Sentiment across world markets continued to be tethered to the developments in the banking sector. The lifeline given to Credit Suisse lifted sentiment. Markets are now bracing for the outcome of the ECB's interest rate review, due later in the day.
Asian stocks finished with deep losses. European benchmarks rebounded. Wall Street Futures are however trading in mildly negative territory.
Dollar and the Dollar Index retreated mildly. Bond yields mostly hardened. Crude oil prices recovered after beleaguered Credit Suisse received financial support. Gold prices retreated from Wednesday's recent peak. Cryptocurrencies declined.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 31,785.50, down 0.28%
S&P 500 (US500) at 3,885.40, down 0.17%
Germany's DAX at 14,794.25, up 0.40%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,390.71, up 0.63%
France's CAC 40 at 6,913.68, up 0.41%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,056.45, up 0.53%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,010.61, down 0.80%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 6.965.50, down 1.46%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,226.89, down 1.12%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 19,203.91, down 1.72%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0611, up 0.34%
GBP/USD at 1.2067, up 0.01%
USD/JPY at 132.85, down 0.42%
AUD/USD at 0.6647, up 0.48%
USD/CAD at 1.3748, down 0.14%
Dollar Index at 104.43, down 0.20%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.492%, down 0.05%
Germany at 2.2685%, up 7.11%
France at 2.829%, up 5.66%
U.K. at 3.4365%, up 3.51%
Japan at 0.287%, down 0.17%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (May) at $74.17, up 0.65%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (April) at $67.94, up 0.49%
Gold Futures (Apr) at $1,923.40, down 0.41%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $24,467.11, down 1.63%
Ethereum at $1,645.36, down 3.49%
BNB at $316.92, up 1.49%
XRP at $0.3623, down 3.03%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3245, down 5.56%
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