Global Market Trends (17th Dec., 2021)

December 17, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of 16th, December 2021

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,668.670	-41.180	-0.870
NASDAQ	15,180.43	-385.15	-2.470
DJIA	35,897.64	-29.790	-0.080
*FTSE	7,272.250*	11.6400	0.1600
*NIKKEI	28,545.68*	-520.64	-1.790
*HSI	23,204.64*	-270.86	-1.150
*SHANGHAI	3,632.360*	-42.650	-1.160
VIX	20.570000	UNCH0	UNCH
*DAX	15,601.810*	-34.590	-0.22

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

NEM	Newmont Corporation	8.796%
T	AT&T Inc	6.946%
ACN	Accenture PLC	6.741%
NUE	Nucor Corp	5.249%
CAG	Conagra Brands Inc	4.464%

BOTTOM

ADBE	Adobe Inc.	10.192%
SWKS	Skyworks Solutions Inc	8.4720%
XLNX	Xilinx Inc	8.2440%
NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	6.8030%
ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	6.4640%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.428	+0.006
US 30-YR	1.859	-0.002
US 5-YR	1.190	+0.018
US 2-YR	0.636	+0.015
US 3-MO	0.074	+0.028
BUND 10-YR	-0.36	-0.014
JPN 10-YR	0.041	+0.002
UK 10-YR	0.744	-0.0130

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	71.7600	-0.620	-0.860
*NAT GAS	3.71500	-0.051	-1.350
*GOLD	1,809.2	+11.00	+0.610
*SILVER	22.6350	+0.150	+0.670
*WHEAT	772.000	+1.500	+0.190
*COPPER	4.32000	+0.016	+0.360

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8800	+0.001	+0.06
USD INDEX	96.030	-0.010	-0.01
USD/JPY	113.63	-0.070	-0.06
GBP/USD	1.3320	+0.000	+0.01
EUR/USD	1.1320	-0.0010	-0.04
USD/CAD	1.2780	+0.001	+0.09
AUD/USD	0.7170	-0.0010	-0.18

Analyst View
The US market experienced a decline across board as investors digested the Federal Reserve's plans to accelerate its pullback of economic stimulus and a jump in weekly jobless claims. Investors sold down with large-cap tech driving the decline. The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.5%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the downtrend notching a small gain of 0.08%.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	35897.64	-29.79	-0.08%
SP500	S&P 500	4668.67	-41.18	-0.87%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	15180.434862	-385.15	-2.47%

McDonald, McDonald's announced it reached a settlement with former CEO Steve Easterbrook after he was fired for having a consensual relationship with an employee. He will return $105 million in compensation to the fast-food giant.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
REGN	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.	631.74	-26.19	-3.98%
JNJ	JOHNSON & JOHNSON	173.01	+1.87	+1.09%
PFE	PFIZER INC.	61.25	+2.45	+4.17%
MNRA	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Apple Inc. And investors continue to watch Apple — although shares dipped, it remains close to becoming the first company to cross the $3 trillion mark. Shares must hit $182.856 to hit the milestone.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAPL	APPLE INC.	172.26	-7.04	-3.93%

The European market, market opened today with London's FTSE gaining 0.27% to 7,280.5, Germany's DAX has lost 0.19% to 15,606.82 while France's CAC rose 0.21% to close at 6,990.33.

Bank of England, The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom on Thursday to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the coronavirus pandemic began. The increase in the bank's main rate to 0.25% from the record low of 0.1% was a surprise, given the rapid spread of the omicron variant across the country, which is already hurting many businesses, particularly those in the hospitality sector.

Asian market, In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index slide by 1.79% to 28,545.68, Hong Kong's Hang Seng started the day at a decline to the previous day standing at 1.2% to 23,192.63 while China's Shanghai Composite index stood at a negative 1.16% to 3,632.36 as at the time of this report.

SOURCE: CNBC
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