Global Market Trends (5th Oct., 2021)

November 5, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,680.060	19.490	0.650
NASDAQ	15,940.31	128.72	0.810
DJIA	36,124.23	-33.35	-0.09
*FTSE	7,306.900*	26.990	0.370
*NIKKEI	29,611.57*	-182.80	-0.61
*HSI	24,870.51*	-354.68	-1.41
*SHANGHAI	3,491.57*	-35.300	-1.00
VIX	15.550000	0.11000	0.710
*DAX	16,020.28*	-9.3700	-0.06

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.523	-0.001
US 30-YR	1.949	-0.014
US 5-YR	1.119	+0.015
US 2-YR	0.435	+0.018
US 3-MO	0.056	+0.015
BUND 10-YR	-0.236	-0.013
JPN 10-YR	0.064	-0.011
UK 10-YR	0.913	-0.029

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	79.820	+1.010	+1.28
*NAT GAS	5.6020	-0.114	-1.99
*GOLD	1,799.6	+6.100	+0.34
*SILVER	23.955	+0.044	+0.18
*WHEAT	778.00	+4.250	+0.55
*COPPER	4.3540	+0.033	+0.76

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8790	+0.00	+0.01
USD INDEX	94.380	+0.03	+0.03
USD/JPY	113.73	-0.020	-0.020
GBP/USD	1.3460	-0.004	-0.290
EUR/USD	1.1550	-0.000	-0.010
USD/CAD	1.2460	+0.001	+0.05
AUD/USD	0.7380	-0.002	-0.280

Analyst View
The performance of the US Indexes were mixed for Thursday's trading session with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rallying to record highs a day after the Federal Reserve announced plans to begin tapering asset purchases. The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite index rose 0.42% and 0.81%, respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 32 points or 0.09%. The Dow's loss pushed the index off its own record peak.

The Fed tapering is expected to commence later this month with a scale-back of its purchases of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities. Markets are pricing in the first-rate increase to occur in July.

Commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil slid $2.05 to $78.81 a barrel and gold climbed $29.40 to $1,793 an ounce.

In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 hinged up 0.43% after the Bank of England surprised investors by holding rates near zero. Elsewhere in the region, France’s CAC 40 rose 0.53% and Germany’s DAX 30 advanced 0.44%.

In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 paced the gains in Asia, trading up 0.93%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and China’s Shanghai Composite rallied 0.8% and 0.81%, respectively.

SOURCE: CNBC
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