27th October 2021 Morning Report

Wednesday 27th October 2021

U.S. stock markets closed at new highs on Tuesday, as investors continued to work through earnings results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.19% up at 35808.0, while the S&P 500 closed 0.35% higher, at 4582.50. The Nasdaq Composite also ended up 0.2% higher at 15257.88.

In other key overseas markets, trading was choppy with Britain’s FTSE 100 advancing 0.67%, France’s CAC 40 up 0.71% and Germany’s DAX 30 rising 1.04%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.77%, while China’s Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang fell 0.34% and 0.36%, respectively.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil slipped one cent to $83.75 a barrel while gold slid $7 to $1,799.80 an ounce.

The US 10 - year note ended at 1.611%.

Morning Report 27 October 2021

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