Market sentiment remained tethered to concerns over the likely moves by the Fed, even as markets anxiously waited for the minutes of the previous FOMC meeting, due on Wednesday.
Asian stocks finished mostly on a negative note. Major European benchmarks are trading with losses after data showed a drop in manufacturing PMI in France, Germany as well as the Euro Area. Wall Street Futures are also in negative territory.
Dollar strengthened, lifting the Dollar Index higher. Bond yields mostly hardened. Crude oil prices recovered amidst supply concerns and hopes of demand boost from China. Gold continued to decline amidst rate hike fears. Cryptocurrencies declined.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 33,552.30, down 0.81%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,046.10, down 0.81%
Germany’s DAX at 15,385.85, down 0.59%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,991.55, down 0.28%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,290.82, down 0.61%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,239.05, down 0.75%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 27,473.10, down 0.21%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,336.80, down 0.21%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,306.52, up 0.49%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 20,529.49, down 1.71%
Currencies:
EUR/USD at 1.0648, down 0.32%
GBP/USD at 1.2090, up 0.43%
USD/JPY at 134.65, up 0.32%
AUD/USD at 0.6878, down 0.38%
USD/CAD at 1.3465, up 0.10%
Dollar Index at 104.04, up 0.17%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.877%, up 1.27%
Germany at 2.4850%, up 1.06%
France at 2.957%, up 0.97%
U.K. at 3.5730%, up 2.85%
Japan at 0.502%, down 0.59%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Apr) at $84.18, up 0.13%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (April) at $77.59, up 1.36%
Gold Futures (Apr) at $1,842.05, down 0.44%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $24,725.99, down 0.64%
Ethereum at $1,680.85, down 1.86%
BNB at $313.03, down 1.80%
XRP at $0.3927, down 0.48%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.3958, down 2.99%
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