -0.19% |
GBP USD | +0.21% |
USD JPY | -0.24% |
AUD USD | -0.32% |
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 Friday as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported core producer price index rose 3.1% over year in March after 2.5% gain in February.
EUR/USD joined GBP/USD’s continued sliding Friday as federal statistics agency Destatis reported German industrial output fell 1.6% over month in February when a 1.5% rise was forecast. Euro is lower against the Dollar currently while Pound is higher. USD/JPY reversed its sliding Friday while AUD/USD reversed its climbing with yen higher against the Greenback currently while Australian dollar is lower.
Stock Market news
Indices | Change |
Dow Jones Index | -0.2% |
Nikkei Index | -1.95% |
Hang Seng Index | -1.24% |
Australian Stock Index | -0.08% |
GB 100 Index | -0.94% |
Futures on US equity benchmarks are down currently ahead of US budget report today at 20:00 CET. The three main US stock benchmarks recorded gains ranging from 0.5% to 0.9% Friday as banks prepare to start first-quarter earnings season this week with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo scheduled to report on Wednesday.
European stock indexes are mixed currently after ending mixed on Friday . Asian indexes are in red mostly today with Shanghai Composite leading losses while shares in Alibaba Group Holding rose over 15% after China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on the e-commerce giant.
Commodity Market news
Commodities | Change |
WTI Crude | -0.85% |
Gold Market News
Metals | Change |
Gold | -0.32% |