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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