Sentiment across markets remains cautious ahead of the release of the CPI data from the U.S. on Tuesday. Markets also took note of Moody's lowering the credit outlook for the U.S. to negative from stable. Corporate earning updates and outlook also swayed market sentiment.
Wall Street Futures are trading with mild losses. European benchmarks are trading higher. Asian stocks finished on a mixed note.
Dollar edged lower. Bond yields are trading on a mixed note. Crude oil and Gold recorded minor gains amidst the dollar's weakness. Cryptocurrencies are trading in a mixed pattern.
Here is a glimpse of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 34,276.00, down 0.02% S&P 500 (US500) at 4,406.60, down 0.20% Germany's DAX at 15,279.75, up 0.30% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 7,402.97, up 0.58% France's CAC 40 at 7,077.90, up 0.47%Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,220.45, up 0.55%Japan's Nikkei 225 at 32,585.11, down 0.01% Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 6,948.80, down 0.40% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,046.53, up 0.25%Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 17,463.00, up 1.59%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0690, up 0.08%GBP/USD at 1.2248, up 0.21%USD/JPY at 151.72, up 0.15%AUD/USD at 0.6377, up 0.20%USD/CAD at 1.3807, up 0.06% Dollar Index at 105.73, down 0.12%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.629%, up 0.04% Germany at 2.6945%, down 0.54%France at 3.268%, down 0.77%U.K. at 4.3435%, up 0.17%Japan at 0.872%, down 0.51%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Jan) at $81.58, up 0.18%.Crude Oil WTI Futures (Dec) at $77.33, up 0.21%.Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,943.40, up 0.29%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $36,983.64, down 0.33%Ethereum at $2,057.01, up 0.34%BNB at $247.12, down 0.86% XRP at $0.6544, down 2.10%Solana (SOL) at $57.96, down 2.48%.
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