Sentiment in global markets improved amidst a pause in Iran-Israel hostilities and a decline in crude oil prices. Anxiety ahead of the release of CPI readings from U.S. as well as a slew of central bank interest rate decisions on the horizon limited gains.
Wall Street Futures are trading in mildly positive territory. Benchmarks in Europe are trading on a mostly positive note. Earlier in the day, Asian markets had finished trading on a mixed note.
Dollar Index has shed more than quarter percent. Bond yields mostly eased. Both the crude oil benchmarks have declined around 2 percent. Gold is trading flat. Cryptocurrencies are trading on a mixed note.
Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 50,957.00, up 0.34% S&P 500 (US500) at 7,437.60, up 0.43%Germany's DAX at 24,729.89, up 0.36% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 10,329.13, down 0.42% France's CAC 40 at 8,263.17, up 0.78%Euro Stoxx 50 at 6,107.60, up 0.75% Japan's Nikkei 225 at 65,416.63, up 2.17% Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 8,604.20, down 0.24%China's Shanghai Composite at 4,010.03, up 1.28%Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 24,565.90, down 0.37% South Korea's KOSPI at 8,096.93, up 8.18%
Currencies:
Dollar Index at 99.73, down 0.32% EUR/USD at 1.1572, up 0.29%GBP/USD at 1.3402, up 0.45%USD/JPY at 160.19, up 0.03%AUD/USD at 0.7060, up 0.21%USD/CAD at 1.3922, down 0.23%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 4.543%, down 0.20% Germany at 3.0603%, up 0.14%France at 3.714%, down 0.13%U.K. at 4.9260%, down 0.40%Japan at 2.671%, down 1.69%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Aug) at $92.65, down 1.70%.Crude Oil WTI Futures (Jul) at $89.38, down 2.10%.Gold Futures (Aug) at $4,362.87, down 0.01%. Silver Futures (Jul) at $68.49, down 0.14%.
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $62,740.36, down 0.23%Ethereum at $1,679.07, up 0.41%BNB at $597.67, down 0.19%XRP at $1.16, up 1.05%Solana at $66.31, up 0.26%
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.