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August 5, 2021
January 20, 2022
| NAME | LAST | CHG | %CHG | 
| S&P 500 | 4,532.76000 | -44.350 | -0.97 | 
| NASDAQ | 14,340.2500 | -166.64 | -1.15 | 
| DJIA | 35,028.6500 | -339.82 | -0.96 | 
| *FTSE | 7,564.6300* | -25.030 | -0.33 | 
| *NIKKEI | 27,772.930* | 305.700 | 1.110 | 
| *HSI | 24,952.350* | 824.500 | 3.420 | 
| *SHANGHAI | 3,555.0600* | -3.1200 | -0.09 | 
| VIX | 23.4100000 | -0.4400 | -1.84 | 
| *DAX | 15,756.160* | -53.560 | -0.34 | 
| TTWO | 
 Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 
 | 
6.050% | |
| NEM | 
 Newmont Corporation 
 | 
6.041% | |
| CTXS | 
 Citrix Systems Inc 
 | 
3.663% | |
| PG | 
 Procter & Gamble Co 
 | 
3.363% | |
| SEE | 
 Sealed Air Corp 
 | 
3.327% | 
| F | 
 Ford Motor Co 
 | 
7.916% | |
| USB | 
 US Bancorp 
 | 
7.750% | |
| STT | 
 State Street Corp 
 | 
7.059% | |
| MRNA | 
 Moderna Inc 
 | 
6.720% | |
| AMAT | 
 Applied Materials Inc 
 | 
6.097% | 
| NAME | YIELD | CHG | 
|---|---|---|
| US 10-YR | 1.8380 | +0.011 | 
| US 30-YR | 2.1510 | +0.012 | 
| US 5-YR | 1.6250 | +0.014 | 
| US 2-YR | 1.0430 | +0.018 | 
| US 3-MO | 0.1880 | +0.016 | 
| BUND 10-YR | -0.019 | -0.010 | 
| JPN 10-YR | 0.1410 | +0.002 | 
| UK 10-YR | 1.2470 | -0.010 | 
| NAME | LAST | CHG | %CHG | 
|---|---|---|---|
| *OIL | 86.3800 | -0.5800 | -0.67 | 
| *NAT GAS | 4.00000 | -0.0310 | -0.77 | 
| *GOLD | 1,840.5 | -2.7000 | -0.15 | 
| *SILVER | 24.205 | -0.0260 | -0.11 | 
| *WHEAT | 796.00 | -0.5000 | -0.06 | 
| *COPPER | 4.5060 | +0.036 | +0.81 | 
| NAME | LAST | CHG | %CHG | 
|---|---|---|---|
| JPY/USD | 0.8750 | +0.001 | +0.08 | 
| USD INDEX | 95.520 | +0.010 | +0.01 | 
| USD/JPY | 114.25 | -0.070 | -0.06 | 
| GBP/USD | 1.3630 | +0.003 | +0.21 | 
| EUR/USD | 1.1350 | +0.001 | +0.06 | 
| USD/CAD | 1.2490 | -0.003 | -0.22 | 
| AUD/USD | 0.7230 | +0.002 | +0.33 | 
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 35028.65 | -339.82 | -0.96% | 
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 4532.76 | -44.35 | -0.97% | 
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 14340.255145 | -166.64 | -1.15% | 
Treasury bill, the 10-year Treasury hovered around 1.84% and oil closed at $86.96 per barrel, an eight-year-high.  
FinTech, the giant Fintech companies posted declines with Apple, Amazon and Google leading the negative trend.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 166.23 | -3.57 | -2.10% | 
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 3,125.98 | -52.37 | -1.65% | 
| GOOGL | ALPHABET INC. | 2,702.33 | -17.63 | -0.65% | 
SoFi, Financials are in focus with SoFi Technologies Inc. rising over 13% after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve approved its application to operate as a bank, and it expects to do so next month.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFI | SOFI TECHNOLOGIES | 13.71 | +1.65 | +13.68% | 
Earnings, In earnings news, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley rose after reporting better-than-expected results.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP. | 46.44 | +0.18 | +0.39% | 
| MS | MORGAN STANLEY | 95.73 | +1.72 | +1.83% | 
Procter & Gamble also reported better than expected results even with inflationary pressures. "We delivered very strong top-line growth and made sequential progress on earnings in the face of significant cost headwinds," President and CEO Jon Moeller said in a release. "These results keep us on track to deliver our earnings outlook and to raise estimates for sales growth, cash productivity and cash return to shareowners."
Mergers and Acquisition (M&A), following Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Sony shares fell over fears of stiffer competition.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONY | SONY GROUP CORP. | 110.04 | -5.80 | -5.01% | 
Other game-makers remain in focus as speculation mounts over the possibility of more M&A in the sector.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 303.33 | +0.68 | +0.22% | 
| ATVI | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC. | 82.15 | -0.16 | -0.19% | 
| EA | ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. | 136.91 | +3.00 | +2.24% | 
| ZNGA | ZYNGA INC. | 9.02 | +0.03 | +0.33% | 
| TTWO | TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC. | 163.36 | +9.32 | +6.05% | 
Asia Market, In Asia, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 2.8% to its lowest level since August, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.1% and China's Shanghai Composite lost 0.3%.
SOURCE: CNBC
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