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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