Global Market Trends (14th Oct., 2021)

October 14, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as at 13th October 2021

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,363.800	13.1500	0.300
NASDAQ	14,571.63	105.710	0.730
DJIA	34,377.81	-0.5300	0.000
*FTSE	7,141.820*	11.590	0.1600
*NIKKEI	28,550.93*	410.65	1.4600
*HSI	24,962.59*	UNCH0	UNCH
*SHANGHAI	3,557.940*	-3.8200	-0.110
VIX	18.640000	UNCH0	UNCH
*DAX	15,249.380*	UNCH0	UNCH

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

AMD	Advanced Micro Devices Inc	3.922%
BLK	BlackRock Inc	3.781%
DISCA	Discovery Inc	3.743%
XLNX	Xilinx Inc	3.682%
DISCK	Discovery Inc	3.620%

BOTTOM

DAL	Delta Air Lines Inc	5.765%
ALGN	Align Technology Inc	4.974%
UAL	United Airlines Holdings Inc	3.604%
AXP	American Express Co	3.539%
DFS	Discover Financial Services	3.415%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.551	+0.0020
US 30-YR	2.070	+0.0290
US 5-YR	1.063	-0.0240
US 2-YR	0.352	-0.0160
US 3-MO	0.061	+0.0100
BUND 10-YR	-0.118	+0.0100
JPN 10-YR	0.079	-0.0070
UK 10-YR	1.1070	+0.0180

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	81.110	+0.670	+0.83
*NAT GAS	5.6680	+0.078	+1.40
*GOLD	1,794.8	+0.100	+0.01
*SILVER	23.230	+0.060	+0.26
*WHEAT	724.50	+5.750	+0.80
*COPPER	4.5580	+0.042	+0.92

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8810	-0.002	-0.20
USD INDEX	93.920	-0.160	-0.170
USD/JPY	113.45	+0.220	+0.190
GBP/USD	1.3690	+0.003	+0.20
EUR/USD	1.1600	+0.001	+0.100
USD/CAD	1.2400	-0.005	-0.370
AUD/USD	0.7400	+0.002	+0.330

Analyst View
U.S bourses hinged higher on Wednesday as more clarity came to the Fed's plan on tapering beginning from next month and consumer prices surged 5.4% year-on-year at the fastest annual pace in 13 years.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had no significant change in yesterday's trading while the S&P 500 index rise 0.31% and the Nasdaq Composite index advanced 0.73% in a choppy session.

In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.16% while France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX 30 were higher by 0.75% and 0.68%, respectively.

In Asia, the market was subject to fluctuating investor's sentiments with Japan’s Nikkei 225 losing 0.32% and China’s Shanghai Composite edging up 0.42%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was closed for the holiday.

In commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil slid 20 cents to $80.44 a barrel while gold jumped $35.40 to $1793.70 an ounce.

SOURCE: CNBC
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