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Markets mixed as Democratic Convention starts - 18.8.2020
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[QUOTE="IFC Markets, post: 184432, member: 18359"] [SIZE=6][B]Top daily news[/B][/SIZE] [B] Global markets are mixed currently [/B] after a mixed session on Monday. US equities ended mostly higher Monday while Dow pulled back as former first lady Michelle Obama called Trump “the wrong president for our country” in a video speech as the virtual Democratic National Convention started. [SIZE=6][B]Forex news[/B][/SIZE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Currency Pair[/TD] [TD]Change[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EUR USD[/TD] [TD]+0.18%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]GBP USD[/TD] [TD]+0.42%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]USD JPY[/TD] [TD]-0.51%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]The Dollar weakening persists currently [/B]. The live dollar index data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, slid 0.3% Monday despite a stronger than expected home builder confidence in the newly built, single-family home market in August, while the Empire State index fell 13.5 points to 3.7 in August, indicating a slower pace of growth. EUR/USD and GBP/USD continued climbing Monday. Both pairs are higher currently. [I]AUD/USD [/I] continued advancing yesterday while [I]USD/JPY[/I] continued sliding with the dynamics intact for both pairs currently. [SIZE=6][B]Stock Market news[/B][/SIZE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Indices[/TD] [TD]Change[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Dow Jones Index[/TD] [TD]-0.35%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]GB 100 Index[/TD] [TD]-0.12%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nikkei Index[/TD] [TD]-1.25%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Hang Seng Index[/TD] [TD]-0.45%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B]Futures on three main US stock indexes are mixed [/B] currently ahead of the housing starts and building permits reports at 16:30 CET today. The three main US stock indexes posted returns ranging from -0.3% to 1.0% Monday. [I]European stock indexes [/I] are advancing currently after retracing higher yesterday led by basic resources shares. Asian indexes are mixed today with [I] Nikkei [/I] extending losses joined by [I] Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index [/I]. [SIZE=6][B]Commodity Market news[/B][/SIZE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Commodities[/TD] [TD]Change[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Brent Crude Oil[/TD] [TD]+0.42%[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]WTI Crude[/TD] [TD]+0.28%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Brent is pulling back today. Oil prices ended solidly higher on Monday after reports Friday Chinese state-owned oil companies had tentatively booked tankers to carry at least 20 million barrels of US crude oil in August and September. The US oil benchmark [I] West Texas Intermediate (WTI) [/I] for September rose 2.1% Monday but is down currently. [I] October Brent [/I] crude added 1.3% to $45.37 a barrel on Monday. [SIZE=6][B]Gold Market News[/B][/SIZE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Metals[/TD] [TD]Change[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gold[/TD] [TD]+1%[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B] Gold prices are extending gains[/B] today. December gold surged 2.5% to $1998.70 an ounce on Monday. [/QUOTE]
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