Mixed sentiment prevailed in world markets as trade tariff uncertainty, politics, geopolitics, macro-economics, earnings all weighed on sentiment.
Wall Street Futures are directionless. European benchmarks are trading on a positive note ahead of elections in Germany on Sunday. Asian markets also finished trading on a mostly positive note while shares in Hong Kong hit a 3-year high.
The Dollar Index strengthened. Bond yields are moving mixed. Crude oil prices declined amidst a larger-than-expected build in inventories in the U.S. Gold futures declined. Cryptocurrencies mostly rallied. Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 43,962.00, down 0.49% S&P 500 (US500) at 6,123.90, up 0.10% Germany's DAX at 22,368.96, up 0.13% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 8,668.86, up 0.07% France's CAC 40 at 8,159.14, up 0.45%Euro Stoxx 50 at 5,479.75, up 0.39% Japan's Nikkei 225 at 38,784.00, up 0.28%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 8,296.20, down 0.32% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,379.11, up 0.85% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 23,477.92, up 3.99%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0476, down 0.23%GBP/USD at 1.2650, down 0.11%USD/JPY at 150.47, up 0.51%AUD/USD at 0.6385, down 0.16%USD/CAD at 1.4178, up 0.00% Dollar Index at 106.64, up 0.25%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.500%, up 0.02% Germany at 2.4905%, down 1.68%France at 3.240%, down 0.86%U.K. at 4.6710%, up 1.35%Japan at 1.41%, down 1.05%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Apr) at $76.10, down 0.50%.Crude Oil WTI Futures (Apr) at $72.07, down 0.57%.Gold Futures (Apr) at $2,942.70, down 0.45%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $98,560.14, up 1.16%Ethereum at $2,790.21, up 1.66%XRP at $2.64, down 1.56%BNB at $666.94, up 2.77%Solana at $176.89, up 1.27%
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April 10, 2026 16:21 ET Inflation data from the U.S. was the main data event this week as the conflict in the Middle East continue. The minutes of the latest Fed policy session and the survey data on the services sector also made headlines. In Europe, manufacturing orders data from Germany was in focus. Price data from China drew attention in Asia.