Tuesday 17th June 2025 |
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The US markets closed higher on Monday, as oil prices retreated after the Israel-Iran attacks left crude production and exports unaffected, easing investor concerns about the potential for higher energy prices to stoke inflation.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.75%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.94% and 1.52% respectively.
Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.28%), the Dax 30 (+0.78%), CAC 40 (+0.75%) and the STOXX (+0.93%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(+1.26%), HSI (+0.70%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.35%).
The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.45%, while the 2 - year note was at 3.971%. Oil was up to $70.03 per barrel, down 1.77%. The gold price was at US$3403.90 per ounce, up 1.42%.
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