Market sentiment remained optimistic as banking crisis concerns eased after First Citizens BancShares Inc acquired all the loans and deposits of SVB.
Asian stocks finished on a mixed note. European benchmarks too have rebounded. Wall Street Futures are trading in positive territory.
Dollar and the Dollar Index are hovering near the flatline. Bond yields hardened across regions and tenors. Crude oil prices increased amidst fresh geopolitical concerns in eastern Europe. Gold prices dropped from recent highs as concerns over banking crisis eased. Cryptocurrencies are firm near the flatline.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 32,425.00, up 0.58%
S&P 500 (US500) at 3,994.10, up 0.58%
Germany's DAX at 15,159.65, up 1.35%
U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,471.20, up 0.89%
France's CAC 40 at 7,096.60, up 1.16%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,174.45, up 1.06%
Japan's Nikkei 225 at 27,476.87, up 0.33%
Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 6,962.00, up 0.10%
China's Shanghai Composite at 3,251.40, down 0.44%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 19,567.69, down 1.75%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0766, up 0.07%
GBP/USD at 1.2256, up 0.22%
USD/JPY at 131.41, up 0.55%
AUD/USD at 0.6646, up 0.02%
USD/CAD at 1.3729, down 0.11%
Dollar Index at 103.09, down 0.02%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.462%, up 2.49%
Germany at 2.2215%, up 4.54%
France at 2.732%, up 2.69%
U.K. at 3.4135%, up 4.04%
Japan at 0.298%, up 1.54%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Jun) at $75.19, up 0.80%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (May) at $69.82, up 0.81%
Gold Futures (Jun) at $1,972.60, down 1.45%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $27,919.67, up 0.78%
Ethereum at $1,762.81, down 0.66%
BNB at $328.31, up 0.54%
XRP at $0.4668, up 0.99%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3511, down 1.97%
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