Global Market Trends (9th Mar., 2022)

March 9, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 8th Mar., 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,170.7000	-30.390	-0.720
NASDAQ	12,795.550	-35.410	-0.280
DJIA	32,632.640	-184.74	-0.560
*FTSE	7,093.3500*	129.240	1.8600
*NIKKEI	24,717.530*	-73.420	-0.300
*HSI	20,627.710*	-138.16	-0.670
*SHANGHAI	3,256.3900*	-37.140	-1.130
VIX	33.7700000	-1.3600	-3.870
*DAX	13,291.470*	459.960	3.5800

S&P 500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	10.818%
SEDG	Solaredge Technologies Inc	10.413%
PWR	Quanta Services Inc	8.166%
VLO	Valero Energy Corp	7.773%
SLB	Schlumberger NV	7.078%

BOTTOM

STX	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC	9.511%
CAG	Conagra Brands Inc	8.22%
ISRG	Intuitive Surgical Inc	7.985%
BRO	Brown & Brown Inc	7.7%
CPB	Campbell Soup Co	7.074%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.865	-0.006
US 30-YR	2.242	-0.001
US 5-YR	1.799	-0.007
US 2-YR	1.625	-0.004
US 3-MO	0.393	+0.018
BUND 10-YR	0.116	+0.006
JPN 10-YR	0.162	-0.002
UK 10-YR	1.435	-0.012

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	125.780	+2.080	+1.682
*NAT GAS	4.57700	+0.050	+1.100
*GOLD	2,054.3	+11.00	+0.538
*SILVER	27.0800	+0.185	+0.690
*WHEAT	1,24800	-38.50	-2.990
*COPPER	4.68600	-0.024	-0.510

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CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8640	-0.001	-0.093
USD INDEX	98.740	-0.320	-0.330
USD/JPY	115.76	+0.100	+0.09
GBP/USD	1.3130	+0.003	+0.24
EUR/USD	1.0950	+0.005	+0.45
USD/CAD	1.2840	-0.004	-0.326
AUD/USD	0.7310	+0.004	+0.58

U.S Markets, trading session on the U.S bourse was volatile in yesterday trading as investors pommel the decision of President Biden to ban Russian oil imports and its long-term impact. The Nasdaq Composite, which entered a bear market Monday, fell 0.3%, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was over 185 points or 0.6%.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	32632.64	-184.74	-0.56%
SP500	S&P 500	4170.7	-30.39	-0.72%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	12795.56	-35.41	-0.28%

Commodities, Oil remained higher but eased to $123.70 per barrel.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
XLE	ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF	77.54	+1.19	+1.56%

A gallon of regular gas now costs an average of $4.17 across the country after breaching the $4 barrier on Sunday for the first time since 2008, per AAA.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	85.46	+3.06	+3.71%
BNO	UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT	35.72	+1.56	+4.57%
UGA	UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP PARTNERSHIP UNITS	64.99	+2.09	+3.32%

Shell Oil confirmed it will withdraw from involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SHEL	SHELL PLC	52.94	+1.38	+2.68%

Gold also rose above the $2,040 mark in a flight-to-safety move, now at the highest level since August 2020.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
GLD	SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - EUR ACC	191.46	+5.07	+2.72%

Fintech Deals, Apple ended lower after rolling out more 5G connectivity to its cheaper iPhone SE while the iPad Air got upgraded with faster chips.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAPL	APPLE INC.	157.44	-1.86	-1.17%

Google LLC is buying Mandiant, a "leader in dynamic cyber defense and response," in a deal valued at $5.4 billion or $23 per share. "The acquisition of Mandiant will complement Google Cloud’s existing strengths in security," Google noted in the announcement.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
GOOGL	ALPHABET INC.	2,542.09	+14.52	+0.57%
MNDT	MANDIANT	22.04	-0.45	-2.00%

Exodus of U.S Companies, U.S. companies continued to distance themselves from Russia on Tuesday, as McDonald's, Pepsi, Starbucks, and Amazon joined the movement, along with dating app Bumble.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
MCD	MCDONALD'S CORP.	222.80	-1.50	-0.67%
PEP	PEPSICO INC.	157.87	-4.58	-2.82%
SBUX	STARBUCKS CORP.	84.00	-0.46	-0.54%
AMZN	AMAZON.COM INC.	2,720.29	-28.77	-1.05%
BMBL	BUMBLE INC.	16.66	+0.43	+2.65%

Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin hovered around $38,000.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:30 03-04-22

European Market, the European market plummeted and went negative across the board while investors watches development around Russia take over the largest Nuclear plant in Europe. London's FTSE increased by 1.79% to 7,088.94, Germany's DAX climbed by 3.91% to 13,333.67 and France's CAC also jumped by 3.66% to 6,181.3.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's sentiments remained subdued and negative across the board. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 0.3% to 24,717.53, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated by 0.67% to 20,627.71 while China's Shanghai also climb by 1.13% to 3,256.39.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $38,667.65 by the hour and a maximum of $42,438.72 in 24 hours.

SOURCE: CNBC
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