Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Asian stocks finished on a mixed note. European stocks are trading with losses amidst lingering concerns about inflation and recession. Wall Street Futures indicate minor gains on opening.
The Dollar Index remained muted even as the pound strengthened post the U.K. government's tax cut reversal. Bond yields moved mixed. Gold witnessed lackluster trading. Speculations that the OPEC was planning a massive output cut pushed crude oil prices higher. Cryptocurrencies mostly moved lower.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 28,798.50, up 0.25% S&P 500 (US500) at 3,586.90, up 0.04% Germany's DAX at 11,986.10, down 1.06% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 6,817.40, down 1.11% France's CAC 40 at 5,681.66, down 1.40% Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,276.45, down 1.26%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 26,204.43, up 1.03%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 6,456.90, down 0.27% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,024.39, down 0.55% (Sep 30)Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 17,079.51, down 0.83%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 0.9809, up 0.10%GBPUSD at 1.1204, up 0.40%USDJPY at 145.05, up 0.20%AUDUSD at 0.6447, up 0.70%USDCAD at 1.3755, down 0.51%Dollar Index at 112.06, down 0.05%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.797%, down 0.19% Germany at 2.1150%, up 0.19%France at 2.73%, up 0.28%U.K. at 4.0985%, up 0.16%Japan at 0.236%, down 1.67%
Commodities:
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Nov) at $83.06, up 4.49%Brent Oil Futures (Dec) at $88.08, up 3.45%Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,670.65, down 0.08%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $19,196.87, down 0.52%Ethereum at $1,291.92, down 1.34%BNB at $285.74, up 1.46% XRP at $0.4423, down 7.08%Cardano at $0.4219, down 2.06%
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.