Asia Ex-Japan And Europe Markets Gain, Dollar Cools - Global Markets Today While US Slept

On Monday, January 13th, U.S. markets closed with mixed results. The Nasdaq declined, while the S&P 500 gained slightly after bouncing off a recent low. Elevated Treasury yields, persistent inflation concerns, resilient economic data, and Federal Reserve comments created headwinds, challenging both stock and bond markets.

Economic data showed that U.S. consumer inflation expectations for the next year remained steady at 3% in December, unchanged from the previous month.

Most S&P 500 sectors ended higher, led by energy, materials, and healthcare, while utilities and information technology declined.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.83% and closed at 42,297.12, the S&P 500 closed higher by 0.16% at 5,836.22, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.38% to finish at 19,088.10.

Asia Markets Today

• On Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed lower by 1.92% at 38,436.50, led by losses in the Retail, Banking, and Automobile and parts sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.48%, ending the session at 8,231.00, led by gains in the Materials, Resources and Metals & Mining sectors.
• India’s Nifty 50 closed higher by 0.55% at 23,212.10, and the Nifty 500 gained 1.29%, closing at 21,518.10. Gains in the power, metals, and public sector undertakings led the index.
• China’s Shanghai Composite surged 2.54% and closed at 3,240.94, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 gained 2.63%, finishing the day at 3,820.54.
• Hong Kong Hang Seng closed the session higher by 1.83% at 19,219.78.

Eurozone at 06:00 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 was up 1.08%.
• Germany’s DAX gained 0.82%.
• France’s CAC rose 1.17%.
• U.K.’s FTSE index 100 traded higher by 0.21%.

Commodities at 06:00 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading lower by 0.74% at $76.75/bbl, and Brent was down 0.78% at $80.38/bbl.
• Natural Gas declined 3.25% to $3.808.
• Gold was trading higher by 0.05% at $2,680.96, Silver was up 0.01% to $30.312, and Copper rose 0.15% to $4.3325.

U.S. Futures at 06:00 AM ET

Dow futures were up 0.38%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.54% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.71%.

Forex at 06:00 AM ET

• The U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.05% to 109.56, USD/JPY rose 0.25% to 157.87, and USD/AUD declined 0.14% to 1.6167.
• The dollar eased after the Trump administration reported a gradual tariff approach, though it remains strong following robust jobs data and the Fed’s cautious rate outlook.

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