Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34921.880000 +103.61 +0.30%
SP500 S&P 500 4582.6400000 +36.780 +0.81%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 14532.553753 +271.05 +1.90%

Stocks, Stocks managed to end higher even with declines in large-cap names, including Intel, Apple and Caterpillar. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
INTC INTEL CORP. 49.200 +1.09 +2.27%
AAPL APPLE INC. 178.44 +4.13 +2.37%
CAT CATERPILLAR INC. 220.81 +1.04 +0.47%

Stocks, GameStop shares jumped after the company said it would request shareholder approval at its annual meeting for an increase in the number of shares of the video game retailer to enable a stock split. Other meme stocks may be active as well. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
GME GAMESTOP CORP. 170.73 +5.73 +3.47%
AMC AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC 23.310 +0.01 +0.04%
BBBY BED BATH & BEYOND INC. 22.820 -0.02 -0.09%

Banks remain active in tandem with rising bond yields, which dictate interest rates on loans and lending power for banks. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.374%, snapping a three-week winning streak.

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Ticker Security Last Change Change %
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 135.91 +0.60 +0.44%
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO. 48.460 -0.250 -0.51%
C CITIGROUP INC. 52.800 +0.47 +0.90%
GS THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. 328.21 -2.010 -0.610%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP. 40.830 -0.070 -0.170%

In other economic news, the ISM’s manufacturing purchasing managers index came in at 57.1. A number above 50 signals expansion. Construction spending rose 0.5%, just below the previous month’s 1.3% gain and below estimates. 

Commodities, U.S. oil prices fell to $99.27, while Brent, the global benchmark, slid to $104.39 as investors weighed the release of emergency oil reserves announced by the United States.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. 76.86 +2.69 +3.63%
BNO UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT 30.71 +0.92 +3.09%

Bitcoin traded around $46,000.

Job statistics, the U.S. economy added 431,000 new nonfarm jobs in March, slightly below expectations for 490,000. That follows a much larger than expected gain of 678,000 in February. The unemployment rate fell to 3.6%, down from 3.8% the prior month and the lowest since February 2020. 



SPOT MARKET  BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 09: 46  04-05-22

European Market, Investors' appetite are driven by sentiments and uncertainties, hence the market remains choppy. London's FTSE retreated by 0.09% to 7,551.61, Germany's DAX  climbed by 0.29% to 14,560.76 while France's CAC also pulled back by 0.65% to 6,687.69. 

Asia MarketAsian stocks The investors' sentiments are positive and positions are positive across the board. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed by 0.19% to 27,787.98, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong climbed by  2.1% to 22,502.31 while China's Shanghai also had a jump by 0.94% to 3,282.72.


Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $46,417.54 by the hour and a maximum of $46,884.45 in 24 hours.

 













 


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