Global Market Trends (7th Mar., 2022)

March 7, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 4th Mar., 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,328.8700	-34.620	-0.790
NASDAQ	13,313.440	-224.50	-1.660
DJIA	33,614.800	-179.86	-0.530
*FTSE	6,853.2000*	-133.94	-1.920
*NIKKEI	25,221.410*	-764.06	-2.940
*HSI	21,057.630*	-847.66	-3.870
*SHANGHAI	3,372.8600*	-74.790	-2.170
VIX	35.7800000	3.80000	11.880
*DAX	12,536.420*	-558.12	-4.260

S&PMARKET MOVERS

TOP

OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corp	17.592%
MOS	Mosaic Co	7.4920%
KR	Kroger Co	6.9690%
BKR	Baker Hughes Co	6.4400%
CSX	CSX Corp	6.0640%

BOTTOM

PVH	PVH Corp	11.573%
APTV	Aptiv PLC	9.4120%
UAL	United Airlines Holdings Inc	9.0660%
TPR	Tapestry Inc	8.4170%
MU	Micron Technology Inc	8.1520%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.7380	+0.016
US 30-YR	2.1580	+0.010
US 5-YR	1.6340	+0.005
US 2-YR	1.4860	-0.004
US 3-MO	0.3650	+0.030
BUND 10-YR	-0.064	+0.037
JPN 10-YR	0.1490	-0.015
UK 10-YR	1.2530	+0.043

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	124.20	+8.520	+7.365
*NAT GAS	5.1280	+0.112	+2.230
*GOLD	2,001.5	+34.90	+1.775
*SILVER	26.180	+0.391	+1.520
*WHEAT	1,2940	+85.00	+7.030
*COPPER	4.9870	+0.050	+1.000

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8690	-0.002	-0.207
USD INDEX	99.070	+0.42	+0.43
USD/JPY	115.04	+0.26	+0.23
GBP/USD	1.3170	-0.006	-0.431
EUR/USD	1.0860	-0.007	-0.632
USD/CAD	1.2720	-0.001	-0.102
AUD/USD	0.7400	+0.003	+0.420

Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin traded down to the $41,000 level.

U.S Markets, U.S. stocks dipped lower on Friday as investors watch the developments in Ukraine and the escalating price of Oil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 180 points, or 0.5%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell by 0.8% and 1.7%, respectively. Financials were the worst performers in the S&P 500. All three of the major averages fell for the week.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	33614.8	-179.86	-0.53%
SP500	S&P 500	4328.87	-34.62	-0.79%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13313.438007	-224.50	-1.66%
XLF	FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF	37.24	-0.70	-1.85%

Job report, the February jobs report blew past expectations with the addition of 678,000 nonfarm jobs last month. In January, 467,000 jobs were added. The unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, the lowest since February 2020.

Commodities, Oil prices remained elevated as Russian forces continued the shelling of cities in Ukraine.U.S. benchmark crude rose to $115 per barrel, gaining 26% for the week, while Brent crude, the international price standard, closed above $118.11 per barrel. Energy stocks rose in tandem as the top S&P performers.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	79.43	+4.87	+6.53%
BNO	UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT	32.77	+2.08	+6.78%
XLE	ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF	75.22	+2.10	+2.87%

In stocks, Costco shares were under pressure as container delays remain an issue. Still, quarterly profit and revenue exceeded analyst expectations.

Weapons company, Smith & Wesson shares tumbled after the company disclosed demand for firearms has cooled from pandemic heights.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SWBI	SMITH & WESSON BRANDS	15.65	-2.24	-12.52%

Corporate reactions against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. corporations continue to react to the Ukrainian crisis. Airbnb is suspending Russian business, Uber is offering free rides to the Poland border and Microsoft announced it will stop sales in Russia.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
ABNB	AIRBNB INC.	142.70	-8.99	-5.93%
UBER	UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC.	29.83	-1.89	-5.96%
MSFT	MICROSOFT CORP.	289.86	-6.06	-2.05%

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:30 03-04-22

European Market, the European market plummeted and went negative across the board while investors watches development around Russia take over the largest Nuclear plant in Europe. London's FTSE increased by 1.46% to 6,885.2, Germany's DAX climbed by 3.15% to 12,682.54 and France's CAC also jumped by 2.87% to 5,887.47.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's sentiments remained subdued and negative across the board. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 2.23% to 25,985.47, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated by 2.5% to 21,905.29 while China's Shanghai also climb by 0.96% to 3,447.65.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $37,592.73 by the hour and a maximum of $38,556.27 in 24 hours.

SOURCE: CNBC
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