Today’s Market News |
Key developments on Wednesday: |
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Investors fled risky assets like stocks for the safety of U.S. Treasuries, gold and the dollar as Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
The S&P 500 and global stocks had their worst day in a month, the 10-year U.S. bond yield registered its steepest fall in a month, and oil rose 3%, after being up 5% at one stage.
Japan’s markets should be a little calmer on Wednesday, even though Nikkei futures point to a fall of more than 1% at the open, as the dust begins to settle on the major political upheaval of recent days.
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
Nikkei Index
.N225 |
38,114.46 | -1715.10 | 4.31%Negative |
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trading higher
Hang Seng Index
.HSI |
21,163.93 | +531.63 | 2.58%Positive |
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trading lower
S&P BSE SENSEX Index
.BSESN |
85,571.85 | -264.27 | 0.31%Negative |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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trading lower
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42,156.97 | -173.18 | 0.41%Negative |
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trading lower
Nasdaq Composite Index
.IXIC |
17,910.36 | -278.81 | 1.53%Negative |
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trading lower
S&P 500 Index
.SPX |
5,708.75 | -53.73 | 0.93%Negative |
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