Asia And Europe Markets Advance, Greenback Ticks Greater And Gold Holds Above $2,540 – World Markets Immediately Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Thursday, Aug. 29, U.S. shares closed with blended outcomes. The Dow reached a document excessive, fueled by robust financial knowledge displaying faster-than-expected development pushed by strong shopper spending, which suggests a recession is unlikely.

In distinction, Nvidia’s shares declined as its outlook, although it met expectations and didn’t impress buyers.

Financial knowledge confirmed that U.S. preliminary jobless claims dropped by 2,000 to 231,000 for the week ending Aug. 24, whereas the GDP grew at an annual price of three.0% in Q2, up from 1.4% in Q1. Moreover, wholesale inventories elevated by 0.3% in July, in comparison with a 0.2% rise in June.

Most sectors on the S&P 500 closed positively, led by positive aspects in vitality, financials, and industrials, whereas data know-how and shopper staples shares declined.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common was up 0.59% and closed at 41,335.05. The S&P 500 ended the day nearly flat at 5,592.00, whereas the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.23%, ending at 17,516.43.

Asian Markets Immediately

• On Friday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed larger by 0.69% at 38,621.00, led by positive aspects within the Manufacturing, Precision Devices, and Cars & Elements sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.58%, ending the session at 8,091.90, led by positive aspects within the Gold, Industrials, and Vitality sectors.
• India’s Nifty 50 gained 0.33%, closing at 25,235.90, and the Nifty 500 closed larger by 0.44% at 23,734.55.
• China’s Shanghai Composite was up 0.68%, ending the session at 2,842.21, and the Shenzhen CSI gained 1.33%, closing at 3,321.43.
• Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng ended the session larger by 1.14% at 17,989.07.

Eurozone at 06:45 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 index gained 0.18%.
• Germany’s DAX rose 0.24%.
• France’s CAC was up 0.46%.
• U.Ok.’s FTSE 100 index traded larger by 0.34%.

Commodities at 06:45 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling larger by 0.30% at $76.12/bbl, and Brent was up 0.27% at $79.03 bbl.
• Pure Fuel declined 0.19% to $2.133.
• Gold was buying and selling decrease by 0.42% at $2,549.80, Silver fell 0.49% to $29.845, and Copper gained 0.78% to $4.2555.

US Futures at 06:45 AM ET

Dow futures have been up 0.17%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.35%, and Nasdaq 100 Futures rose 0.62%.

Foreign exchange at 06:45 AM ET

The U.S. greenback index rose 0.06% to 101.40, the USD/JPY rose 0.21% to 145.30, and the USD/AUD declined 0.01% to 1.4708.

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