Thursday 3rd March 2022 |
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US markets closed higher on Wednesday after Jerome Powell, Chairman of Federal Reserve, suggested that he would support a 0.25% rate rise this month, regardless of the uncertainty between Russia and Ukraine.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 2.02%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 2.08% and 1.73%, respectively.
Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+1.36%), the Dax 30 (+0.69%), CAC 40 (+1.59%) and the STOXX (+1.45%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices ended lower. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-1.68%), HSI (-1.84%) and the Shanghai Composite (-0.13%).
The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 1.865%, while the 2 - year note was at 1.512%. Oil was up to $113.8 per barrel, up 8.37%. The gold price was at US$1928.10 per ounce, down 0.88%.
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