Global Market Trends (14th Dec., 2021)

December 14, 2021

MAJOR INDEXES

Market report as of 10th, December 2021

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
S&P 500	4,668.970	-43.050	-0.910
NASDAQ	15,413.28	-217.32	-1.390
DJIA	35,650.95	-320.04	-0.890
*FTSE	7,280.060*	48.6200	0.6700
*NIKKEI	28,432.64*	-207.85	-0.730
*HSI	23,635.95*	-318.63	-1.330
*SHANGHAI	3,661.530*	-19.560	-0.530
VIX	19.840000	-0.4700	-2.310
*DAX	15,677.65*	55.9300	0.3600

S&P500 MARKET MOVERS

TOP

MRNA	Moderna Inc	5.808%
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co	4.773%
PFE	Pfizer Inc	4.585%
MKTX	Marketaxess Holdings Inc	4.155%
AIRC	Apartment Income REIT Corp	3.826%

BOTTOM

NVDA	NVIDIA Corp	6.746%
GM	General Motors Co	6.455%
ALGN	Align Technology Inc	5.719%
DVN	Devon Energy Corp	5.435%
HBI	HanesBrands Inc	5.356%

SECURITIES

BONDS

NAME	YIELD	CHG
US 10-YR	1.4330	+0.009
US 30-YR	1.8110	-0.002
US 5-YR	1.2260	+0.012
US 2-YR	0.6510	+0.006
US 3-MO	0.0610	-0.002
BUND 10-YR	-0.379	+0.002
JPN 10-YR	0.0460	+0.001
UK 10-YR	0.7070	+0.009

FUTURES & COMMODITIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
*OIL	71.8100	+0.520	+0.730
*NAT GAS	3.76300	-0.031	-0.820
*GOLD	1,784.4	-3.900	-0.220
*SILVER	22.2500	-0.040	-0.1800
*WHEAT	785.250	-3.500	-0.440
*COPPER	4.29100	+0.007	+0.1600

CURRENCIES

NAME	LAST	CHG	%CHG
JPY/USD	0.8800	-0.001	-0.08
USD INDEX	96.380	+0.06	+0.07
USD/JPY	113.65	+0.09	+0.08
GBP/USD	1.3210	-0.000	-0.02
EUR/USD	1.1280	-0.000	-0.02
USD/CAD	1.2810	+0.00	+0.03
AUD/USD	0.7130	-0.000	-0.04

Analyst View
U.S. stocks fell closed at session lows on Monday as investors eye the Federal Reserve's meeting, which concludes on Wednesday and ahead of another inflation report on Tuesday, the producer price index.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
SP500	S&P 500	4668.97	-43.05	-0.91%
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	35650.95	-320.04	-0.89%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	15413.281982	-217.32	-1.39%

High-Value Stock, Apple shares are in focus with the tech giant on the cusp of becoming the first company valued at $3 trillion. Shares did not close above $182.856, the level needed to hit the mark. Apple's nearest rival by size, Microsoft, is trailing with a value of $2.5 trillion.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
AAPL	APPLE INC.	175.74	-3.71	-2.07%
MSFT	MICROSOFT CORP.	339.40	-3.14	-0.92%

Peloton fired back with a commercial starring Ryan Reynolds as it tries to deflect from the surprise killing off of character Mr. Big on the Sex in the City reboot in which the company's bike was blamed.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
PTON	PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC.	41.34	+2.83	+7.35%

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who also founded SpaceX, was voted Time's "Person of the Year" with the public citing his tenacity to push the envelope as an influencer.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
TSLA	TESLA INC.	966.41	-50.62	-4.98%

Vaccine Makers, In deal news, Pfizer is paying $6.7 billion for Arena Pharmaceuticals for a foothold in the immuno-inflammatory disease space.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
PFE	PFIZER INC.	55.20	+2.42	+4.59%
ARNA	ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS	90.08	+40.14	+80.38%

Commodities, oil drifted down by 0.53% to $71.29 per barrel.

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	51.44	-0.59	-1.13%

European markets, the Euro market closed the week on a positive trend while the markets awaits monetary decision by the ECB this week. London's FTSE added 0.62% to close at 7,275.95, Germany's DAX gained 0.41% to close at 15,685.86 and France's CAC rose 0.24% to close at 6,959.46.

Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street hit a new high and China promised aid to shore up economic growth. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8% to 3,695.30 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.5% to 24,201.43. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo advanced 0.9% to 28,696.68 after the latest quarterly Tanken survey showed stronger improvement in business conditions for service industries than expected.

SOURCE: CNBC
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