Europe And Asia Markets Gain; Dollar Set For 7% Annual Gain - Global Markets Today While Us Slept
US markets mixed on Dec 26, Dow up 0.07%, S&P 500 down 0.04%, Nasdaq down 0.05%. Japan's Nikkei up 1.77%, Australia's ASX up 0.50%, India's Nifty up 0.35%, China's Shanghai up 0.06%. Europe's STOXX 50 up 0.56%. Oil and natural gas prices rose, gold and silver declined. US futures and forex markets down.