Markets remained firm despite worries of a large rate hike by the ECB in its August meeting. Easing geopolitical tensions also helped shore up the sentiment. Oil prices recovered after touching a multi-month low on demand concerns.<\/p>\n
Asian stocks mostly moved higher. European stocks are also trading mostly higher. Wall Street Futures too have edged up. <\/p>\n
The Dollar Index declined. Bond yields moved mixed. Crude oil prices recovered from the lows touched following the unexpected rise in crude oil inventories in the U.S. Gold strengthened amidst the Dollar’s weakness. Cryptocurrencies declined. <\/p>\n
Here is a snapshot of the world markets<\/span> at this hour across stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities and cryptocurrencies. <\/p>\n Stock Indexes:<\/p>\n DJIA (US30) at 32,839.40, up 0.08% Currencies:<\/p>\n EURUSD at 1.0197, up 0.32% Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields:<\/p>\n U.S. at 2.734%, down 0.52% Commodities:<\/p>\n Crude Oil WTI Futures (Sep) at $91.03, up 0.41% Cryptocurrencies: <\/p>\n Bitcoin at $22,858.51, down 2.16%
S&P 500 (US500) at 4,159.90, up 0.11%
Germany’s DAX at 13,719.83, up 0.97%
U.K.’s FTSE 100 at 7,446.59, up 0.01%
France’s CAC 40 at 6,519.25, up 0.73%
Euro Stoxx 50 at 3,762.35, up 0.80%
Japan’s Nikkei 225 at 27,932.20, up 0.69%
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 at 6,974.90, down 0.01%
China’s Shanghai Composite at 3,189.04, up 0.80%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng at 20,174.04, up 2.06% <\/p>\n
GBPUSD at 1.2175, up 0.26%
USDJPY at 134.18, up 0.24%
AUDUSD at 0.6976, up 0.47%
USDCAD at 1.2837, down 0.01%
Dollar Index at 106.24, down 0.25%<\/p>\n
Germany at 0.8670%, up 0.35%
France at 1.419%, down 1.46%
U.K. at 1.9270%, up 0.73%
Japan at 0.174%, down 0.57% <\/p>\n
Brent Oil Futures (Oct) at $97.00, up 0.23%
Gold Futures (Aug) at $1,793.85, up 0.98%<\/p>\n
Ethereum at $1,621.75, down 2.25%
BNB at $300.06, up 2.88%
XRP at $0.3699, down 0.85%
Cardano at $0.5009, down 1.91% <\/p>\n