Global Market Trends (7th Feb., 2022)

February 7, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 4th, February 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,500.5300	23.0900	0.520
NASDAQ	14,098.010	219.190	1.580
DJIA	35,089.740	-21.420	-0.06
*FTSE	7,544.240*	27.8400	0.370
*NIKKEI	27,248.87*	-191.12	-0.70
*HSI	24,579.55*	6.26000	0.030
*SHANGHAI	3,429.580*	68.1400	2.030
VIX	24.400000	1.18000	5.080
*DAX	15,155.30*	55.7400	0.370

S&P 500MARKET MOVERS

TOP

AMZN	Amazon.com Inc	13.536%
NLOK	NortonLifeLock Inc	8.7080%
TTWO	Take-Two Interactive Software Inc	7.3490%
TWTR	Twitter Inc	7.1350%
LNC	Lincoln National Corp	6.3780%

BOTTOM

CLX	Clorox Co	14.473%
F	Ford Motor Co	9.7030%
NWL	Newell Brands Inc	8.5330%
PHM	Pultegroup Inc	7.7590%
CEG	Constellation Energy Corp	6.4900%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.907	-0.025
US 30-YR	2.206	-0.027
US 5-YR	1.762	-0.026
US 2-YR	1.304	-0.018
US 3-MO	0.249	+0.011
BUND 10-YR	0.219	+0.012
JPN 10-YR	0.194	+0.006
UK 10-YR	1.404	-0.009

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	91.070	-1.2400	-1.34
*NAT GAS	4.4200	-0.1520	-3.32
*GOLD	1,8140	+6.200	+0.34
*SILVER	22.760	+0.285	+1.27
*WHEAT	767.25	+4.000	+0.52
*COPPER	4.4580	-0.0300	-0.66

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8690	+0.001	+0.15
USD INDEX	95.580	+0.100	+0.10
USD/JPY	115.05	-0.1500	-0.130
GBP/USD	1.3530	-0.0000	-0.030
EUR/USD	1.1420	-0.0030	-0.240
USD/CAD	1.2740	-0.0030	-0.230
AUD/USD	0.7090	+0.002	+0.24

Analyst Views
U.S. bourse closed higher in what was another volatile week as investors weighed the stronger-than-expected monthly jobs report against positive earnings and rising interest rates.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	35089.74	-21.42	-0.06%
SP500	S&P 500	4500.53	+23.09	+0.52%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	14098.00	+219.19	+1.58%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended with little changed, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5% and 1.5%, respectively. For the week, all three of the major averages posted gains.

Treasury yield, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.93%, the highest since December 2019, lifting big banks higher.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
JPM	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.	152.56	+3.86	+2.60%
BAC	BANK OF AMERICA CORP.	48.28	+1.85	+3.98%
WFC	WELLS FARGO & CO.	56.33	+1.16	+2.10%

Commodities, Oil tacked on 5.5% for the week, closing at $92.21 per barrel, a seven-year-high.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	64.91	+1.40	+2.20%

Earnings, Amazon shares rose after strong quarterly results. Wall Street had expected EPS of $3.44, but the retailer delivered a staggering $27.75. The stock registered its best day since October 2017.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AMZN	AMAZON.COM INC.	3,152.79	+375.88	+13.54%

Higher inflation is behind a price hike for monthly Prime memberships, which will go from $12.99 to $14.99, and annual memberships will be hiked to $139 from the current $119. The price change will go into effect for new members starting Feb. 18, and existing members will see their fees go up on the date of their next renewal after March 25.

Facebook shares inched higher after the 26.4% wipeout, which erased more than $230 billion in market value, easily the biggest one-day loss in history for a U.S. company. The stocks of other social media companies, including Twitter and Snap, also fell.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
CLX	THE CLOROX CO.	141.41	-23.93	-14.47%

Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin bounced higher, crossing the $40,000 level.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 10:02 02-07-22

European Market, the European market by the hour is still cruising on an upward swing in the first trading day of the week with most indices positive across the board. London's FTSE climbed 0.22% to 7,533.17, Germany's DAX increased by 0.99% to 15,112.85 and France's CAC declined by 0.2% to 6,937.63.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's appetite remain mixed as all Asian Markets are back trading after the Lunar New Year holiday. However, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index declined by 0.73% to 27,248.87, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong climbed by 0.03% to 24,579.55, while China's Shanghai also increased by 2.03% to 3,429.58.

SOURCE: CNBC
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