Covid reemerged as a dominant sentiment across markets amidst fears that relaxation of covid curbs in China could trigger global spread of the virus and trigger restrictions on a wider scale.
Asian stocks finished lower. European benchmarks are however mostly trading higher. Wall Street Futures indicate mild gains on opening.
The Dollar Index edged lower. Bond yields mostly eased. Crude oil prices slumped amidst anxiety over impact of Covid spurt on global oil demand. Gold extended losses. Cryptocurrencies remain subdued.
Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.
Stock Indexes:
DJIA (US30) at 32,931.30, up 0.17%
S&P 500 (US500) at 3,795.80, up 0.33%
Germany’s DAX at 13,953.95, up 0.20%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,485.05, down 0.16%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,518.24, up 0.12%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,816.25, up 0.20%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 26,093.67, down 0.94%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,020.10, down 0.94%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,073.70, down 0.44%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 19,741.14, down 0.79%
Currencies:
EURUSD at 1.0639, up 0.29%
GBPUSD at 1.2033, up 0.16%
USDJPY at 133.73, down 0.55%
AUDUSD at 0.6718, down 0.27%
USDCAD at 1.3602, down 0.04%
Dollar Index at 104.26, down 0.20%
Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:
U.S. at 3.866%, down 0.53%
Germany at 2.4870%, down 0.80%
France at 3.021%, down 0.98%
U.K. at 3.7105%, up 1.52%
Japan at 0.440%, down 3.08%
Commodities:
Brent Oil Futures (Mar) at $82.67, down 1.57%
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Feb) at $77.50, down 1.85%
Gold Futures (Feb) at $1,812.55, down 0.18%
Cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin at $16,593.42, down 0.45%
Ethereum at $1,197.97, up 0.06%
BNB at $245.76, up 0.89%
XRP at $0.346, down 3.42%
Dogecoin (DOGE) at $0.07077, down 0.77%
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