Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.02%, Shanghai Composite down 1.40%, Hang Seng up 0.07%, ASX down 0.46% Commodities : Gold at $1488.55 (+0.52%), Silver at $17.39 (+0.98%), Brent Oil at $65.94 (-0.30%), WTI Oil at $60.20 (-0.40%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.903, UK 10-year yield at 0.781, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Monday 23rd December: Markets continue to trade thin and mixed
Dear Traders,
Please find our updated trading schedule for the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day holidays below. All times mentioned in GMT +2.
Liquidity over the holidays is expected to be particularly thin so please take the necessary precautions to ensure you are not affected by increased volatility, spreads and intermittent pricing.
Sterling decisively reclaimed GE-related gains last week as sellers strengthened their grip and snapped a three-week winning streak. After topping at the 2018 yearly opening level drawn from 1.3503 the week prior, price crossed back through long-standing trend line resistance, pencilled in from the high 1.5930.
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 0.20%, Shanghai Composite down 0.42%, Hang Seng up 0.10%, ASX down 0.25% Commodities : Gold at $1482.90 (-0.10%), Silver at $17.13 (-0.17%), Brent Oil at $66.58 (+0.06%), WTI Oil at $61.09 (-0.15%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.922, UK 10-year yield at 0.800, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Friday 20th December: Asian markets mixed amid thin Christmas volumes
Less-than-stellar US macroeconomic data kept the US dollar index in check Thursday, wrapping up the session unchanged. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s monthly report revealed the diffusion index for current general activity fell 10 points this month to 0.3, its lowest reading in six months.
