World Markets Attempt A Rebound

World markets aimed for a rebound amidst fears of the Fed’s stance and the lingering concerns surrounding the economic situation. A drop in the Eurozone composite PMI and U.K.’s manufacturing PMI also shaped investor sentiment.

Asian stocks finished deep in the red. European stocks are trading mixed. Wall Street Futures are in mildly positive territory.

The Dollar Index rallied briefly to a near-twenty year high and the Euro broke the Dollar parity. Bond yields moved in a mixed pattern. Crude oil rallied following comments on output cut by a Saudi Minister. Gold rallied mildly. Cryptocurrencies rebounded.

Here is a snapshot of the world markets at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies.

Stock Indexes:

DJIA (US30) at 33,100.20, up 0.11%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,144.00, up 0.15%
Germany’s DAX at 13,251.57, up 0.16%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,500.20, down 0.45%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,381.23, up 0.04%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,663.15, up 0.13%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 28,452.75, down 1.19%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 6,961.80, down 1.21%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,276.22, down 0.05%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 19,503.25, down 0.78%

Currencies:

EURUSD at 0.9934, down 0.07%
GBPUSD at 1.764, down 0.00%
USDJPY at 137.26, down 0.15%
AUDUSD at 0.6878, up 0.05%
USDCAD at 1.3018, down 0.29%
Dollar Index at 108.92, down 0.11%

Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:

U.S. at 3.009%, down 0.85%
Germany at 1.3095%, up 1.28%
France at 1.905%, up 1.20%
U.K. at 2.5435%, up 1.09%
Japan at 0.206%, down 3.50%

Commodities:

Crude Oil WTI Futures (Sep) at $91.96, up 1.77%
Brent Oil Futures (Oct) at $97.83, up 1.40%
Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,753.85, up 0.31%

Cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin at $21,471.46, up 1.60%
Ethereum at $1,610.45, up 3.49%
BNB at $299.27, up 3.06%
XRP at $0.3402, up 1.52%
Cardano at $0.4573, up 3.55%

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