The July 4, holiday was observed in the U.S, there was no trading in stocks as U.S. equity markets will be closed. The U.S. bond market is also closed, so no trading in Treasuries.
Stock futures traded on an abbreviated schedule, until 1:00 PM ET, and Energy futures traded until 2:30 PM ET. The big economic highlight of the week will be the release of the monthly employment report for June on Friday morning.
Stocks kicked off the new month on Friday with gains, but they weren't enough to cut the losses for the week.
Ticker
Security
Last
Change
Change %
I:DJI
DOW JONES AVERAGES
31097.26
+321.83
+1.05%
SP500
S&P 500
3825.33
+39.95
+1.06%
I:COMP
NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX
11127.845123
+99.11
+0.90%
The S&P 500 rose 1.1%. The gain snapped a four-day losing streak for the benchmark index, which still posted its fourth losing week in the last five.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.9%.
The S&P 500 closed out its worst quarter since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. Its performance in the first half of 2022 was the worst since the first six months of 1970.
American Airlines, a glitch in the American Airlines scheduling platform reportedly allowed pilots to drop thousands of trips as delays and cancellations have derailed Fourth of July travel plans across the country.
SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 19:42 07-05-22
European Market, The investors' appetite is currently down with all Euro bourses negative and declining across the board. London's FTSE decreased by 1.26% to 7,141.29, Germany's DAX retreated by 1.13% to 12,629.25 while France's CAC followed suit by 1.28% to 5,878.16.
Asia Market, Asian stocks The investors' sentiments are mixed driven by investors' negative downturns. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index increased by 1.03% to 26,423.47, China's Shanghai declined by 0.1% to 3,404.03 while Hang Seng in Hong Kong increased by 0.1% to 21,830.35.
Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $19,643.8 by the hour and a maximum of $20,440.00 in 24 hours.
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