World markets remain firm ahead of the release of the consumer price inflation data from the U.S. later in the day. Meanwhile, data released from the U.K. showed a resilient labor market.
Asian stocks finished on a mostly positive note. Major European benchmarks are trading higher. Wall Street Futures too edged higher.
Dollar weakened, dragging the Dollar Index. Bond yields mostly eased while in the U.K. it hardened. Crude oil prices slumped amidst reports that the U.S. was planning to release oil from its Strategic Reserves. Gold gained amidst the Dollar's weakness. Cryptocurrencies recovered.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 34,261.10, up 0.04%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,145.40, up 0.20%
Germany's DAX at 15,459.05, up 0.40%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,987.70, up 0.50%
France's CAC 40 at 7,247.46, up 0.54%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,258.35, up 0.40%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,602.77, up 0.64%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,430.90, up 0.18%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,293.28, up 0.28%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 21,113.76, down 0.24%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0750, up 0.28%
GBP/USD at 1.2189, up 0.45%
USD/JPY at 132.25, down 0.11%
AUD/USD at 0.6963, down 0.02%
USD/CAD at 1.3340, up 0.07%
Dollar Index at 102.99, down 0.35%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.696%, down 0.62%
Germany at 2.3530%, down 0.88%
France at 2.809%, down 0.88%
U.K. at 3.4435%, up 1.16%
Japan at 0.498%, down 0.40%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Apr) at $85.72, down 1.03%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Mar) at $79.02, down 1.40%
Gold Futures (Apr) at $1,872.05, up 0.46%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $21,815.10, up 1.09%
Ethereum at $1,511.62, up 1.97%
BNB at $293.50, up 0.65%
XRP at $0.37, up 1.40%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3614, up 3.20%
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