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Global Market Report As Of Apr., 1st 2022

April 1, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of Mar., 31st 2022  

NAME                  LAST  CHG %CHG
S&P 500                       4,530.4100 -72.040 -1.570
NASDAQ                  14,220.520 -221.76 -1.540
DJIA                         34,678.350 -550.46 -1.560
*FTSE                      7,545.2700* 29.5900 0.3900
*NIKKEI              27,665.98* -155.45 -0.560
*HSI                  22,039.55* 42.7000 0.1900
*SHANGHAI          3,282.720* 30.5100 0.9400
VIX                           20.430000 -0.1300 -0.630
*DAX                    14,443.90* 29.1500 0.2000



S&P 500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

CCL
Carnival Corp
 3.163%  
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd
 3.110%  
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
 2.823%  
MKC
McCormick & Company Inc
 2.612%  
ENPH
Enphase Energy Inc
 2.609%  
BOTTOM
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
 8.287%  
ETSY
ETSY Inc
 7.64%  
PVH
PVH Corp
 7.353%  
HPQ
HP Inc
 6.54%  
POOL
Pool Corp
 5.916%  
SECURITIES
BONDS
NAME YIELD CHG
US 10-YR 2.412 +0.087
US 30-YR 2.505 +0.059
US 5-YR 2.525 +0.105
US 2-YR 2.387 +0.103
US 3-MO 0.551 +0.031
BUND 10-YR 0.579 +0.025
JPN 10-YR 0.217 -0.012
UK 10-YR 1.654 +0.042



FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME LAST CHG %CHG
*OIL 99.59 -0.69 -0.688
*NAT GAS 5.643 +0.001 +0.02
*GOLD 1,936.3 -17.7 -0.906
*SILVER 24.865 -0.268 -1.07
*WHEAT 1,018.75 +12.75 +1.27
*COPPER 4.702 -0.049 -1.03



CURRENCIES

NAME LAST CHG %CHG
JPY/USD 0.8170 -0.0050 -0.621
USD INDEX 98.490 +0.180 +0.18
USD/JPY 122.44 +0.780 +0.64
GBP/USD 1.3130 -0.0010 -0.061
EUR/USD 1.1050 -0.0010 -0.109
USD/CAD 1.2490 -0.0010 -0.040
AUD/USD 0.7520 +0.004 +0.47




Analyst Views
U.S Markets, U.S. stocks on Thursday ended the final trading session of March and the quarter lower, while oil prices fell as the Biden administration said the U.S. will release 1 million barrels daily from reserves. 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 550.46 points lower at 34,678.35, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished down 1.57% and 1.54%, respectively.

Markets have mostly gained ground this week as talks between Russia and Ukraine seemed to show progress.
 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34678.35 -550.46 -1.56%
SP500 S&P 500 4530.41 -72.04 -1.57%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 14220.51 -221.76 -1.54%

Commodities, the Biden administration said the U.S. will release 1 million barrels daily from reserves in an effort to relieve some inflation associated with rising gasoline prices and combat other supply shortages that partly stem from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures fell 6.6% to $100.67 a barrel while Brent crude futures fell 5.4% to $107.29 a barrel. 

Economic Development, FED's preferred measure of inflation – core personal consumption expenditures, which remove volatile food and energy prices – soared by 5.4% in the year through February, according to data released by the Commerce Department.

Including food and energy, the inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February from the previous year, the strongest gain since February 1982. 

Labour, the Labour Department reported that 202,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expected 197,000 claims.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin traded around $47,000.


SPOT MARKET  BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09: 46  04-1-22

European Market, The markets are hesitant and pulling back not being sure on Russian promises over Ukraine. London's FTSE climbed by 0.37% to 7,543.44, Germany's DAX  retreated by 0.01% to 14,415.97 while France's CAC also pulled back by 0.41% to 6,687.21. 

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investors' sentiments are mixed as the China Oligarch consider moving their funds to Singapore. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index retreated by 0.56% to 27,665.98, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong climbed by  0.91% to 22,039.55 while China's Shanghai also had a jump by 0.94%  to 3,282.72.


Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $44,244 by the hour and a maximum of $45,662.62 in 24 hours.

 

















 


SOURCE: CNBC
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