Markets cheered in relief as lawmakers in Washington moved closer to avoiding a government shutdown. Fresh trade tariff jitters weighed mildly on overall market sentiment.
Wall Street Futures have gained. European benchmarks are trading on a strong positive note. Asian markets also finished trading on a solidly positive note.
The Dollar Index recorded a minor decline. Bond yields mostly hardened. Crude oil prices jumped as markets speculated on the likelihood of a slower ceasefire in Ukraine. Gold scaled a fresh peak. Cryptocurrencies are trading mixed. Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 41,043.50, up 0.56% S&P 500 (US500) at 5,568.10, up 0.85%Germany's DAX at 22,897.84, up 1.62% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 8,593.12, up 0.59% France's CAC 40 at 8,019.28, up 1.02%Euro Stoxx 50 at 5,390.25, up 1.16% Japan's Nikkei 225 at 37,078.50, up 0.73%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 7,789.70, up 0.52% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,419.56, up 1.81% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 23,959.98, up 2.12%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0899, up 0.43%GBP/USD at 1.2940, down 0.11%USD/JPY at 148.70, up 0.60%AUD/USD at 0.6307, up 0.35%USD/CAD at 1.4432, down 0.05% Dollar Index at 103.67, down 0.16%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.298%, up 0.51% Germany at 2.9095%, up 1.94%France at 3.599%, up 1.27%U.K. at 4.7655%, up 1.67%Japan at 1.505%, down 1.18%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (May) at $70.59, up 1.02%.Crude Oil WTI Futures (Apr) at $67.28, up 1.10%.Gold Futures (Apr) at $3,008.30, up 0.57%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $83,069.88, up 0.12%Ethereum at $1,901.44, up 0.34%XRP at $2.31, up 2.05%BNB at $580.01, down 0.18%Solana at $125.86, down 0.54%
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.