World market sentiment remains cautiously positive ahead of the release of the inflation readings and FOMC minutes from the U.S. Expectations that central banks would soon ease the monetary tightening supported the positive sentiment.
Asian stocks finished mixed. European benchmarks are trading in positive territory. Wall Street Futures are trading higher.
Dollar and the Dollar Index edged higher. Bond yields moved mixed. Crude oil prices are trading in positive territory. Gold prices are firm above $2k per troy ounce. Cryptocurrencies are making big gains.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 33,616.10, up 0.09%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,118.60, up 0.23%
Germany’s DAX at 15,684.05, up 0.56%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,771.20, up 0.38%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,390.46, up 0.90%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,336.85, up 0.64%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 27,923.37, up 1.05%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,309.90, up 1.26%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,313.57, down 0.05%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 20,485.24, up 0.76%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0915, up 0.52%
GBP/USD at 1.2443, up 0.50%
USD/JPY at 133.10, down 0.38%
AUD/USD at 0.6656, up 0.29%
USD/CAD at 1.3504, down 0.02%
Dollar Index at 102.10, up 0.01%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.392%, down 0.66%
Germany at 2.2525%, up 3.28%
France at 2.768%, up 2.50%
U.K. at 3.5480%, up 3.35%
Japan at 0.452%, up 0.00%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Jun) at $84.36, up 0.21%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (May) at $79.97, up 0.29%
Gold Futures (Jun) at $2,017.55, up 0.69%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $30,062.46, up 6.10%
Ethereum at $1,918.55, up 3.22%
BNB at $329.94, up 5.38%
XRP at $0.5221, up 3.36%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.4088, up 5.36%
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