Sentiment in global markets remains mixed amidst a rout in commodity markets that continued from Friday. While the dollar rallied, crude oil as well as cryptocurrencies have lost heavily. In addition to fears of a hawkish Federal Reserve, sentiment was also swayed by anxiety ahead of key earning updates, central bank decisions as well as macro-economic data releases.
Wall Street Futures are trading in negative territory amidst a rout in commodity markets. Benchmarks in Europe are however trading on a positive note. Earlier, Asian markets finished trading on a heavily negative note. The dollar index rallied, boosted by Warsh-led gains. Bond yields are trading on a mixed note.
Crude oil prices plunged amidst easing tensions between U.S. and Iran. Gold added to Friday's massive losses. Cryptocurrencies are trading mostly in the red. Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 48,893.80, up 0.00% S&P 500 (US500) at 6,915.20, down 0.34%Germany's DAX at 24,743.46, up 0.93% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 10,301.80, up 0.77% France's CAC 40 at 8,182.44, up 0.69%Euro Stoxx 50 at 5,975.86, up 0.47% Japan's Nikkei 225 at 52,655.18, down 1.25%Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 8,778.60, down 1.02%China's Shanghai Composite at 4,015.75, down 2.48%Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 26,775.57, down 2.23%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.1822, down 0.24%GBP/USD at 1.3657, down 0.23%USD/JPY at 155.26, up 0.32%AUD/USD at 0.6943, down 0.27%USD/CAD at 1.3664, up 0.35% Dollar Index at 97.42, up 0.44%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.237%, down 0.16% Germany at 2.8518%, up 0.27%France at 3.441%, up 0.38%U.K. at 4.4980%, down 0.57%Japan at 2.231%, down 1.02%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Apr) at $65.93, down 4.89%.Crude Oil WTI Futures (Mar) at $61.85, down 5.15%.Gold Futures (Apr) at $4,719.70, down 0.54%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $77,915.03, down 0.87%Ethereum at $2,314.01, down 3.64%BNB at $765.39, down 0.83%XRP at $1.64, up 0.03%Solana at $103.04, down 2.56%
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January 30, 2026 15:51 ET The Federal Reserve policy decision was the main event in the final week of January, which saw a heavy flow of economics news. Several data reflecting the trends in the U.S. economy were also released during the week. The interest rate decision from Canada also was in focus. In Europe, economic sentiment data gained attention. The policy decision from Singapore was the highlight in Asia.