Asia Markets Mixed, Eurozone Climbs, And Crude Trading Near 5-Week Low - Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping

On Thursday, October 5, the U.S. stock indexes closed lower, with investors anticipating Friday’s monthly employment data and potential insights into future interest rate directions.

S&P 500’s performance was mixed; technology, healthcare, and financials rose, while consumer staples, industrials, and energy sectors declined.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 0.03% at 33,119.57. The S&P 500 saw a decrease of 0.13%, settling at 4,258.19, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.12% to conclude at 13,219.83.

Asian Markets Today

• Japan’s Nikkei 225 concluded Friday’s session settling lower by 0.28% at 30,994.67, led by losses in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Finance & Investment sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.41% and closed at 6,954.20, led by gains in the Financials, Gold and Materials sectors.
• China’s markets were closed for the National Day holiday.
• Hang Seng index in Hong Kong gained 1.40%, closing at 117,466.50

Eurozone at 05:45 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.52%.
• Germany’s DAX increased 0.64%.
• France’s CAC rose 0.40%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.33%.

Commodities at 05:45 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading lower by 0.15% at $82.19/bbl, and Brent was down 0.15% to $83.94/bbl.
• Natural Gas was up by 1.07% to $3.200.
• Gold was trading higher by 0.10% at $1,833.75, Silver rose 0.38% to $21.098, and Copper was up by 0.94% to $3.5855.

US Futures at 05:45 AM ET

Dow futures were up 0.11%, S&P 500 futures increased 0.10%, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose by 0.13%.

Forex at 05:45 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index was up 0.02% to 106.35. USD/JPY gained 0.35% to 148.02, and AUD/USD rose by 0.15% to 1.5722.