Global Market Trends (15th Dec., 2021)

December 15, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of 14th, December 2021

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,634.090	-34.88	-0.750
NASDAQ	15,237.64	-175.64	-1.140
DJIA	35,544.18	-106.77	-0.300
*FTSE	7,218.640*	-12.800	-0.180
*NIKKEI	28,459.72*	27.0800	0.1000
*HSI	23,425.59*	-210.36	-0.890
*SHANGHAI	3,647.630*	-13.890	-0.380
VIX	21.890000	UNCH0	UNCH
*DAX	15,453.56*	UNCH0	UNCH

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

CNC	Centene Corp	4.735%
CMA	Comerica Inc	3.027%
CHTR	Charter Communications Inc	2.698%
NUE	Nucor Corp	2.484%
DFS	Discover Financial Services	2.375%

BOTTOM

ADBE	Adobe Inc.	6.599%
ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	5.245%
MSCI	MSCI Inc	4.936%
FTNT	Fortinet Inc	4.765%
NOW	ServiceNow Inc	4.764%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.433	-0.006
US 30-YR	1.818	-0.001
US 5-YR	1.232	-0.002
US 2-YR	0.665	+0.006
US 3-MO	0.061	+0.003
BUND 10-YR	-0.37	-0.008
JPN 10-YR	0.045	-0.001
UK 10-YR	0.719	-0.006

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	69.870	-0.8600	-1.22
*NAT GAS	3.8060	+0.059	+1.57
*GOLD	1,768.2	-4.1000	-0.23
*SILVER	21.905	-0.0190	-0.09
*WHEAT	775.75	-11.250	-1.43
*COPPER	4.2220	-0.0360	-0.85

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.879	+0.000	+0.01
USD INDEX	96.48	-0.090	-0.09
USD/JPY	113.7	-0.010	-0.01
GBP/USD	1.325	+0.002	+0.12
EUR/USD	1.127	+0.001	+0.07
USD/CAD	1.285	-0.0010	-0.09
AUD/USD	0.712	+0.002	+0.27

Analyst View
U.S. stocks finished in the red Tuesday, dragged down by Big Tech names, after the latest reading on wholesale inflation came in hotter than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 106.77 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined 0.75% and 1.14%, respectively.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	35544.18	-106.77	-0.30%
SP500	S&P 500	4634.09	-34.88	-0.75%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	15237.639765	-175.64	-1.14%

PMI, The producer price index increased 9.6% in November over the previous year and 0.8% on a monthly basis, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

FED MEETING, The latest inflation check came as the Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday. The central bank is expected to initiate a faster tapering of its bond-buying program and signal it will raise interest rates next year in an effort to mitigate inflation. Investors will be watching closely to see how the Fed's tapering plans are impacted by the spread of the omicron variant and a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases.

INFLATIONARY DATA, The hotter-than-expected inflation data weighed on Big Tech stocks Tuesday, sending shares of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta lower. Uncertainty about COVID-19 caused oil to struggle for the second day, trading just above the $70-per-barrel mark.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAPL	APPLE INC.	174.33	-1.41	-0.80%
AMZN	AMAZON.COM INC.	3,381.83	-9.52	-0.28%
MSFT	MICROSOFT CORP.	328.34	-11.06	-3.26%
GOOGL	ALPHABET INC.	2,878.14	-38.39	-1.32%
FB	META PLATFORMS INC.	333.74	-0.75	-0.22%

Treasury rates, The 10-year Treasury yield also rose to 1.437%, snapping a three-day streak of declines.

Asian Market, Overseas, the Hang Seng index led Asian markets lower, falling 1.33%. The Nikkei 225 index and Shanghai Composite fell 0.73% and 0.53%, respectively. The Euro STOXX 50 fell 0.92%.