January 22nd Morning Report

Thursday 22nd January 2026

The US market closed higher on Wednesday ebbed into the afternoon session, as investors absorbed President Donald Trump's latest Greenland remarks, which signaled he would not use force to acquire the territory.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1.80%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 2.02% and 2.27% respectively.

Other key markets ended higher. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.11%), the Dax 30 (-0.58%), CAC 40 (+0.08%) and the STOXX (-0.16%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-0.41%), HSI (+0.37%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.08%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.253%, while the 2 - year note was at 3.591%. Oil was up to $59.93 per barrel, up 0.99%. The gold price was at US$4798.25 per ounce, up 0.68%.