Daily Indices and Stocks, Oil, Gold and Money Markets Feb 25, 2021
– The Dow Jones New York Stock Exchange closed more than 500 points last night (25 Feb) and the Nasdaq plunged the most in four months as investors continued to sell tech stocks. After worrying about the sharp increase in bond yields.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 31,402.01, falling 559.85 or -1.75%, the S&P 500 closed at 3,829.34, tumbling 96.09, or -2.45%, and the Nasdaq closed at 13,119.43, falling 478.54 or -3.52%.
– European equities closed lower tonight (25 Feb), pressured by rising bond yields. And from the plunge in the US stock market While the disclosure of the weak performance of listed companies in Europe, the market is slowing down.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index closed at 411.73 points, down 1.48 points, or -0.36%.
Index CAC 40 closed at 5,783.89 points, down 14.09 points, or -0.24%, the DAX index closed at 13,879.33, a 96.67 decline, or -0.69%, and the FTSE 100 closed at 6,651.96, down 7.01 or -0.11%.
– London stock market closed last night (25 Feb) as investors poured out safe stocks such as Healthcare. And utilities After worrying about the sharp increase in bond yields.
The FTSE 100 index, London Stock Exchange, closed at 6,651.96 points, down 7.01, or -0.11%.
– The West Texas Crude (WTI) New York crude contract closed overnight (25 Feb) at its highest level in nearly two years as a Texas refinery started. Resuming oil production after suffering from extreme cold last week. But Brent crude contract fell on concern that The four-month price hike will encourage producers to increase oil production.
WTI crude oil contract for delivery in March It rose 31 cents, or 0.5 percent, to 63.53 dollars a barrel. Which is the highest closing level since May. 2019
Brent crude oil contract (BRENT) for delivery in April. It was down 16 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $ 66.88 a barrel.
– New York gold futures closed overnight (February 25) as investors poured out gold contracts, which are considered as a safe haven. After the US bond yields soared. And the US released economic data that was better than expected This encourages investors to invest in risky assets with higher returns. And reduce investment in safer assets such as gold
COMEX (Commodity Exchange) gold contract for April delivery It was down $ 22.5, or 1.25 percent, to $ 1,775.4 an ounce.
Silver metal contract for May delivery It was down 24.3 cents, or 0.87 percent, to 27.685 dollars an ounce.
Platinum contract delivered in April. It was down $ 26.4, or 2.1%, to $ 1,231.5 an ounce.
Palladium contract delivered in June. Down $ 16.70, or 0.7 percent, to $ 2,414.80 an ounce.
– The US Dollar appreciates against all major currencies. In trading last night on the New York foreign exchange (Feb. 25), the US 10-year bond yield jumped as high as 1.6%. Please support the dollar.
The Dollar Index, which measures the dollar’s movement against the six major currencies in the money basket. It recovered to 90.1344 last night after falling to 89.677, the lowest level since Jan. 8.
The US dollar was higher against the yen at 106.20 yen from 105.94 yen and against the Canadian dollar at 1.2576 US dollars from 1.2529 US dollars, but the US dollar fell against the Swiss franc. At the 0.9046 franc level, from the 0.9076 franc level
The euro was higher against the US dollar at $ 1.2184 from $ 1.2148, while the pound fell to $ 1.4036 from $ 1.4123 and the Australian dollar depreciated to $ 0.7902 from $ 0.7943.
DJIA Index, the New York Stock Exchange closed at 31,402.01 points, down 559.85 points, -1.75%.
The S & P500 Index closed at 3,829.34 points, a decline of 96.09, -2.45%.
The NASDAQ Index, the New York Stock Exchange, closed 13,119.43 points, down 478.54 points, -3.52%.
The German stock market DAX closed at 13,879.33 points, a decrease of 96.67 points, -0.69%.
The FTSE 100 index, London Stock Exchange, closed at 6,651.96 points, down 7.01 points, -0.11%.
Index CAC-40 French stocks closed at 5,783.89 points, down 14.09 points, -0.24%.
Index of SENSEX: Indian stocks closed at 51,039.31 points, up 257.62 points, + 0.51%.
The FTSE STI index of Singapore stocks closed at 2,973.54 points, up 48.96 points, + 1.67%.
The FBMKLCI, Malaysian stock market closed at 1,581.54 points, up 23.99, + 1.54%.
Jakarta Composite Index The Indonesian stock market closed at 6,289.65 points, up 38.59 points, + 0.62%.
The HSI Index, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, closed at 30,074.17, up 355.93 points, + 1.20%.
The SSE Composite Index closed at 3,585.05 points, up 20.97, + 0.59%.
The KOSPI Index, South Korea’s stock market closed at 3,099.69 points, increased 104.71 points, + 3.50%.
The S & P / ASX 200 Index closed at 6,834.00 points, up 56.20 points, + 0.83%.
ALL ORDINARIES The Australian stock market closed at 7,105.70 points, up 56.30, + 0.80%.
The NIKKEI 225 Index closed at 30,168.27 points, up 496.57 points, + 1.67%.
The TAIEX index, Taiwan stocks closed at 16,452.18 points, up 239.65 points, + 1.48%.
Philippine stock markets closed yesterday (Feb.25) to mark the anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution.
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