Global Market Trends (24th Feb., 2022)

February 24, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of 24th, February 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,225.5000	-79.260	-1.84
NASDAQ	13,037.490	-344.03	-2.57
DJIA	33,131.760	-464.85	-1.38
*FTSE	7,312.6600*	-185.52	-2.47
*NIKKEI	25,970.820*	-478.79	-1.81
*HSI	22,901.560*	-758.72	-3.21
*SHANGHAI	3,429.960*	-59.190	-1.70
VIX	36.650000	5.63000	18.15
*DAX	14,071.20*	-560.16	-3.83

S&P 500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

TAP	Molson Coors Beverage Co	4.569%
CDNS	Cadence Design Systems Inc	4.194%
PSA	Public Storage	3.233%
CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc	2.881%
CZR	Caesars Entertainment Inc	2.756%

BOTTOM

TSLA	Tesla Inc	6.998%
MRNA	Moderna Inc	6.374%
CCL	Carnival Corp	6.044%
FRC	First Republic Bank	5.659%
STT	State Street Corp	5.626%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.916	-0.061
US 30-YR	2.238	-0.037
US 5-YR	1.814	-0.074
US 2-YR	1.534	-0.066
US 3-MO	0.381	+0.026
BUND 10-YR	0.184	-0.040
JPN 10-YR	0.186	-0.009
UK 10-YR	1.428	-0.047

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	97.1400	+5.040	+5.472
*NAT GAS	4.83300	+0.210	+4.540
*GOLD	1,941.5	+31.10	+1.628
*SILVER	25.0800	+0.527	+2.15
*WHEAT	934.75	+50.0	+5.65
*COPPER	4.4810	-0.004	-0.08

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8720	+0.002	+0.25
USD INDEX	96.62	+0.430	+0.45
USD/JPY	114.66	-0.31	-0.27
GBP/USD	1.348	-0.006	-0.473
EUR/USD	1.124	-0.007	-0.592
USD/CAD	1.280	+0.007	+0.52
AUD/USD	0.718	-0.005	-0.678

Analyst Views
U.S. markets, the US stocks dipped across the board on the back of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and amid new U.S. sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and reports that Ukraine was the target of a massive cyberattack.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	33131.76	-464.85	-1.38%
SP500	S&P 500	4225.5	-79.26	-1.84%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13037.49	-344.03	-2.57%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 464 points, or 1.4% just shy of correction territory, while the S&P 500 fell 1.8% deeper, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.6% as large-cap tech tumbled.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAPL	APPLE INC.	160.07	-4.25	-2.59%
AMZN	AMAZON.COM INC.	2,896.54	-107.41	-3.58%
MSFT	MICROSOFT CORP.	280.27	-7.45	-2.59%

Earlier, Ukrainian citizens were ordered to leave Russia following U.S. and U.K. sanctions lobbed on Russia Tuesday.

Commodities, Oil prices stabilized, as did natural gas, despite concerns about possible disruption to Russian supplies. U.S. crude lofted around $92 per barrel, while Brent, the global benchmark, sat at the $97 level. However, prices hinged higher early morning today after Russia commenced the shooting of missiles into Ukrainian cities.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	66.24	+0.70	+1.07%
UNG	UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND LP UNIT (POST REV SPLIT)	16.12	+0.45	+2.87%

Earnings, Virgin Galactic shares moved higher after narrowing quarterly losses to $81 million compared to a loss of $104 million.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC.	8.09	+0.27	+3.45%

In deal news, automotive parts maker Tenneco is being taken private by funds managed by affiliates of private equity firm Apollo in an all-cash deal valued at about $7.1 billion. Shares jumped.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
TEN	TENNECO INC.	19.35	+9.37	+93.89%

The transaction includes the assumption of Tenneco's debt. Apollo will pay $20 per Tenneco Inc. share, double from Tenneco's closing price Tuesday of $9.98.

In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin traded around $38,000.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:53 02-24-22

European Market, the European market performance bounced back to profitability marginally across the board by the hour as investors processes development around Russia and Ukraine crisis. London's FTSE increased by 2.31% to 7,324.71, Germany's DAX climbed by 3.43% to 14,132.31 and France's CAC also jumped by 3.38% to 6,551.69.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's sentiments are mixed on the Asian bourse as Putin seek a regime change in Ukraine. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index retreated by 1.81% to 25,970.82, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong increased 3.21% to 22,901.56 while China's Shanghai also climb by .71% to 3,429.96.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $34,324.05 by the hour and a maximum of $37,444.13 in 24 hours.

SOURCE: CNBC
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