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Equities mixed after Nasdaq closed at record - 17.12.2024

Ara Zohrabian
Ara Zohrabian
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Todays’ Market Summary

  • The Dollar weakening has halted
  • Futures on three main US stock indexes are down
  • Brent is edging higher currently.
  • Gold prices are edging up currently

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Global equity indexes are trading in different directions currently after US stocks ended mixed on Monday. Tesla shares surged 4.34% outperforming market as Wedbush Securities raised its price target on Tesla to a Wall Street high of $515, Alphabet shares gained 3.54% on Monday amid news Barron's included the Google parent on the list of its 10 favorite stocks to buy for 2025.

Forex news

Coppia di ValuteCambiamento
EUR USD -0.1%
GBP USD +0.2%
USD JPY -0.1%
AUD/USD -0.2%

The Dollar weakening has halted currently. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, ended 0.1% lower on Monday.

GBP/USD joined EUR/USD’s slowed advancing yesterday as SP Global’s Flash Purchasing Managers’ Index data showed slight improvements in euro area private sector output in December. Euro is lower against the dollar currently while Pound is higher. AUD/USD joined USD/JPY’s slowed climbing on Monday with the yen higher against the Greenback currently and Australian dollar lower.

Stock Market news

IndiciCambiamento
Dow Jones -0.3%
Nikkei 225 -0.7%
Hang Seng -0.1%
Indice Azionario Australiano +0.5%

Futures on three main US stock indexes are down currently with the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury down at 4.397%. US markets ended mixed on Monday as the three main stock benchmarks recorded daily returns in a range from -0.25% to 1.24% with Nasdaq closing at record while S&P Global flash manufacturing PMI data indicated manufacturing output contraction accelerated this month.

European stock indexes futures are down currently after indexes closed marginally lower on Monday with auto shares leading losses. Asian indexes futures are mixed today with Australia’s All Ordinaries ASX 200 Index leading gains after mixed Chinese data showed China’s industrial output increased in November as expected while retail sales growth decelerated sharply.

Commodity Market news

Materie PrimeCambiamento
Petrolio Brent +0.1%
Petrolio WTI +0.1%

Brent is edging higher currently. Oil prices ended lower yesterday after release of weak consumer spending data in China, the world's largest oil importer. US West Texas Intermediate WTI ended 0.8% lower but is up currently. Brent lost 0.8% to $73.91 a barrel on Monday.

Gold Market News

MetalliCambiamento
Oro Dollaro +0.1%

Gold prices are edging up currently . Spot gold reversed its retreating yesterday: the price added 0.15% to $2652.75 an ounce on Monday.

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