Global market sentiment was broadly of caution ahead of the crucial CPI data release from the U.S. Markets expect the headline inflation to decline and the core component that excludes the volatile food and energy prices, to remain steady.<\/p>\n
Wall Street Futures are trading with mild gains. European benchmarks are trading mostly higher amidst data showing Eurozone investor morale beat forecasts.
Unemployment data from the U.K. revealed a steady position. Asian stocks finished on a mostly positive note. <\/p>\n
Dollar edged lower. Bond yields mostly eased. Crude oil prices rose mildly amidst an uplift to the global demand outlook by IEA. Gold is trading close to the flatline. Cryptocurrencies declined. <\/p>\n
Here is a glimpse of the major world markets<\/span> at this hour.<\/p>\n Stock Indexes:<\/p>\n DJIA (US30) at 34,345.00, up 0.02% Currencies:<\/p>\n EUR\/USD at 1.0720, up 0.21% Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:<\/p>\n U.S. at 4.626%, down 0.17% Commodities:<\/p>\n Brent Oil Futures (Jan) at $82.69, up 0.21%. Cryptocurrencies: <\/p>\n Bitcoin at $36,465.34, down 1.45%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,413.00, up 0.03%
Germany’s DAX at 15,404.51, up 0.39%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,391.71, down 0.46%
France’s CAC 40 at 7,094.42, up 0.10%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 4,242.15, up 0.24%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 32,695.93, up 0.43%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 7,006.70, up 0.83%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,056.07, up 0.31%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 17,425.00, down 0.22% <\/p>\n
GBP\/USD at 1.2290, up 0.09%
USD\/JPY at 151.71, up 0.00%
AUD\/USD at 0.6374, down 0.10%
USD\/CAD at 1.3830, up 0.23%
Dollar Index at 105.54, down 0.09% <\/p>\n
Germany at 2.7060%, down 0.40%
France at 3.281%, down 0.38%
U.K. at 4.3435%, up 0.57%
Japan at 0.851%, down 0.53% <\/p>\n
Crude Oil WTI Futures (Dec) at $78.47, up 0.27%.
Gold Futures (Dec) at $1,950.35, up 0.01%. <\/p>\n
Ethereum at $2,046.07, down 0.60%
BNB at $246.33, down 0.28%
XRP at $0.6538, down 0.21%
Solana (SOL) at $53.87, down 7.02%. <\/p>\n