Indices and stock market conditions, oil, gold and foreign money markets as of March 31, 2023.
— The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange closed more than 1% higher on Friday (March 31), while the Nasdaq closed its biggest gain in the first quarter since June. 2022 as signs of slowing inflation have raised hopes that The US Federal Reserve (Fed) may end aggressive rate hikes soon.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,274.15 points, an increase of 415.12 points, or +1.26%, the S&P500 closed at 4,109.31 points, an increase of 58.48 points, or +1.44%, and the Nasdaq Index closed at 12,221.91 points, an increase of 208.44 points, or +1.74%.
— European stocks closed higher on Friday (March 31) as investors eased concerns about the crisis in the banking sector.
The STOXX 600 Index closed at 457.84 points, up 3.00 points or +0.66%.
The CAC-40 French stock market index closed at 7,322.39 points, an increase of 59.02 points or +0.81%, the German stock market DAX index closed at 15,628.84 points, an increase of 106.44 points or +0.69% and the FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange index closed at 7,631.74 points, an increase of 11.31 points or +0.15%
— London stocks closed higher on Friday (March 31), driven by gains in healthcare and consumer goods stocks. Meanwhile, slowing US inflation data has raised hopes that The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is slowing down on raising interest rates.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,631.74, up 11.31 points, or +0.15%, and was up 2.5% in the first quarter, but the index was down nearly 3% in March, beating the March decline. the most since 2020
— West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures in New York closed higher on Friday (March 31), supported by tight oil supply trends. Because Iraq suspended some oil exports from Kurdistan.
The WTI crude oil contract is delivered in May. It was up $1.3, or 1.75%, at $75.67/barrel.
The Brent crude oil contract (BRENT) is delivered in May. They were up 50 cents, or 0.63%, at $79.77 a barrel.
— New York gold futures closed lower on Friday (March 31) as the dollar’s strength put pressure on the market.
The COMEX (Commodity Exchange) gold contract is delivered in June. down $ 11.50, or 0.58%, to close at $ 1,986.20 / ounce. But the gold contract closed the market in March, rising 8.1% and up 8.8% in the first quarter of this year.
Silver metal contracts delivered in May. rose 16.70 cents, or 0.70%, to close at $24.156/ounce.
The platinum contract was delivered in July. increased $ 6.20, or 0.62%, to close at $ 1,003.10 / ounce.
The palladium contract will be delivered in June. rose $4.40, or 0.3%, to close at $1,468/ounce.
— The U.S. dollar strengthened against major currencies in trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday (March 31) after the US released data on inflation that slowed but remained high. This may encourage the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise interest rates one more time this year.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was up 0.35 percent at 102.5107.
The greenback rose against major currencies on Friday to 132.71 yen from 132.44 yen on Thursday, the greenback touched 0.9143 Swiss francs from 0.9138 Swiss francs, the dollar was at 1.3530. Canadian dollar from the level of 1.3519 Canadian dollar The US dollar also strengthened to 10.3730 Swedish krona from 10.3649 on Thursday.
The euro weakened on Friday to $1.0853 from Thursday’s $1.0904. The pound weakened to $1.2336 from $1.2388.
The DJIA New York Stock Exchange index closed at 33,274.15 points, up 415.12 points, or +1.26%.
The S&P500 New York Stock Exchange closed at 4,109.31 points, up 58.48 points, or +1.44%.
The NASDAQ New York Stock Exchange closed at 12,221.91 points, up 208.44 points, or +1.74%.
The French stock market CAC-40 index closed at 7,322.39 points, up 59.02 points, or +0.81%.
The German stock market DAX index closed at 15,628.84, up 106.44 points, or +0.69%.
The FTSE 100 London Stock Exchange closed at 7,631.74 points, up 11.31 points, or +0.15%.
The Australian S&P/ASX 200 Index closed at 7,177.80, up 55.50 points, or +0.78%.
The Australian stock market ALL ORDINARIES index closed at 7,373.30 points, up 60.90 points or +0.83%.
The NIKKEI 225 Japanese stock market closed at 28,041.48 points, up 258.55 points, or +0.93%.
South Korea’s KOSPI stock market index closed at 2,476.86 points, up 23.7 points, or +0.97%.
Taiwan stock market TAIEX index closed at 15,868.06 points, up 18.63 points or +0.12%.
The SSE Composite Index, the Chinese stock market, closed at 3,272.86 points, up 11.61 points or +0.36%.
Hong Kong stock market HSI index closed at 20,400.11 points, up 90.98 points, or +0.45%.
The Indian stock market SENSEX index closed at 58,991.52 points, up 1,031.43 points, or +1.78%.
Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index closed at 6,805.28 points, down 3.67 points or -0.05%.
The Philippine Stock Exchange PSE Composite Index closed at 6,499.68 points, down 145.07 points or -2.18%.
The Malaysian stock market index FBMKLCI closed at 1,422.59 points, down 2.02 points or -0.14%.
The FTSE STI Singapore Stock Exchange closed at 3,258.90 points, up 1.72 points, or +0.05%.
