22nd April 2022 Morning Report

Friday 22nd April 2022

US markets closed lower on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signalled the US central bank would move aggressively to curb inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1.05%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 2.07% and 1.48% respectively.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (-0.02%), the Dax 30 (+0.98%), CAC 40 (+1.36%) and the STOXX (+0.80%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed lower. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225 (+1.23%), HSI (-1.25%) and the Shanghai Composite (-2.26%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 2.913%, while the 2 - year note was at 2.688%. Oil was down to $108.6 per barrel, up 1.66%. The gold price was at US$1951.64 per ounce, down 0.28%.

Morning Report 22 April 2022

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