Asia Markets Combined, Europe Advances; Crude Oil Regular Whereas Gold Holds Above $2,600 – International Markets Immediately Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Monday, September 16, U.S. markets closed blended because the S&P 500 edged increased whereas the Nasdaq fell, weighed by declines in expertise shares.

Apple dropped on lower-than-expected iPhone 16 demand, impacting chipmakers Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron, pushing the semiconductor index down.

In financial knowledge, The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index jumped to 11.5 in September, the best since April 2022, exceeding August’s -4.7 and forecasts of -3.9.

The vast majority of S&P 500 sectors rose, led by communication, financials, power, and supplies, whereas info expertise and client discretionary shares declined.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common was up 0.55% and closed at 41,622.08. The S&P 500 ended the day increased by 0.13% at 5,633.09, whereas the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.52%, ending the session at 17,592.13.

Asian Markets Immediately

• On Tuesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed the session decrease by 1.03% at 36,204.50, led by losses within the Fuel & Water, Companies, and Pharmaceutical Trade sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended the day increased by 0.24% at 8,140.90, led by good points within the IT, A-REITs and Industrials sectors.
• India’s Nifty 50 was up 0.12% at 25,414.65, and the Nifty 500 was down by 0.01% at 23,968.25.
• China markets closed for the Mid-Autumn Competition vacation.
• Hong Kong’s Dangle Seng ended the session increased by 1.37% at 17,660.02.

Eurozone at 05:45 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 index gained 0.86%.
• Germany’s DAX gained 0.81%.
• France’s CAC was up 0.79%.
• U.Ok.’s FTSE 100 index traded increased by 0.77%.

Commodities at 05:45 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling decrease by 0.42% at $68.72/bbl, and Brent was down 0.51% at $72.39/bbl.
• Oil costs held regular after rising over $1 within the earlier session. Merchants balanced considerations over U.S. manufacturing disruptions from Hurricane Francine, falling U.S. crude stockpiles, and weaker demand in China. Focus additionally turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s coverage assembly, with expectations of a price minimize probably boosting oil demand.
• Pure Fuel was flat at $2.2371.
• Gold was buying and selling decrease by 0.29% at $2,601.15, Silver fell 0.34% to $31.030, and Copper rose 0.16% to $4.2805.

US Futures at 05:45 AM ET

Dow futures have been up 0.23%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.33%, and Nasdaq 100 Futures gained 0.54%.

Foreign exchange at 05:45 AM ET

The U.S. Greenback Index fell 0.13% to 100.63, USD/JPY was up 0.03% at 140.64, and USD/AUD declined 0.16% to 1.4787.

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