Global Market Trends (28th Mar., 2022)

March 28, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of Mar., 25th 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,543.060	22.900	0.510
NASDAQ	14,169.30	-22.540	-0.16
DJIA	34,861.24	153.300	0.440
*FTSE	7,515.740*	32.3900	0.430
*NIKKEI	27,943.89*	-205.95	-0.73
*HSI	21,684.97*	280.090	1.310
*SHANGHAI	3,214.500*	2.26000	0.070
VIX	21.940000	1.13000	5.430
*DAX	14,523.360*	217.600	1.520

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

CTRA	Coterra Energy Inc	6.955%
LUMN	Lumen Technologies Inc	4.683%
KMI	Kinder Morgan	4.208%
MOS	Mosaic Co	4.040%
AVY	Avery Dennison Corp	3.789%

BOTTOM

MRNA	Moderna Inc	7.658%
EPAM	Epam Systems Inc	7.395%
ETSY	ETSY Inc	6.129%
POOL	Pool Corp	4.280%
PENN	Penn National Gaming Inc	3.822%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	2.499	+0.006
US 30-YR	2.592	-0.0120
US 5-YR	2.631	+0.056
US 2-YR	2.376	+0.077
US 3-MO	0.579	+0.041
BUND 10-YR	0.600	+0.031
JPN 10-YR	0.256	+0.017
UK 10-YR	1.735	+0.040

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	109.5400	-4.3600	-3.828
*NAT GAS	5.607000	+0.036	+0.65
*GOLD	1,926.50	-27.700	-1.418
*SILVER	25.20000	-0.415	-1.620
*WHEAT	1,073.25	-29.000	-2.630
*COPPER	4.682000	-0.017	-0.350

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.802	-0.017	-2.075
USD INDEX	99.27	+0.48	+0.49
USD/JPY	124.64	+2.58	+2.110
GBP/USD	1.313	-0.006	-0.463
EUR/USD	1.097	-0.001	-0.100
USD/CAD	1.25	+0.002	+0.18
AUD/USD	0.752	+0.001	+0.07

In cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin hit the $44,000 level

Analyst Views
U.S Markets, U.S. stocks ended mostly higher Friday after the European Union and the United States unveiled a deal to supply Europe with more U.S. liquefied natural gas to help reduce dependency on Russia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 153 points or 0.44%, while S&P 500 gained 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite ended marginally lower. All three of the major averages rose for the week.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	34861.24	+153.30	+0.44%
SP500	S&P 500	4543.06	+22.90	+0.51%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	14169.29	-22.54	-0.16%

Commodities, Nat gas closed around $5.57 level, while U.S. oil prices slipped to the $113.90 level. Brent, the global benchmark, fell to $120.65. For the week, crude rose over 10%.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
UNG	UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND LP UNIT (POST REV SPLIT)	19.49	+0.52	+2.74%
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	80.77	+1.02	+1.28%
BNO	UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT	33.15	+0.58	+1.78%

Gas prices hovered at $4.24 per barrel.

Corporate actions, in stocks, marijuana companies jumped after the Senate passed a bill to expand scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds, including cannabidiol.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
TLRY	TILRAY BRANDS INC.	8.56	+1.59	+22.81%
CRON	CRONOS GROUP INC.	4.25	+0.26	+6.52%
ACB	AURORA CANNABIS INC.	4.46	+0.42	+10.40%
SNDL	SUNDIAL GROWERS INC.	0.81	+0.07	+8.86%

Bed Bath & Beyond shares rose after announcing a "cooperation deal" with Chewy founder Ryan Cohen's RC Ventures, which owns 9.8% of company shares. Three of the firm's members will join the Board of Directors. Cohen has called out CEO Mark Tritton for poor leadership and high compensation.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
BBBY	BED BATH & BEYOND INC.	22.59	+0.49	+2.22%

Chinese ADRs are under pressure after a U.S. accounting board said it continues to press companies for information from auditors.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
DIDI	DIDI GLOBAL INC	3.27	-0.53	-13.95%
BABA	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD.	112.99	-2.16	-1.88%
JD	JD.COM INC.	59.92	-1.60	-2.60%

Consumer sentiments, the University of Michigan’s final index of consumer sentiment for March sank to 59.4 a reading below 60 suggest contraction and the lowest in 11 years.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09: 50 03-28-22

European Market, Current trading sentiments are positive as investors are optimistic about market development London's FTSE climbed by 0.38% to 7,511.85, Germany's DAX climbed by 1.45 to 14,513.3 while France's CAC also jump by 1.54% to 6,654.58

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investors' sentiments are mixed and prices are choppy. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 0.73% to 27,943.89, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated by 1.31% to 21,684.97 and China's Shanghai also dipped by 0.07% to 3,214.5.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $46,672.25 by the hour and a maximum of $47,765.94 in 24 hours.