Monday 21st March 2022 |
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US markets closed higher on Friday as investors after Russia paid out roughly $117 million to avoid sovereign default, while gold prices dropped as demand for the safe-haven metal eased.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.80%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 1.17% and 2.05%, respectively.
Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.26%), the Dax 30 (+0.17%), CAC 40 (+0.36%) and the STOXX (+0.44%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed mixed. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(+0.65%), HSI (-0.41%) and the Shanghai Composite (+1.12%).
The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 2.153%, while the 2 - year note was at 1.942%. Oil was up to $107.9 per barrel, up 1.21%. The gold price was at US$1921.49 per ounce, down 1.17%.
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