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Global Market Trends (22nd Dec., 2021)

December 22, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of 21st, December 2021  

NAME                  LAST  CHG %CHG
S&P 500                       4,649.230 81.210 1.7800
NASDAQ                  15,341.09 360.14 2.4000
DJIA                         35,492.70 560.54 1.6000
*FTSE                      7,297.410* 99.380 1.3800
*NIKKEI              28,562.21* 44.620 0.1600
*HSI                  23,042.99* 71.660 0.3100
*SHANGHAI          3,624.980* -0.150 0.0000
VIX                           21.010000 -1.860 -8.130
*DAX                    15,447.44* UNCH UNCH




S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
 13.628%  
MU
Micron Technology Inc
 10.545%  
EXPE
Expedia Group Inc
 9.1360%  
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc
 8.8440%  
SEDG
Solaredge Technologies Inc
 8.8020%  

BOTTOM

GIS
General Mills Inc
 4.027%  
KR
Kroger Co
 3.604%  
PFE
Pfizer Inc
 3.392%  
CLX
Clorox Co
 3.080%  
MRNA
Moderna Inc
 2.9810%  



SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME YIELD CHG
US 10-YR 1.4580 -0.029
US 30-YR 1.8680 -0.029
US 5-YR 1.2090 -0.026
US 2-YR 0.6610 -0.014
US 3-MO 0.0840 +0.013
BUND 10-YR -0.314 -0.011
JPN 10-YR 0.0580 -0.001
UK 10-YR 0.8740 UNCH



FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME LAST CHG %CHG
*OIL 71.2500 +0.13 +0.18
*NAT GAS 3.82200 -0.047 -1.210
*GOLD 1,787.4 -1.300 -0.070
*SILVER 22.505 -0.024 -0.110
*WHEAT 797.75 -1.250 -0.160
*COPPER 4.3520 +0.006 +0.130



CURRENCIES

NAME LAST CHG %CHG
JPY/USD 0.8760 -0.000 -0.030
USD INDEX 96.550 +0.06 +0.060
USD/JPY 114.13 +0.05 +0.040
GBP/USD 1.3250 -0.001 -0.110
EUR/USD 1.1270 -0.001 -0.110
USD/CAD 1.2920 +0.001 +0.040
AUD/USD 0.7130 -0.003 -0.390



Analyst View
U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday as investors bargain hunted after three days of selling. Positive earnings from Nike and Micron also drove sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 560 points or 1.6%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ticked higher by 1.8% and 2.4%, respectively. 



Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 35492.7 +560.54 +1.60%
SP500 S&P 500 4649.23 +81.21 +1.78%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 15341.086705 +360.14 +2.40%

Large-cap tech names including Microsoft, Apple and Amazon helped lift the sector. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP. 327.29 +7.38 +2.31%
AAPL APPLE INC. 172.99 +3.24 +1.91%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INC. 3,408.34 +66.76 +2.00%

Micron also rose after the semiconductor maker reported better-than-expected profits and signaled the chip crunch may ease in 2022. Credit Suisse was among several firms raising the price target on the shares to as high as $130.  
Ticker Security Last Change Change %
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. 90.68 +8.65 +10.54%

Travel stocks are also in focus as the Biden Administration rolled out a plan to up COVID testing and get more rapid tests to consumers starting in January. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
RCL ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP 76.57 +3.91 +5.38%
CCL CARNIVAL CORP. 20.54 +1.64 +8.68%
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC. 18.12 +0.82 +4.74%
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC. 38.52 +2.15 +5.91%

European market, closed yesterday trading with mixed investors reaction, London's FTSE gaining 1.38% to 7,297.41, while Germany's DAX closed at 15,447.44 unchanged and France's CAC was also flat at 6,964.99.

Asian Market, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rose 2.1% to 28,517.59 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 1.2% to 23,024.78. In Seoul, the Kospi gained 0.4% to 2,975.03, while the Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.9% to 3,625.13. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.9% to 7,355.00.

In Asian, cases of coronavirus have surged in Australia and South Korea as governments tighten precautions to prevent or curb outbreaks. But bargain-seeking traders have often opted to buy when prices fall, adding to the volatility that is common during the thin activity of the holiday season.













SOURCE: CNBC
IMAGE SOURCE: PIXABAY

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