🗞️ U.S. Pre-Market Overview (Thu 17 Aug) | Gainers and losers.
📊 U.S. Pre-Market Brief
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇺🇸 Dow Futures | Thu | 0.11% | 39 | 34,860.00 | 34,821.00 |  |
| 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures | Thu | 0.17% | 25.8 | 14,968.00 | 14,942.20 | |
| 🇺🇸 S&P Futures | Thu | 0.14% | 6 | 4,426.00 | 4,420.00 | |
| 🇺🇸 Russell 2000 Futures | Thu | -0.02% | -0.3 | 1,878.30 | 1,878.60 |  |
| 🪙Gold | Thu | -0.24% | -4.6 | 1,923.70 | 1,928.30 | |
| 🪨 Silver | Thu | 0.44% | 0.1 | 22.64 | 22.54 | |
| 🛢️Crude Oil | Thu | 0.2% | 0.16 | 79.54 | 79.38 | |
| 🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note | Wed | 0.88% | 0.04 | 4.26 | 4.22 | |
| ₿ Bitcoin | Thu | -0.58% | -166.45 | 28,549.33 | 28,715.78 | |
From the US
Pre-market futures suggest that Wall Street might open higher. In the previous trading session, Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower.
At time of posting, 🇺🇸 Dow Futures is up by 39 points or 0.11% higher to 34,860.00. While 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures is currently higher and up by 25.8 points or 0.17% to 14,968.00 and 🇺🇸 S&P Futures added 6 points or 0.14% higher to 4,426.00.
Investors seem to take positive cue looking at today’s early futures ahead of key data in the coming days as there were no major U.S. economic news in the last session.
In the upcoming event, we may expect high volatility ahead of Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims to be released at 8:30am on Thursday (New York Time). Economists are expecting lower forecast compared to previous report.
What happened lately
– 🇺🇸 U.S. Industrial Production (1-mth) in July rose to 1% compared to previous figure -0.8% (revised from -0.5%).
🌏 Asia Markets
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇦🇺 ASX All Ordinaries | Thu | -0.64% | -47.4 | 7,364.40 | 7,411.80 | |
| 🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 | Thu | -0.68% | -49.2 | 7,146.00 | 7,195.20 | |
| 🇭🇰 Hang Seng | Thu | -0.01% | -2.67 | 18,326.63 | 18,329.30 | |
| 🇲🇾 FTSE Bursa Malaysia | Thu | -1.06% | -15.53 | 1,447.98 | 1,463.51 | |
| 🇳🇿 NZX 50 | Thu | -1.38% | -161.79 | 11,601.32 | 11,763.11 | |
| 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 | Thu | -0.44% | -140.82 | 31,626.00 | 31,766.82 | |
| 🇵🇭 PSE Index | Thu | -0.25% | -15.97 | 6,394.12 | 6,410.09 | |
| 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index | Thu | -0.52% | -16.83 | 3,196.75 | 3,213.58 | |
| 🇮🇳 NIFTY 50 | Thu | -0.49% | -95.8 | 19,369.20 | 19,465.00 | |
| 🇨🇳 SSE Composite | Thu | 0.43% | 13.61 | 3,163.74 | 3,150.13 | |
🌏 From Asia and Europe
From Japan, 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ended Thursday trading session down by -0.44% (-140.82 points) lower to 31,626.00. Previous day close was 31,766.82.
In the recent economic data, 🇦🇺 Australia Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) in July exceed forecast and rose to 3.7% compared to previous figure 3.5% in June according to Australian Bureau of Statistics.
On Thursday, 🇩🇪 DAX is down by -0.16% (-24.65 points) to 15,764.80. Previous day close was 15,789.45.
Data from Europe reported 🇪🇺 Euro Area GDP (seasonally adjusted) (12-mth) in Q2 preliminary estimate unchanged at 0.6% compared to previous report in Q1. The actual figure is also in line with the forecast according to Eurostat.
