Global Market Trends (21st Oct., 2021)

October 21, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,536.190	16.5600	0.370
NASDAQ	15,121.68	-7.4100	-0.05
DJIA	35,609.34	152.030	0.430
*FTSE	7,197.940*	-25.160	-0.35
*NIKKEI	28,708.58*	-546.97	-1.87
*HSI	25,969.80*	-166.22	-0.64
*SHANGHAI	3,594.780*	7.78000	0.220
VIX	15.920000	0.43000	2.780
*DAX	15,496.53*	-26.390	-0.17

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

ANTM	Anthem Inc	7.695%
PBCT	People’s United Financial Inc	5.853%
MTB	M&T Bank Corp	5.783%
CNC	Centene Corp	5.223%
F	Ford Motor Co	4.021%

BOTTOM

BKR	Baker Hughes Co	5.657%
PYPL	PayPal Holdings Inc	4.910%
NDAQ	Nasdaq Inc	4.644%
PENN	Penn National Gaming Inc	3.873%
ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	3.721%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.6480	+0.013
US 30-YR	2.1160	+0.005
US 5-YR	1.1690	+0.022
US 2-YR	0.3960	+0.021
US 3-MO	0.0610	+0.005
BUND 10-YR	-0.128	-0.0070
JPN 10-YR	0.0840	-0.0110
UK 10-YR	1.1480	+0.001

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	83.1300	-0.290	-0.35
*NAT GAS	5.12600	-0.044	-0.85
*GOLD	1,784.10	-0.800	-0.04
*SILVER	24.2800	-0.165	-0.67
*WHEAT	747.500	-1.750	-0.23
*COPPER	4.63600	-0.099	-2.08

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8770	+0.0020	+0.190
USD INDEX	93.630	+0.0700	+0.080
USD/JPY	114.04	-0.2200	-0.190
GBP/USD	1.3810	-0.0020	-0.120
EUR/USD	1.1640	-0.0010	-0.040
USD/CAD	1.2330	+0.0010	+0.060
AUD/USD	0.7490	-0.0020	-0.310

Analyst View
The Wednesday trading on the U.S. stock indexes was a very good day as the market achieved record growth as earnings reports continued to mostly exceed expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 152 points, or 0.43%, while the S&P 500 index edged up 0.37% and the Nasdaq Composite index slipped 0.05%. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 moved closer to peak levels though about 0.1% below their respective peaks. The Nasdaq ended 1.6% below its all-time high.

Micron Technology Inc. The worldwide chip shortage has driven Micron' plans to invest $150 billion to address the worldwide chip shortage over the next 10 years, including in a "potential U.S. fab expansion."

Facebook Inc. will change its group name next week as it seeks a makeover after coming under fire from lawmakers and regulators due to whistleblowers' confessions.

Bitcoin surged to an all-time high on Wednesday, trading above $65,000 a day after the launch of the cryptocurrency's first exchange-traded fund, Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF.

Commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 91 cents to $83.87 a barrel while gold jumped $14.40 to $1,784.10 an ounce.

European bourses rallied across the board with Germany’s DAX 30 ticking up 0.05%, Britain's FTSE 100 advancing 0.08% and France’s CAC 40 added 0.54%. In Asia, China’s Shanghai Composite slipped 0.17%, Japan’s Nikkei 225 edged up 0.14% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 1.35%.

SOURCE: CNBC
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