World markets appeared resilient ahead of the interest rate review by the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and the European Central Bank.
Asian stocks finished with gains. Major European benchmarks are trading in positive territory amidst a more-than-expected fall in inflation in the Euro Area. Wall Street Futures however indicate losses on opening.
The Dollar Index remained subdued. Bond yields mostly eased ahead of the monetary policy reviews by major central banks. Crude oil prices dithered as markets waited for the decisions by the Fed as well as OPEC. Gold dropped ahead of the Fed's decision. Cryptocurrencies edged higher.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 33,940.00, down 0.43%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,059.20, down 0.43%
Germany's DAX at 15,141.45, up 0.09%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,778.50, up 0.09%
France's CAC 40 at 7,082.69, up 0.00%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,170.55, up 0.17%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,346.88, up 0.07%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,501.70, up 0.33%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,284.92, up 0.90%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 22,072.18, up 1.05%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 1.0887, up 0.23%
GBPUSD at 1.2317, down 0.02%
USDJPY at 129.93, down 0.13%
AUDUSD at 0.7071, up 0.23%
USDCAD at 1.3308, up 0.03%
Dollar Index at 101.94, down 0.16%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.477%, down 1.47%
Germany at 2.2500%, down 1.14%
France at 2.716%, down 1.00%
U.K. at 3.3285%, down 0.14%
Japan at 0.478%, down 1.24%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Apr) at $85.38, down 0.09%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Mar) at $78.92, up 0.06%
Gold Futures (Apr) at $1,940.55, down 0.24%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $22,998.52, up 0.40%
Ethereum at $1,573.58, up 0.09%
BNB at $307.09, down 1.16%
XRP at $0.402, up 0.55%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3821, up 2.25%
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