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Global Market Trends (21th Mar., 2022)

March 21, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of 18th Mar., 2022  

 
NAME                  LAST  CHG %CHG
S&P 500                       4,463.1200 51.450 1.170
NASDAQ                  13,893.840 279.06 2.050
DJIA                         34,754.930 274.17 0.800
*FTSE                      7,404.7300* 19.390 0.260
*NIKKEI              26,827.430* 174.54 0.650
*HSI                  21,117.790* -294.61 -1.38
*SHANGHAI          3,253.6900* 2.6100 0.080
VIX                           25.1900000 1.3200 5.530
*DAX                    14,413.090* UNCH UNCH



S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

MTCH
Match Group Inc
 7.800%  
EPAM
Epam Systems Inc
 7.790%  
HPQ
HP Inc
 7.538%  
CDAY
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc
 6.883%  
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
 6.812%


BOTTOM

FDX
FedEx Corp
 3.978%  
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Co
 3.900%  
CEG
Constellation Energy Corp
 3.883%  
CINF
Cincinnati Financial Corp
 3.274%  
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corp
 3.051%  



SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME YIELD CHG
US 10-YR 2.182 +0.034
US 30-YR 2.441 +0.023
US 5-YR 2.182 +0.039
US 2-YR 1.976 +0.019
US 3-MO 0.442 +0.028
BUND 10-YR 0.391 +0.021
JPN 10-YR 0.207 +0.003
UK 10-YR 1.500 +0.002



FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME LAST CHG %CHG
*OIL 108.6500 +3.950 +3.773
*NAT GAS 4.904000 +0.041 +0.840
*GOLD 1,925.10 -4.200 -0.2180
*SILVER 25.16500 +0.078 +0.310
*WHEAT 1,075.75 +12.00 +1.130
*COPPER 4.675000 -0.0650 -1.3600



CURRENCIES

NAME LAST CHG %CHG
JPY/USD 0.839 -0.000 -0.024
USD INDEX 98.29 +0.060 +0.06
USD/JPY 119.2 +0.030 +0.03
GBP/USD 1.315 -0.0030 -0.228
EUR/USD 1.105 -0.0000 -0.009
USD/CAD 1.260 +0.000 +0.020
AUD/USD 0.739 -0.002 -0.270



Analyst View
U.S Markets, The trading session last Friday happened to be one of the best week ending after a very long time as the stocks ride a volatile market to profitability. All the bourses were positive across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 265 points or 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were higher by 1% and 2%, respectively. 

For the week, the benchmarks saw big gains with Dow adding 5.5%, the Nasdaq over 8% and the S&P 500 over 6%. Investors also digested the first rate hike by the Federal Reserve since 2018, Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and elevated commodity prices. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34754.93 +274.17 +0.80%
SP500 S&P 500 4463.120 +51.45 +1.17%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 13893.83 +279.06 +2.05%

Commodities, the U.S. crude fell over 4% for the week to close at $104.70 per barrel. While Brent, the global benchmark, fell to $107.93. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. 74.64 +0.96 +1.30%
BNO UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT 29.77 +0.32 +1.07%

Gas prices, per AAA, held steady just below $4.30 a gallon. 

 

Corporate action, In stocks, FedEx shares fell after posting weaker than expected profits of $4.59 per share which missed the $4.64 Wall Street estimate and the company sees more headwinds in the current quarter. 

 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
FDX FEDEX CORP. 218.92 -9.05 -3.97%
UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. 219.82 -2.55 -1.15%

GameStop shares curbed all losses to close higher even after posting an unexpected quarterly loss of $1.94 per share compared to a profit of $1.19 during the same period a year ago due to supply chain issues. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
GME GAMESTOP CORP. 90.78 +3.10 +3.54%

Vaccine makers were also in focus as Moderna plans to seek approval for a fourth COVID-19 shot. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
MRNA MODERNA INC. 178.93 +10.67 +6.34%
PFE PFIZER INC. 54.44 +0.20 +0.37%
BNTX BIONTECH SE 174.46 +9.46 +5.73%

Bitcoin traded around $40,000.


SPOT MARKET  BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:37  03-21-22

European Market, Current trading sentiments are cautious and investors are still pressured around the Russian-Ukraine crisis. London's FTSE climbed by 0.329% to 7,428.41, Germany's DAX  declined by 0.14 to 14,392.73 and France's CAC also is currently up by 0.17% to 6,631.66. 

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investors' sentiments are pervaded with uncertainties, and players are gradually positioning for the week. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 0.65% to 26,827.43, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated by 0.89% to 21,221.34 while China's Shanghai rose by 0.08%  to 3,253.69.


Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $40,516 by the hour and a maximum of $41,475.4 in 24 hours.

 














SOURCE: CNBC
IMAGE SOURCE: PIXABAY
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