Global Market Trends (24th Mar., 2022)

March 24, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 22nd Mar. 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,456.2400	-55.370	-1.230
NASDAQ	13,922.600	-186.21	-1.320
DJIA	34,358.500	-448.96	-1.290
*FTSE	7,481.5000*	20.8700	0.2800
*NIKKEI	28,110.390*	70.2300	0.2500
*HSI	21,945.950*	-208.13	-0.940
*SHANGHAI	3,250.2600*	-20.77	-0.630
VIX	23.1700000	-0.400	-1.700
*DAX	14,330.090*	46.4400	0.3300

S&P500 MARKET MOVER

TOP

HES	Hess Corp	4.558%
FANG	Diamondback Energy Inc	3.852%
NEM	Newmont Corporation	3.788%
MRO	Marathon Oil Corp	3.731%
CF	CF Industries Holdings Inc	3.590%

BOTTOM

ADBE	Adobe Inc.	9.337%
RMD	Resmed Inc	8.645%
SBNY	Signature Bank	6.598%
CNC	Centene Corp	5.835%
CRL	Charles River Laboratories International Inc	5.644%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	2.364	+0.043
US 30-YR	2.535	+0.015
US 5-YR	2.388	+0.048
US 2-YR	2.151	+0.038
US 3-MO	0.530	+0.033
BUND 10-YR	0.501	+0.022
JPN 10-YR	0.243	+0.018
UK 10-YR	1.644	+0.016

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	115.350	+0.420	+0.365
*NAT GAS	5.20800	-0.0240	-0.4600
*GOLD	1,941.3	+4.000	+0.207
*SILVER	25.2750	+0.086	+0.340
*WHEAT	1,099.0	-6.750	-0.6100
*COPPER	4.7990	+0.023	+0.470

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8220	-0.004	-0.460
USD INDEX	98.840	+0.220	+0.220
USD/JPY	121.69	+0.540	+0.450
GBP/USD	1.3160	-0.004	-0.318
EUR/USD	1.0990	-0.002	-0.164
USD/CAD	1.2570	+0.001	+0.100
AUD/USD	0.7470	-0.003	-0.387

Bitcoin traded around $42,000.

Analyst Views
U.S Markets, the trading session yesterday ended with a decline across the board as investors are keeping a close eye on Russia and Ukraine as President Biden heads to a NATO meeting and EU Summit Thursday in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 449 points or 1.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slid 1.2% and 1.3%, respectively.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	34358.5	-448.96	-1.29%
SP500	S&P 500	4456.24	-55.37	-1.23%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13922.604203	-186.21	-1.32%

Commodities, Oil rose over 5% with U.S. crude futures settling at $114.93 per barrel, while Brent, the global benchmark, hit $121.60.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	81.95	+3.39	+4.32%
BNO	UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT	33.48	+1.67	+5.25%
UGA	UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP PARTNERSHIP UNITS	60.52	+2.09	+3.58%

Gold continued its march higher to $1,936.60 an ounce level.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
GLD	SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - EUR ACC	181.72	+2.36	+1.32%

Treasury, the yield on the 10-year Treasury eased Wednesday to 2.32%, the second-highest level of 2022, putting the shares of banks and brokers in focus, which should benefit from higher yields.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
JPM	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.	139.78	-2.84	-1.99%
GS	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC.	335.61	-7.45	-2.17%
BAC	BANK OF AMERICA CORP.	43.09	-1.09	-2.47%

Semiconductor makers are in focus with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger expected to tell Congress at a hearing Wednesday the industry needs more funding to address the chip crisis. Micron's CEO will also be in attendance.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
INTC	INTEL CORP.	48.27	-0.12	-0.25%
MU	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC.	75.65	-3.47	-4.39%

Drugmakers, Moderna will seek FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 through 12 years of age.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
MRNA	MODERNA INC.	178.73	-7.99	-4.28%

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:45 03-24-22

European Market, Current trading sentiments are positive as investors are optimistic about market development London's FTSE climbed by 0.33% to 7,484.61, Germany's DAX climbed by 0.31 to 14,327.47 while France's CAC also jump by 0.34% to 6,603.72

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investors' sentiments are mixed and prices are choppy. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 0.25% to 28,110.39, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated by 0.94% to 21,945.95 and China's Shanghai also dipped by 0.63% to 3,250.26.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $41,779.11 by the hour and a maximum of $42,554.37 in 24 hours.