Earnings, Geopolitics And Inflation Matter For Markets

Positive earnings updates and hopes of a moderation in the PCE-based inflation readings in the U.S. helped limit the anxiety triggered by fears of the Middle East conflict widening. Concerns about the monetary policy action by the Bank of Japan also weighed on sentiment.

Wall Street Futures are trading on a positive note. European benchmarks mostly gained. Asian stocks also rallied.

Dollar weakness dragged down the Dollar Index. Bond yields are moving mixed. Crude oil prices jumped amidst fears of a widening in the Middle East conflict. Gold prices traded close to the flatline. Cryptocurrencies mostly declined.

Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 32,846.90, up 0.19%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,157.40, up 0.49%
Germany’s DAX at 14,795.85, up 0.44%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,364.44, up 0.13%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,856.24, down 0.47%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,051.55, up 0.05%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 30,991.69, up 1.38%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 6,826.90, up 0.21%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,017.78, up 0.99%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 17,400.00, up 2.14%

Currencies:

EUR/USD at 1.0564, up 0.04%
GBP/USD at 1.2142, up 0.14%
USD/JPY at 150.01, down 0.24%
AUD/USD at 0.6356, up 0.55%
USD/CAD at 1.3797, down 0.25%
Dollar Index at 106.53, down 0.07%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 4.859%, up 0.27%
Germany at 2.8220%, down 1.02%
France at 3.444%, down 0.99%
U.K. at 4.6220%, up 0.41%
Japan at 0.873%, down 0.06%

Commodities:

Brent Oil Futures (Dec) at $90.10, up 2.47%.
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Dec) at $85.25, up 2.45%.
Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,997.40, up 0.00%.

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $34,178.08, down 0.80%
Ethereum at $1,790.79, down 2.72%
BNB at $225.12, down 0.33%
XRP at $0.5512, down 1.61%
Solana (SOL) at $32.98, up 2.68%.

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