November 14th Morning Report

Thursday 14th November 2024

US markets closed lower on Wednesday after October data showed consumer prices rising in line with expectations, adding support to bets that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.07%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.08% and down 0.06%.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.06%), the Dax 30 (-0.16%), CAC 40 (-0.14%) and the STOXX (-0.09%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-1.66%), HSI (-0.12%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.51%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.453%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.281%. Oil was up to $68.56 per barrel, up 0.32%. The gold price was at US$2571.30 per ounce, down 0.67%.