January 13th Morning Report

Tuesday 13th January 2026

The US market closed higher on Monday as gains in artificial intelligence stocks and Walmart helped the index recover from an early slide driven by concerns over the Federal Reserve's independence.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.48%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.65% and 0.81% respectively.

Other key markets ended higher. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.16%), the Dax 30 (+0.57%), CAC 40 (-0.04%) and the STOXX (+0.31%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(+1.61%), HSI (+1.44%) and the Shanghai Composite (+1.09%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.167%, while the 2 - year note was at 3.538%. Oil was up to $58.94 per barrel, up 2.35%. The gold price was at US$4500.90 per ounce, up 0.90%.

January 13th Morning Report

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