Asia Markets Down, Europe Advances, Gold Holds Regular – International Markets In the present day Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Tuesday, March 11, U.S. markets closed decrease, extending steep losses amid escalating tariff threats from President Trump, which fueled issues over a world financial slowdown.

The S&P 500 briefly entered correction territory, down 10% from current highs. Volatility was pushed by combined commerce indicators and geopolitical developments, together with a possible Ukraine-Russia ceasefire and suspended Canadian vitality surcharges.

In financial knowledge, U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose by 232,000 to 7.74 million in January, up from a revised 7.51 million in December and surpassing the forecast of seven.63 million—signaling continued labor market power amid broader financial uncertainty.

All 11 main S&P sectors ended within the purple, although know-how and client discretionary—this yr’s weakest performers—recorded essentially the most modest losses.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 1.14% to shut at 41,433.48, the S&P 500 declined 0.76% to five,572.07, whereas the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.18% to 17,436.10.

Asia Markets In the present day

• On Wednesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.03% to 36,782.50, led by beneficial properties within the Energy, Rubber, Chemical, Petroleum, and plastic sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 1.32%, closing at 7,786.20, led by losses within the Client Discretionary, Industrials and Financials sectors.
• India’s Nifty 50 was down 0.16% at 22,462.00, and the Nifty 500 slid 0.24% to twenty,255.50.
• China’s Shanghai Composite declined 0.23% to three,371.92, and the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 fell 0.36% to three,927.23.
• Hong Kong’s Grasp Seng slid 0.76%, ending the session at 23,600.31.

Eurozone at 05:45 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 was up 1.13%.
• Germany’s DAX gained 1.55%.
• France’s CAC rose 1.14%.
• U.Ok.’s FTSE 100 index traded larger by 0.55%
• European shares rose because the EU introduced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports. Sentiment was boosted by Ukraine ceasefire talks, a gentle euro, and rising oil costs regardless of ongoing commerce tensions.

Commodities at 05:45 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling larger by 0.68% at $66.70/bbl, and Brent was up 0.63% at $70.00/bbl.
• Oil costs edged larger Wednesday on a weaker greenback, although beneficial properties had been capped by U.S. slowdown fears and tariff issues.
• Pure Fuel declined 2.76% to $4.330.
• Gold was buying and selling larger by 0.06% at $2,922.21, Silver was up 0.94% to $33.458, and Copper gained 1.16% to $4.4215.
• Gold held regular as traders awaited U.S. inflation knowledge and weighed commerce tensions. Trump’s steel tariffs took impact, however a proposed hike on Canadian imports was dropped. Copper rose on China stimulus hopes.

U.S. Futures at 05:45 AM ET

Dow futures had been up 0.38%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.56% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.68%.

Foreign exchange at 05:45 AM ET

The U.S. greenback index gained 0.15% to 103.55, the USD/JPY rose 0.57% to 148.61, and the USD/AUD gained 0.15% to 1.5901.

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