Asia Blended, Europe Markets Achieve; Gold Slips And Greenback Positive factors In opposition to Yen – International Markets Right this moment Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Tuesday, November nineteenth, U.S. markets ended blended. Nasdaq rose over 1%, and the S&P 500 closed larger, pushed by know-how positive factors as Nvidia surged 4.9% forward of earnings. Walmart climbed after elevating forecasts. Losses eased after Moscow downplayed nuclear tensions. The Dow ended decrease.

In response to financial knowledge, U.S. housing begins fell 3.1% to 1.311 million in October, down from 1.353 million in September, whereas constructing permits dropped 0.6% to an annual price of 1.416 million.

The vast majority of S&P 500 sectors rose, led by power, communication providers, and shopper discretionary, whereas industrials lagged and closed decrease.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common was down 0.28% and closed at 43,268.94, the S&P 500 gained 0.40% to five,917.00, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.04% to complete at 18,987.47.

Asia Markets Right this moment

On Wednesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 declined 0.08% and ended the session at 38,373.50, led by losses within the Paper & Pulp, Fuel & Water, and Transport sectors.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.57% and ended the day at 8,326.30, led by losses within the Telecoms Providers, Industrials, and Shopper Discretionary sectors.

India Markets closed for Meeting Elections in Maharashtra state.

China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.66% to shut at 3,367.99, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 rose 0.22%, ending the day at 3,985.77.

Hong Kong’s Grasp Seng gained 0.21% and closed the session at 19,705.01.

Eurozone at 05:30 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 index was up 0.47%.
• Germany’s DAX rose 0.47%.
• France’s CAC gained 0.34%.
• FTSE 100 index traded larger by 0.22%

Commodities at 05:30 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling larger by 0.38% at $69.47/bbl, and Brent was up 0.26% at $73.51/bbl.
• Pure Fuel rose 2.00% to $3.058.
• Gold was buying and selling decrease by 0.14% at $2,627.60, Silver fell 0.98% to $30.957, and Copper rose 0.31% to $4.1550.

U.S. Futures at 05:30 AM ET

Dow futures gained 0.15%, S&P 500 futures had been up 0.06% and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.01%.

Foreign exchange at 05:30 AM ET

• The U.S. greenback index gained 0.40% to 106.63, the USD/JPY rose 0.74% to 155.80, and the USD/AUD rose 0.40% to 1.5370.
• The U.S. greenback rebounded from a one-week low as safety-haven demand eased, whereas the yen fell to a three-month low, elevating hypothesis about BOJ intervention.

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