[ad_1]
Stock Market Conditions and Indexes for Oil, Gold and Foreign Money Markets as of February 23, 2021
– The New York Dow Jones Stock Exchange closed overnight (February 23) after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that the Fed will continue to adopt a monetary easing policy. It will use all the tools to support the US economy. However, the Nasdaq closed in negative territory as investors continued to sell technology stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 31,537.35 points, rose 15.66 points or + 0.05%, the S & P500 closed at 3,881.37 points, rose 4.87 points or + 0.13%, and the Nasdaq it closed at 13,465.20, down 67.85 or -0.50%.
– European stock markets closed last night (Feb 23) as investors took out various stocks, especially tech stocks. After the bond yields increased. While the disclosure of the slow earnings of publicly traded companies has left investors uncertain about the rate of economic recovery from the effects of COVID-19.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed at 411.32, down 1.74 or -0.42%.
The DAX index closed at 13,864.81 points, a drop of 85.23 points or -0.61%, while the CAC 40 closed at 5,779.84, an increase of 12.40 or + 0.21%, and the FTSE 100 closed at 6,625.94, an increase of 13.70 or + 0.21%.
London stock markets closed in the positive tonight (Feb 23) as investors raved about hopes that the UK economy will rebound from the effects of COVID-19. Afterward, the government plans to relax restrictions on the control of the epidemic.
The FTSE 100 index closed at 6,625.94 points, an increase of 13.70 points or + 0.21%.
– New York’s West Texas crude oil market (WTI) closed slightly lower overnight (February 23) as investors watched the current state of Texas oil production. The effects of extreme cold weather too, investors are on the lookout for crude stock figures that the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is due to release today.
WTI Crude Oil Contract for April Delivery Down 3 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $ 61.67 a barrel.
Brent crude (BRENT) contract for delivery in April. It was up 13 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $ 65.37 a barrel.
– New York gold futures closed overnight (February 23) as investors invested gold as a safe haven asset. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed optimism about the economic outlook for the United States, the strength of the dollar was a traction factor in gold prices.
COMEX (Commodity Exchange) Gold Contract for April Delivery Down 2.5 dollars, or 0.14 percent, to 1,805.9 dollars an ounce.
Silver metal contract for March delivery fell 39.7 cents, or 1.41 percent, to $ 27.688 an ounce.
Platinum contract delivered in April. It was down $ 42.6, or 3.32 percent, to $ 1,239.7 an ounce.
Palladium contract delivered in March. It was down $ 57, or 2.4 percent, to $ 2,335.10 an ounce.
– The US dollar appreciates against the main currencies. In a trade on the New York Stock Exchange last night (February 23) after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed optimism about the US economic outlook. While the pound was boosted by the British government announced the relaxation of the blocking measures.
The dollar index, which measures the dollar against the six major currencies, rose 0.15 percent to 90.1663 last night.
The US dollar rose against the yen to 105.31 yen from 105.03 yen and was higher against the Swiss franc at 0.9055 francs from 0.8957 francs, but against the Canadian dollar. The US dollar fell to C $ 1.2593 from C $ 1.2602.
The euro fell against the dollar to $ 1.2144 from $ 1.2164, while the pound rose to $ 1.4107 from $ 1.4074 and the Australian dollar fell to $ 0.7910 from $ 0.7922.
The DJIA index, the New York Stock Exchange, closed at 31,537.35 points, up 15.66, + 0.05%.
The S & P500 index closed at 3,881.37 points, 4.87 points more, + 0.13%.
The NASDAQ New York Stock Exchange closed at 13,465.20 points, down 67.85, -0.50%.
The German DAX closed at 13,864.81 points, down 85.23 points, down -0.61%.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange Index closed at 6,625.94 points, an increase of 13.70, + 0.21%.
The French shares of the CAC-40 index closed at 5,779.84 points, an increase of 12.40 points, + 0.21%.
The SENSEX Indian stock index closed at 49,751.41 points, up 7.09 points, or + 0.01%.
Shares in the FTSE STI Singapore index closed at 2,890.70 points, up 9.49, + 0.33%.
Shares of the FBMKLCI Malaysia index closed at 1,565.05 points, down 5.41 points, or -0.34%.
Jakarta Composite Index The Indonesian stock market closed at 6,272.81 points, an increase of 17.50, + 0.28%.
The HSI index, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, closed at 30,632.64 points, 312.81 points more, + 1.03%.
The SSE Composite Index closed at 3,636.36 points, down 6.09, -0.17%.
The KOSPI index, the South Korean stock exchange, closed at 3,070.09 points, 9.66 points less, -0.31%.
The S & P / ASX 200 index closed at 6,839.20 points, up 58.30 points, + 0.86%.
ALL THE ORDINARIES The Australian stock market closed at 7,110.80 points, 49.20 points more, + 0.70%.
The NIKKEI 225 index closed at 30,156.03 points, an increase of 138.11, + 0.46%.
In the TAIEX index, Taiwan shares closed at 16,443.40 points, up 33.24 points, + 0.20%.
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE Composite) closed at 6,814.67 points, 4.33 points more, + 0.06%.
