Global Market Trends (22nd Feb., 2022)

February 22, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 21st, February 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,348.8700	-31.390	-0.72
NASDAQ	13,548.070	-168.65	-1.23
DJIA	34,079.180	-232.85	-0.68
*FTSE	7,432.9700*	-51.360	-0.69
*NIKKEI	26,449.610*	-461.26	-1.71
*HSI	23,520.000*	-650.07	-2.69
*SHANGHAI	3,457.1500*	-33.470	-0.96
VIX	31.0400000	3.2900	11.86
*DAX	14,482.780*	-248.34	-1.69

S&P 500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

DLTR	Dollar Tree Inc	5.223%
ED	Consolidated Edison Inc	3.88%
LKQ	LKQ Corp	3.212%
CLX	Clorox Co	3.109%
SEE	Sealed Air Corp	2.91%

BOTTOM

PPL	PPL Corp	7.25%
GE	General Electric Co	5.86%
ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	5.405%
INTC	Intel Corp	5.319%
CE	Celanese Corp	5.255%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.889	-0.041
US 30-YR	2.208	-0.041
US 5-YR	1.801	-0.023
US 2-YR	1.466	-0.006
US 3-MO	0.368	+0.01
BUND 10-YR	0.188	-0.012
JPN 10-YR	0.197	-0.016
UK 10-YR	1.385	-0.019

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	95.4800	+4.410	+4.84
*NAT GAS	4.60300	+0.172	+3.88
*GOLD	1,904.3	+4.500	+0.24
*SILVER	24.140	+0.148	+0.62
*WHEAT	828.75	+24.75	+3.08
*COPPER	4.4940	-0.026	-0.56

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8710	-0.001	-0.11
USD INDEX	96.090	+0.01	+0.01
USD/JPY	114.85	+0.11	+0.10
GBP/USD	1.3570	-0.003	-0.19
EUR/USD	1.1320	+0.001	+0.07
USD/CAD	1.2740	-0.001	-0.09
AUD/USD	0.7210	+0.002	+0.21

Analyst View
After the market volatility of the past week, traders and investors had to pause their trade due to the Presidents Day holiday yesterday.

U.S. equity markets, as well as the bond market, will be closed on Monday. Stock futures will trade on an abbreviated schedule. Equities will close at 1:30 p.m. Commodity futures, such as energy and metals, will trade until 2:30 p.m. Markets in Europe and Asia traded according to their regular schedules.

U.S. stocks fell across the board Friday as investors kept a close eye on escalating worries over the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine. The S&P 500 fell 31.39 points to 4,348.87. The benchmark index is now 9.3% below its all-time high set on Jan. 3. The Dow fell 232.85 points to 34,079.18, and the Nasdaq gave up 168.65 points to 13,548.07.

The major indexes recorded losses for a second straight week.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	34079.18	-232.85	-0.68%
SP500	S&P 500	4348.87	-31.39	-0.72%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13548.07	-168.65	-1.23%

Commodities, Oil fell over 2% for the week, closing at $91.07 per barrel. Russia is a major energy producer, and a military conflict could disrupt energy supplies and make for extremely volatile energy prices.

Treasury, Treasury yields fell as investors shifted money into the safety of U.S. bonds. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which affects rates on mortgages and other consumer loans, fell to 1.93% from 1.97%.

Weakness from several big technology stocks, which have more weight on indexes because of their size, helped pull the broader market lower. Intel fell 5.3%. Retailers and travel-related companies also lost ground. Amazon shed 1.3% and Royal Caribbean fell 1.7%.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:40 02-22-22

European Market, the European market performance by the hour nose-dived in response to Putin ordering his troop to back separatists groups. London's FTSE declined by 0.31% to 7,460.06, Germany's DAX decreased by 0.8% to 14,613.41 and France's CAC also dipped by 0.49% to 6,755.39.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's sentiments are negative due to the ongoing Russian-Ukraine crisis as Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index retreated by 1.71% to 26,449.61, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong slid down by 2.69% to 23,520 while China's Shanghai declined by 0.96% to 3,457.15.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $36,368.99 by the hour and a maximum of $37,462.33 in 24 hours.

SOURCE: CNBC
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