Global Market Trends (15th Feb., 2022)

February 15, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 14th, February 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,401.6700	-16.970	-0.38
NASDAQ	13,790.920	-0.2400	0.000
DJIA	34,566.170	-171.89	-0.49
*FTSE	7,595.4300*	63.840	0.850
*NIKKEI	26,865.190*	-214.40	-0.79
*HSI	24,355.710*	-200.86	-0.82
*SHANGHAI	3,446.0900*	17.2100	0.50
VIX	26.9100000	-1.4200	-5.01
*DAX	15,276.99*	163.02	1.080

MARKET MOVERS

TOP

EXPE	Expedia Group Inc	2.629%
LVS	Las Vegas Sands Corp	2.325%
KMX	Carmax Inc	2.286%
NWL	Newell Brands Inc	2.173%
MPWR	Monolithic Power Systems Inc	2.128%

BOTTOM

MRNA	Moderna Inc	11.685%
CF	CF Industries Holdings Inc	6.5150%
APA	APA Corp (US)	5.8580%
MOS	Mosaic Co	4.8010%
MRO	Marathon Oil Corp	4.503%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	2.035	+0.039
US 30-YR	2.336	+0.035
US 5-YR	1.942	+0.024
US 2-YR	1.59	+0.001
US 3-MO	0.467	+0.025
BUND 10-YR	0.298	+0.024
JPN 10-YR	0.213	-0.006
UK 10-YR	1.599	+0.012

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	93.430	-2.030	-2.130
*NAT GAS	4.3570	+0.162	+3.86
*GOLD	1,8630	-6.400	-0.34
*SILVER	23.580	-0.268	-1.12
*WHEAT	786.25	-13.00	-1.63
*COPPER	4.5350	+0.028	+0.61

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.865	-0.000	-0.02
USD INDEX	96.03	-0.340	-0.36
USD/JPY	115.56	+0.030	+0.03
GBP/USD	1.356	+0.003	+0.24
EUR/USD	1.134	+0.004	+0.33
USD/CAD	1.272	-0.0010	-0.09
AUD/USD	0.715	+0.003	+0.35

Analyst View
U.S. Market, The US bourse was mixed in Monday trading riding on unstable investors sentiments due to the increasing Russian-Ukraine crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average recovered from a nearly 400 point drop to close down 172 points or 0.5%. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite ended flat.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	34566.17	-171.89	-0.49%
SP500	S&P 500	4401.67	-16.97	-0.38%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13790.918789	-0.24	-0.00%

US Sec. State, "We are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from our Embassy in Kyiv to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces," said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Commodities, U.S. crude rose to $95.46 per barrel, with Brent, the global benchmark, was slightly higher at $96.48.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	66.36	+0.62	+0.94%
BNO	UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT	25.96	+0.27	+1.05%

Corporate actions, in corporate news, Splunk shares closed higher on reports the data cloud company could be purchased by Cisco Systems, according to Credit Suisse. Cisco is also set to report earnings on Wednesday.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SPLK	SPLUNK INC.	124.97	+10.46	+9.13%
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC.	53.18	-0.72	-1.34%

Lockheed Martin scrapped its $4.4 billion deal to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne citing opposition from the Federal Trade Commission as Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO James Taiclet voiced his disappointment.

"Our planned acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne would have benefitted the entire industry through greater efficiency, speed, and significant cost reductions for the U.S. government," he said in a statement.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.	386.97	-9.22	-2.33%
AJRD	AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS INC.	36.89	-2.19	-5.60%

SoFi shares gave up gains after Bank of America initiated coverage of the fintech company with a buy rating and a $17 price target.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SOFI	SOFI TECHNOLOGIES	12.00	-0.40	-3.23%

Soros, Rivian moved higher after Soros Management disclosed a new stake of nearly 20 million shares.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
RIVN	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC.	62.65	+3.80	+6.46%

BOJ, the Bank of Japan made an offer for unlimited government bond purchases on Monday, moving to curb a surge in long-term interest rates. Japan’s central bank set the interest rate for purchasing 10-year government bonds at 0.25%. The offer drew no bids but still had the effect of lowering interest rates and likely reassured investors of continued support for the markets.

Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin slipped to the $42,000 level.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:35 02-15-22

European Market, the European market by the hour sustain an upward swing in the second trading day riding on the positive news that Russia is returning some troops to base. London's FTSE climbed 0.75% to 7,588.16 Germany's DAX increased by 0.98% to 15,262.04 and France's CAC declined by 1.28% to 6,939.7.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's appetite remain mixed as Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index retreated by 0.75% to 26,865.19, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong also declined by 0.82% to 24,355.71, while China's Shanghai also increased by 0.59% to 3,452.63.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $42,469 by the hour and maximum of $44,188.81 in 24 hours