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Equity markets are mixed currently after Wall Street selloff Thursday as surge in Treasury yields didn’t subside. Apple shares fell 3.48%, Tesla lost 8.06% underperforming markets.
Forex news
| Currency Pair | Change |
|---|---|
| EUR USD | -0.28% |
| GBP USD | -0.71% |
| USD JPY | +0.46% |
| AUD USD | -1.59% |
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% Thursday as US Labor Department reported 730 thousand Americans sought unemployment benefits over the last week, down from 841 thousand the previous week.
GBP/USD reversed its climbing while EUR/USD continued rising Thursday as Germany’s GfK sentiment recovered slightly. Both pairs are lower currently. AUD/USD also reversed its climbing Thursday while USD/JPY continued gaining. Australian dollar is lower against the greenback currently with yen higher.
Stock Market news
| Indices | Change |
|---|---|
| Dow Jones Index | +0.03% |
| GB 100 Index | -1.1% |
| Nikkei Index | -3.99% |
| Hang Seng Index | -1.14% |
Futures on three main US stock indexes are mixed currently ahead of Bureau of Economic Analysis report on US inflation at 14:30 CET today. Wall Street ended sharply lower yesterday despite Census Bureau report US durable goods orders rose 3.4% over month in January when 0.9% increase was expected. The three main US stock benchmarks recorded daily losses ranging from 1.8% to 3.5%.
European stock indexes are mixed today after closing lower Thursday led by chemical shares. Asian indexes are mostly lower today with Nikkei leading losses while Australia’s central bank conducted a surprise bond buying operation to stop the bond selloff.
Commodity Market news
| Commodities | Change |
|---|---|
| Brent Crude Oil | -0.22% |
| WTI Crude | -0.43% |
Brent is extending losses today. Oil prices ended mixed yesterday. The US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures gained 0.5% but is lower currently. Brent crude lost 0.2% to $66.88 a barrel on Thursday.
Gold Market News
| Metals | Change |
|---|---|
| Gold | -0.2% |
Gold prices are edging lower today . April gold settled 1.3% lower at $1775.40 an ounce on Thursday.
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