Asia Mostly Up, Europe Markets Gain In Anticipation Of US Inflation Data, Crude Nears $80 - Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping

On Monday, November 13th, the U.S. stock markets closed mixed as investors awaited key inflation data that might shed light on the duration of the U.S. Federal Reserve's high-interest rate policy.

In the 11 key sectors of the S&P 500, energy emerged as the top performer, while utilities experienced the largest decline.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.16% to 34,337.87, the S&P 500 declined 0.08% to 4,411.55, and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.22%, ending the session at 13,767.74.

Asia Markets Today

• Japan's Nikkei 225 ended Tuesday's session higher by 0.34% at 32,695.93, led by gains in the Paper & Pulp, Warehousing, and Rubber sectors.
• Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.83%, closing the session at 7,006.70, led by gains in the Energy, Resources, and Metals & Mining sectors.
• China's Shanghai Composite was up 0.31% to close the session at 3,056.07, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 gained 0.07%, closing at 3,582.06.
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.22% and closed at 17,425.00.
• Monday's data showed a sharp decline in China's new loans in October, though less than expected. Also, overall liquidity efforts by the government were slow.

Eurozone at 06:15 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.04%.
• Germany's DAX gained 0.36%.
• France's CAC increased by 0.08%.
• The U.K.'s FTSE 100 traded lower by 0.47%.

Commodities at 06:15 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 0.10% at $78.44/bbl, and Brent was up by 0.18% at $82.68/bbl.
• Natural Gas gained 0.50% to $3.213.
• Gold was trading up 0.01% at $1950.55, Silver gained 0.41 % to $22.450, and Copper declined 0.04% to $3.6650.

US Futures at 06:15 AM ET

Dow futures were up 0.01%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.05%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures increased 0.18%.

Forex at 06:15 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index was down 0.08% to 105.55. USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 151.72, and AUD/USD gained 0.11% to 1.5699.