Asian Markets Up, Europe Closed; Greenback Hovers Close to 2-12 months Excessive – International Markets At this time Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Tuesday, December twenty fourth, U.S. markets closed larger in an abbreviated Christmas Eve session, pushed by positive factors in megacap and development shares, marking a continued Santa Claus rally. The Dow and Nasdaq logged four-session positive factors, whereas Tesla’s surge boosted the patron discretionary sector. Chipmakers like Broadcom and Arm Holdings additionally superior regardless of elevated U.S. Treasury yields.

Each sector of the S&P 500 resulted in constructive territory, led by notable positive factors in client discretionary, monetary, and data expertise shares.

In financial knowledge, the U.S. Redbook index rose 5.9% year-over-year final week, up from 4.8%. In the meantime, the Fifth District composite manufacturing index improved to -10 in December from -14.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common was up 0.91% and closed at 43,297.03, the S&P 500 closed larger by 1.10% at 6,040.00, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.35% to complete at 20,031.13.

Asia Markets At this time

• On Thursday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.39% and ended the session at 39,578.00, led by positive factors within the Shipbuilding, Cars & Components, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors.
• Australia markets closed for the Boxing Day vacation.
• India’s Nifty 50 rose 0.16% to 22,438.20, and Nifty 500 was up 0.14%, closing at 23,761.95, led by positive factors within the Auto, Energy, and Public Sector Undertakings sectors.
• China’s Shanghai Composite rose 0.14% to shut at 3,398.08, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 gained 0.05%, ending the day at 3,987.48.
• Hong Kong market closed for the primary weekday after Christmas Day.

Eurozone at 06:00 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 closed for the Boxing Day vacation.
• German markets closed for the Boxing Day vacation.
• France’s CAC closed for the Boxing Day vacation.
• U.Ok.’s FTSE 100 closed for the Boxing Day vacation.

Commodities at 06:00 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling larger by 0.61% at $70.53/bbl, and Brent was up 0.56% at $73.58/bbl.
• Pure Gasoline fell 2.31% to $3.421.
• Gold was buying and selling larger by 0.36% at $2,645.09, Silver was up 0.19% to $30.340, and Copper rose 0.11% to $4.1147.

U.S. Futures at 06:00 AM ET

Dow futures have been down 0.36%, S&P 500 futures declined 0.39%, and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.42%.

Foreign exchange at 06:00 AM ET

The U.S. Greenback Index was down 0.04% to 108.16. USD/JPY rose 0.03% to 157.45, and USD/AUD rose 0.14% to 1.6048.

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