U.S Markets, U.S. boursed ended the Thursday trading in the red, as market indices declined across the board in the light of the soaring inflation reports being considered by investors. The Nasdaq Composite led the gains rising 2% while the S&P 500 added 1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by the same amount or over 344 points. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34451.23 -113.36 -0.33%
SP500 S&P 500 4392.59 -54.00 -1.21%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 13351.078927 -292.51 -2.14%

PPI, Factoring out volatile food and energy costs, core producer prices rose 1% monthly in March, up from 0.2% the prior month. Year-over-year, look for core PPI to jump 9.2% in March. On Tuesday, the government reported that the consumer price index, a closely-watched gauge of retail inflation, surged to a 40-year high in March.

Market earnings, in earnings news, Delta shares rose after the carrier said it has returned to profitability as consumer demand rebounds. The disclosure bodes well for other carriers. Separately, pilots at Southwest warned CEO Robert Jordan of fatigue through their union. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC. 42.36 +1.32 +3.22%
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC. 19.00 +0.05 +0.26%
UAL UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC. 45.13 -0.01 -0.02%
LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 46.76 +0.71 +1.54%

JPMorgan's quarter was more subdued as revenue and profits declined from the same period a year ago. The largest U.S. lender posted a profit of $8.28 billion, or $2.63 per share in the first quarter, compared with $14.3 billion, or $4.50 per share, a year earlier. Revenues fell to $30.7 billion from $32.2 billion a year earlier. The stock slide weighed on the Dow. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 126.14 -1.15 -0.90%
GS THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. 321.45 -0.94 -0.29%
MS MORGAN STANLEY 84.79 +0.58 +0.69%
WFC WELLS FARGO & CO. 46.33 -2.24 -4.61%

Commodities, U.S. oil rose over 3% to $104.25 per barrel as traders monitored Russia's tightening supply after Moscow said talks to resolve its invasion of Ukraine had come to a dead end.

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P. 79.57 +1.15 +1.47%
BNO UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP UNIT 31.70 +0.69 +2.23%

 

Bitcoin traded around $41,000. 

SPOT MARKET  BY THE HOUR AS OF GMT 07: 40  04-15-22

European Market, The investors' appetite is down currently and the markets are negative across the board. London's FTSE retreated by 0.47% to 7,616.38, Germany's DAX  also declined by 0.62% to 14,163.85 while France's CAC followed suit with a retreat of 0.72% to 6,589.35. 

Asia Market, Asian stocks The investors' sentiments are mixed on the Asian bourses. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index increased by 0.29% to 27,093.19 the Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped by  0.67% to 21,518.08 while China's Shanghai retreated by 0.45%  to 3,225.64.


Cryptocurrencies, at an intraday range of $40,984.65 by the hour and a maximum of $41,504.29 in 24 hours.

 













 


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