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Global stocks down after Wall Street rebound - 22.6.2022

Global stocks down after Wall Street rebound
Ara Zohrabian
Ara Zohrabian
Senior Analytical Expert
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Todays’ Market Summary

  • The Dollar strengthening has resumed currently
  • Futures on three main US stock indexes are down
  • Brent is falling today with President Biden expected to call for a temporary suspension of the 18.4 cents a gallon federal tax on gasoline.
  • Gold prices are extending losses

Top daily news

Stock markets are lower today after US stocks finished solidly higher on Tuesday. Alphabet shares rallied 4.11% outperforming market amid news Google resolved French copyright dispute over online content and has dropped its appeal against a 500 million euro ($528 million) fine, Microsoft stock rose 2.46%  as the IT giant said it would stop selling technology that guesses someone's emotion based on a facial image and would no longer provide access to facial recognition technology.

Forex news

Currency PairChange
EUR USD -0.08%
GBP USD -0.41%
USD JPY -0.95%
AUD USD -0.48%

The Dollar strengthening has resumed 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% Tuesday despite National Association of Realtors report existing-home sales retreated for the fourth consecutive month in May - falling 8.6% over year.

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD continued advancing yesterday despite European Central Bank report euro zone’s current account deficit increased to €6 billion in April, up from €2 billion in previous month. USD/JPY accelerated its climbing Tuesday while AUD/USD continued its advancing with yen higher against the Greenback currently and Australian dollar lower.

Stock Market news

IndicesChange
Dow Jones Index -0.46%
Nikkei Index -0.76%
Hang Seng Index -2.27%
Australian Stock Index -0.23%

Futures on three main US stock indexes are down currently ahead of Federal Reserve chair Powell’s testimony to Congress at 15:30 CET today. The yield on benchmark 10-year US notes edged down to 3.262% currently. Stock indexes in US ended higher on Tuesday: the three main US stock indexes posted daily gains ranging from 2.2% to 2.5%.

European stock indexes are down currently after a bullish session on Tuesday with auto shares leading gains. Asian indexes are mostly lower today with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index leading losses.

Commodity Market news

CommoditiesChange
Brent Crude Oil -4.63%
WTI Crude -5.62%

Brent is falling today with President Biden expected to call for a temporary suspension of the 18.4 cents a gallon federal tax on gasoline. Oil prices ended higher on Tuesday. The US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) added 1 % but is lower currently. Brent rose 0.5% to $114.65 a barrel.

Gold Market News

MetalsChange
Gold -0.52%

Gold prices are extending losses today. Spot gold lost 0.32% to $1,832.44 an ounce on Tuesday.

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