World Market Trends

World markets are trading on a positive note post the reversal of fiscal measures announced by the U.K. govt, ending weeks of turmoil. Positive earnings update also helped maintain the sentiment.

Asian stocks finished trade mostly on a positive note. European stocks are trading in the green zone. Wall Street appears set to open with strong gains.

The Dollar Index edged higher. Bond yields hardened. Gold traded lower. Crude oil prices edged lower as anxiety over falling demand outweighed supply concerns triggered by the OPEC+ output cut. Cryptocurrencies are trading mostly in the green zone.

Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 30,424.30, up 0.79%
S&P 500 (US500) at 3,713.90, up 0.98%
Germany’s DAX at 12,769.34, up 0.95%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 6,960.20, up 0.58%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,064.87, up 0.40%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,466.85, up 0.73%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 27,156.14, up 1.42%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 6,779.20, up 1.72%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,080.96, down 0.13%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 16,914.58, up 1.82%

Currencies:

EURUSD at 0.9849, up 0.11%
GBPUSD at 1.1319, down 0.30%
USDJPY at 148.92, down 0.08%
AUDUSD at 0.6293, up 0.06%
USDCAD at 1.3753, up 0.32%
Dollar Index at 112.20, up 0.14%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 4.036%, up 0.51%
Germany at 2.3225%, up 2.31%
France at 2.914%, up 2.10%
U.K. at 4.078%, up 2.64%
Japan at 0.249%, down 1%

Commodities:

Crude Oil WTI Futures (Nov) at $83.94, down 0.70%
Brent Oil Futures (Dec) at $91.06, down 0.61%
Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,656.40, down 0.46%

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $19,537.96, up 1.44%
Ethereum at $1,322.68, up 1.05%
BNB at $272.57, up 0.43%
XRP at $0.4736, up 1.49%
Cardano at $0.368, up 0.02%

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