Global Market Trends (2nd Mar., 2022)

March 2, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 1st Mar., 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,306.2600	-67.680	-1.550
NASDAQ	13,532.460	-218.94	-1.590
DJIA	33,294.950	-597.65	-1.760
*FTSE	7,378.1600*	47.9600	0.6500
*NIKKEI	26,393.030*	-451.69	-1.680
*HSI	22,343.920*	-417.79	-1.840
*SHANGHAI	3,484.1900*	-4.6400	-0.130
VIX	33.9200000	0.60000	1.8000
*DAX	13,883.170*	-21.680	-0.160

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

TGT	Target Corp	9.841%
CHRW	CH Robinson Worldwide Inc	8.42%
OXY	Occidental Petroleum Corp	6.998%
PARA	Paramount Global	5.39%
LMT	Lockheed Martin Corp	5.258%

BOTTOM

DXC	DXC Technology Co	11.578%
APTV	Aptiv PLC	8.7990%
RCL	Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd	8.7340%
PVH	PVH Corp	8.6320%
RF	Regions Financial Corp	8.5990%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.7410	+0.030
US 30-YR	2.1250	+0.019
US 5-YR	1.6080	+0.054
US 2-YR	1.3760	+0.071
US 3-MO	0.3550	+0.023
BUND 10-YR	-0.025	+0.044
JPN 10-YR	0.1340	-0.015
UK 10-YR	1.1910	+0.082

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	109.49	+6.080	+5.88
*NAT GAS	4.7310	+0.158	+3.46
*GOLD	1,937.7	-6.1000	-0.314
*SILVER	25.160	-0.3810	-1.490
*WHEAT	1,0590	+75.00	+7.62
*COPPER	4.5970	UNCH	UNCH

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8680	-0.002	-0.276
USD INDEX	97.610	+0.20	+0.21
USD/JPY	115.21	+0.32	+0.28
GBP/USD	1.3300	-0.002	-0.15
EUR/USD	1.1090	-0.003	-0.297
USD/CAD	1.271	-0.003	-0.212
AUD/USD	0.725	+0.00	+0.04

Analyst View
U.S Markets, trading session on the US bourse on Tuesday was volatile as the Russia-Ukraine continues to drive market uncertainty, pushing U.S. oil prices above $106 per barrel, even after a coordinated release of stockpiles by the U.S. and others.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 600 points, or 1.8%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.5% and 1.6%, respectively.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	33294.95	-597.65	-1.76%
SP500	S&P 500	4306.26	-67.68	-1.55%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13532.46	-218.94	-1.59%

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	71.82	+4.34	+6.43%
BNO	UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT	29.37	+2.21	+8.14%

Commodities, the U.S. benchmark crude rose to $106 per barrel before easing to close up 7.1% to $104.97 per barrel. Brent Crude closed 8% higher to $1.03.41. The U.S. and its allies announced a release of 60 million barrels of oil from global stockpiles, with 30 million coming from America, yet experts note it only covers a day's worth of consumption, very little to move the needle.

Gold also hit the highest level since January, closing at $1,942.40 an ounce.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
GLD	SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - EUR ACC	181.62	+3.24	+1.82%

Earnings, In earnings news, Target shares jumped as the retailer boosted its profit and sales forecast for 2022 after posting an 8.9% jump in same-store sales while noting 95% of fourth-quarter sales took place in stores. This follows Walmart's solid forecast last month. Kohl's also lifted 2022 projections, and those shares rose as well.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
TGT	TARGET CORP.	219.43	+19.66	+9.84%
WMT	WALMART INC.	135.99	+0.83	+0.61%
KSS	KOHL'S CORP.	56.80	+1.18	+2.12%

Visa and Mastercard became the latest companies to pare dealings with Russia. "Visa is taking prompt action to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions and is prepared to comply with additional sanctions that may be implemented" the company disclosed in a statement.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
V	VISA INC.	208.97	-7.15	-3.31%
MC	MOELIS & CO.	47.49	-0.72	-1.49%

Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin traded firmly higher to the $44,000 level.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:00 03-02-22

European Market, the European market plummeted and went negative across the board while investors watches development around the Russia-Ukraine crisis. London's FTSE increased by 0.594% to 7,373.73, Germany's DAX climbed by 1.12% to 13,748.68 and France's CAC also jumped by 0.33% to 6,375.49.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's sentiments sustained an upward trend by the hour as Russia expects some cushion from China to alleviate the sanction. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 1.68 to 26,393.03, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated by 1.84% to 22,343.92 while China's Shanghai also climb by 0.13% to 3,484.19.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $43,688.36 by the hour and a maximum of $44,615.73 in 24 hours.

SOURCE: CNBC
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