Global Markets Today While US Was Sleeping

On Monday, July 24, the U.S. markets ended in green, with Dow Jones continuing its winning streak for the eleventh day, ahead of a week filled with earnings reports and a Federal Reserve meeting.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher by 0.52% at 35,411.24 on Monday; the S&P 500 closed 0.40% higher at 4,554.64; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.19% to 14,058.87.

Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors rose, led by a gain in energy stocks.

Asian Markets Today

• Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended Tuesday’s session lower by 0.13% at 32,649.50.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.46% at 7,339.70.
• Shanghai Composite closed at 3,231.52, up 2.13%; Shenzhen CSI 300 jumped 2.89% to 3,915.12. Chinese Stocks gained as Politburo pledged to step up efforts to boost China’s ailing economy.
• Hang Seng index in Hong Kong rose 4.33%, closing the session at 19,454.00, led by the Politburo pledge. The index saw gains in stocks of internet giants and electric vehicle makers.

Eurozone at 05:15 AM ET

• The Pan-European STOXX 600 index is up 0.20%. The DAX index in Germany traded 0.01% up, and the CAC 40 in France rose 0.11%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.19%, as Unilever gained 5% post-H1 results.

Commodities at 05:15 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading lower by 0.27% at $78.53/bbl, and Brent was down 0.30% to $82.24/bbl.       
• Natural Gas was trading higher by 0.67% at $2.706.
• Gold was trading up 0.11% at $1,964.35, Silver rose 0.90% to $24.802, and Copper gained 1.75% to $3.9225.

US Futures at 05:15 AM ET

• Dow futures were down 0.01%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.16%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.38%.

US Dollar Index at 05:15 AM ET

• The U.S. Dollar Index was down 0.02% to 101.33.

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