Asia And Europe Markets Rise, Crude Oil Reaches Hovers Around $75, Gold Hits $2,075 - Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping

On Tuesday, December 26th, the U.S. stock markets closed in green as all major indexes surged, boosted by increases in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods, and Industrial sectors.

In economic data, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to +0.03 in November from a revised -0.66 the previous month. S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased by 4.9% year-over-year in October, marking the largest jump since Nov. 2022.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.43% at 37,545.33, the S&P 500 gained 0.43% to 4,774.75, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.54%, ending the session at 15,074.57.

Asia Markets Today

• Japan's Nikkei 225 closed Wednesday's trading session higher by 1.15% at 33,681.24, led by gains in the Paper & Pulp, Transportation Equipment and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors.
• In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.79%, ending at 7,561.20, led by gains in the A-REITs, IT and Metals & Mining sectors.
• China's Shanghai Composite increased 0.54% to 2,914.61, while the Shenzhen CSI 300 was up 0.35%, closing at 3,336.36.
• Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 1.75%, concluding the day at 16,627.00.

Eurozone at 06:30 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was up 0.28%.
• Germany's DAX gained 0.22%.
• France's CAC rose 0.22%.
• The UK's FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.57%.

Commodities at 06:30 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading lower by 0.66% at $75.09/bbl, and Brent was down 0.54 at $80.41/bbl.
• Natural Gas gained 4.51% to $2.527.
• Gold was trading higher by 0.44% at $2,078.90, Silver declined 0.49% to $24.277, and Copper rose 0.63% to $3.9257.

US Futures at 06:30 AM ET            

Dow futures were down 0.03%, S&P 500 futures slid 0.02%, while Nasdaq 100 Futures was up 0.01%.

Forex at 06:30 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index declined 0.05% to 101.41, USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 142.63, and AUD/USD slipped 0.16% to 1.4630.