Global Market Trends (21st Feb., 2022)

February 21, 2022

MAJOR INDEXES
Market report as of 18th, February 2022

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,348.8700	-31.390	-0.720
NASDAQ	13,548.070	-168.65	-1.230
DJIA	34,079.180	-232.85	-0.680
*FTSE	7,554.0800*	40.460	0.5400
*NIKKEI	26,910.870*	-211.20	-0.780
*HSI	24,170.070*	-157.64	-0.650
*SHANGHAI	3,490.6100*	-0.1400	0.0000
VIX	27.750000	-0.3600	-1.280
*DAX	15,166.690*	124.180	0.8300

S&P 500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

DLTR	Dollar Tree Inc	5.223%
ED	Consolidated Edison Inc	3.880%
LKQ	LKQ Corp	3.212%
CLX	Clorox Co	3.109%
SEE	Sealed Air Corp	2.910%

BOTTOM

PPL	PPL Corp	7.250%
GE	General Electric Co	5.860%
ENPH	Enphase Energy Inc	5.405%
INTC	Intel Corp	5.319%
CE	Celanese Corp	5.255%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.927	-0.047
US 30-YR	2.242	-0.071
US 5-YR	1.819	-0.031
US 2-YR	1.470	-0.009
US 3-MO	0.360	-0.005
BUND 10-YR	0.231	+0.025
JPN 10-YR	0.214	-0.005
UK 10-YR	1.424	+0.043

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	90.970	-0.100	-0.110
*NAT GAS	4.6340	+0.203	+4.58
*GOLD	1,895.1	-4.700	-0.25
*SILVER	23.795	-0.197	-0.82
*WHEAT	804.00	UNCH	UNCH
*COPPER	4.5400	+0.021	+0.45

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8700	+0.001	+0.09
USD INDEX	95.740	-0.300	-0.32
USD/JPY	114.93	-0.070	-0.06
GBP/USD	1.3630	+0.004	+0.29
EUR/USD	1.1380	+0.006	+0.49
USD/CAD	1.2730	-0.002	-0.13
AUD/USD	0.7220	+0.005	+0.63

Analyst Views
U.S. stocks, The U.S Market close in the red on Friday due to the lingering crisis between Russia and Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 232 points or 0.7%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% and 1.2%.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	34079.18	-232.85	-0.68%
SP500	S&P 500	4348.87	-31.39	-0.72%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	13548.065742	-168.65	-1.23%

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
QQQ	INVESCO QQQ NASDAQ 100	341.51	-3.94	-1.14%
EXI	ISHARES TRUST GLOBAL INDUSTRIALS ETF	114.03	-0.67	-0.58%

Gold, the price of gold, traditionally a safe haven during geopolitical uncertainty, was little changed after hitting a nine-month high.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
GLD	SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - EUR ACC	177.13	-0.14	-0.08%

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	64.74	+0.57	+0.89%

Commodity, Oil fell over 2% for the week closing at $91.07 per barrel.

Vaccine makers, Pfizer in focus after reports circulated that the drugmaker is delaying its expanded use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 years of age due to efficacy.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
PFE	PFIZER INC.	48.53	-0.37	-0.76%
BNTX	BIONTECH SE	156.94	-0.42	-0.27%

Bitcoin fell below the $40,000 level sinking in tandem with stocks.

SPOT MARKET BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09:10 02-21-22

European Market, the European market performance by the hour was mixed as investors track Russia and Ukraine crisis. London's FTSE declined by 0.66% to 7,563.58, Germany's DAX increased by 0.64% to 15,139.51 and France's CAC also increased by 0.21% to 6,944.15.

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investor's appetite remain mixed as Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index retreated by 0.72% to 26,910.87, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong slid down by 0.65% to 24,170.07 while China's Shanghai remained on change at 3,468.04.

Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $38,293.98 by the hour and a maximum of $39,494.11 in 24 hours.

SOURCE: CNBC
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