Today’s Market News |
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Key developments to markets on Wednesday: |
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| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
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43,910.98 | -382.15 | 0.86%Negative |
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trading lower
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
19,281.40 | -17.36 | 0.09%Negative |
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trading lower
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,983.99 | -17.36 | 0.29%Negative |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
39,363.09 | -13.00 | 0.03%Negative |
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trading lower
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
19,846.88 | -580.05 | 2.84%Negative |
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trading lower
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
78,675.18 | -820.97 | 1.03%Negative |
Fixed Income
U.S. 10-year notes yield jumped 12.2 basis points to 4.43%, just off the 4-month high of 4.479% hit last week.
Aside from the CPI data, several Federal Reserve officials are speaking this week following the central bank’s policy decision last week to cut interest rates by 25 basis points.
Equities
MSCI’s global (.MIWD00000PUS), opens new tab fell 6.17 points, or 0.71%, to 856.93.
STOXX 600 (.STOXX), opens new tab index lost 1.98%, FTSE EuroFirst 300 index (.FTEU3), opens new tab closed down 40.36 points, or 1.99%.
Forex
DXY rose 0.47% to 105.91, up in four of five sessions since the election to reach 106.17, its highest level since May 1.
EUR down 0.28% at $1.0624. JPY down 0.53% to 154.52. Sterling weakened 0.93% to $1.2749. RMB down 0.18% to 7.239.
Bitcoin up about 30% since the Nov. 5 election, rocketing toward the $90,000 mark.
Commodities
U.S. crude up 0.12% at $68.12. Brent rose 0.08% to settle at $71.89 holding near two-week low after OPEC’s latest downward revision for demand growth.
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