Markets Subdued Ahead Of Holiday, Data Releases Dictate Caution

Market sentiment remains muted in holiday-shortened week packed with major economic updates including PMI readings, FOMC minutes, non-farm payrolls and job openings data from the U.S.

European benchmarks are trading higher. Wall Street Futures are trading mixed. Asian stocks finished on a strong positive note.

Dollar Index gained. Bond yields hardened across tenors. Crude oil prices gained amidst output cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Gold declined amidst the Dollar’s strength. Cryptocurrencies extended gains.

Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 34,376.00, down 0.09%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,451.20, up 0.02%
Germany’s DAX at 16,153.05, up 0.03%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,554.75, up 0.31%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,415.26, up 0.21%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,416.75, up 0.40%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 33,753.33, up 1.70%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,246.10, up 0.59%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,243.98, up 1.31%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 19,306.59, up 2.06%

Currencies:

EUR/USD at 1.0891, down 0.17%
GBP/USD at 1.2674, down 0.24%
USD/JPY at 144.75, up 0.30%
AUD/USD at 0.6654, down 0.18%
USD/CAD at 1.3256, up 0.15%
Dollar Index at 103.14, up 0.22%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 3.849%, up 0.79%
Germany at 2.4070%, up 0.54%
France at 2.944%, up 0.29%
U.K. at 4.4595%, up 1.65%
Japan at 0.398%, down 0.87%

Commodities:

Brent Oil Futures (Sep) at $76.02, up 0.81%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Aug) at $71.28, up 0.91%
Gold Futures (Aug) at $1,920.95, down 0.44%

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $30,647.35, up 0.40%
Ethereum at $1,961.30, up 2.32%
BNB at $249.78, up 1.76%
XRP at $0.4834, up 0.74%
Cardano (ADA) at $0.2942, up 1.82%

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