Asia Markets Mixed, Europe Higher, Crude Up 1% While Gold Above $2,000 - Global Markets Today While Us Was Sleeping

On Monday, October 30th, U.S. stock markets closed significantly higher, rebounding from the previous week.

Investors await economic data releases, and the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting.

All 11 S&P 500 sectors ended in the green, with the communication services sector leading the way with the most significant percentage gain.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.58% to 32,928.96, the S&P 500 was up 1.20% to 4,166.82, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.16% and ended the session at 12,789.48.

Asian Markets Today

• Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.60% higher at 30,858.85 on Tuesday, led by gains in the Gas & Water, Electrical/Machinery and Marine Transport sectors.
• The Bank of Japan maintained its negative interest rates at -0.10% and announced minor adjustments to its yield curve control policy.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.12%, closing the session at 6,780.70, led by gains in the A-REITs, Consumer Staples and Financials sectors.
• China’s Shanghai Composite declined 0.09% to close the session at 3,018.77, while the Shenzhen CSI 300 slid 0.31%, closing at 3,572.51.
• In October, China’s manufacturing unexpectedly contracted, and non-manufacturing growth slowed significantly, with the China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the month at 49.5, falling short of the estimated 50.2 and the previous month’s 50.2; Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index came in at 50.6, falling short of the estimated 51.8 and the previous month’s 51.7.
• Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was down 1.79% and closed at 17,410.00.

Eurozone at 06:15 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.71%.
• Germany’s DAX rose 0.56%.
• France’s CAC gained 0.88%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.49%.

Commodities at 06:15 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 1% at $83.12/bbl, and Brent was up by 0.95% at $87.19/bbl.
• Natural Gas gained 1.82% to $3.412.
• Gold was trading higher by 0.08% at $2,007.15, Silver declined 0.18% to $23.355, and Copper was up 0.02% to $3.6590.

US Futures at 06:15 AM ET

Dow futures were up 0.37%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.18%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures slid 0.02%.

Forex at 06:15 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index declined 0.07% to 106.04. USD/JPY was up 1.07% to 150.66, and AUD/USD gained 0.11% to 1.5705.