At time of writing, 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 is down by -0.32% (-23.33 points) to 7,333.55. Previous day close was 7,356.88.
Latest report saw 🇬🇧 U.K. Employment Change| Jun in June below forecast and dropped to -66K compared to previous figure 102K in May.
In other economic data
– 🇦🇺 Australia Employment Change (seasonally adjusted) in July below forecast and dropped to -14.6K compared to previous figure 32.6K in June.
– 🇦🇺 Australia Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) in July exceed forecast and rose to 3.7% compared to previous figure 3.5% in June.
– 🇦🇺 Australia Part-Time Employment in July rose to 9.6K compared to previous figure -6.7K in June.
– 🇪🇺 Euro Area GDP (seasonally adjusted) (12-mth) in Q2 preliminary estimate unchanged at 0.6% compared to previous report in Q1. The actual figure is also in line with the forecast.
– 🇪🇺 Euro Area Employment Change (3-mth) in Q2 preliminary estimate dropped to 0.2% compared to previous figure 0.6% in Q1.
– 🇬🇧 U.K. CPI Inflation Rate (CPIH) (1-mth) in July below forecast and dropped to -0.4% compared to previous figure 0.1% in June.
– 🇳🇿 New Zealand RBNZ Interest Rate Decision (Official Cash Rate) unchanged at 5.5% compared to previous rate 5.5%.
🇪🇺 Europe and UK 🇬🇧
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 | Thu | -0.32% | -23.33 | 7,333.55 | 7,356.88 | |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 250 | Thu | -0.62% | -114.76 | 18,466.02 | 18,580.78 | |
| 🇬🇧 AIM | Thu | -0.55% | -4.08 | 743.76 | 747.84 | |
| 🇫🇷 CAC 40 | Thu | -0.26% | -18.72 | 7,241.53 | 7,260.25 | |
| 🇩🇪 DAX | Thu | -0.16% | -24.65 | 15,764.80 | 15,789.45 | |
| 🇩🇪 MDAX | Thu | -0.68% | -188.98 | 27,627.28 | 27,816.26 | |
| 🇩🇪 TecDAX | Thu | -0.49% | -15.42 | 3,102.26 | 3,117.68 | |
| 🇩🇪 SDAX | Thu | -0.61% | -80.4 | 13,076.24 | 13,156.64 | |
| 🇨🇭 Euro Stoxx 50 | Thu | -0.42% | -18.14 | 4,266.13 | 4,284.27 | |
💵 Forex Markets
| Updated Performance | |||||
| Symbol | Day | Week | Month | Last | Momentum |
| 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EURUSD | -0.02% | -0.69% | -1.16% | 1.08676 | |
| 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 GBPUSD | -0.15% | 0.14% | -0.96% | 1.27118 |  |
| 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 USDJPY | 0% | 0.91% | 2.83% | 146.25 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 USDCAD | 0.03% | 0.71% | 2.64% | 1.35334 |  |
| 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 AUDUSD | -0.38% | -1.55% | -4.75% | 0.63973 | |
| 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 NZDUSD | -0.17% | -0.93% | -4.52% | 0.59263 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 USDCHF | -0.06% | 0.37% | 1.04% | 0.87927 | |
🌐 In Other Markets
🪙Gold is down by -0.24% (-4.6 USD an ounce) to 1,923.70 USD an ounce as on Thu. Previous day close was 1,928.30.
🪨 Silver is up by 0.44% (0.1 USD an ounce) to 22.64 USD an ounce as on Thu. Previous day close was 22.54.
🛢️Crude Oil is up by 0.2% (0.16 USD per barrel) to 79.54 USD per barrel as on Thu. Previous day close was 79.38.
🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note is up by 0.88% (0.04 basis points) to 4.26 coupon rate as on Wed. Previous day close was 4.22.
₿ Bitcoin is down by -0.58% (-166.45 USD) to 28,549.33 USD as on Thu. Previous day close was 28,715.78.
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