🗞️ U.S. Pre-Market Overview (Fri 18 Aug) | Gainers and losers.
📊 U.S. Pre-Market Brief
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇺🇸 Dow Futures | Fri | -0.22% | -76 | 34,460.00 | 34,536.00 |  |
| 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures | Fri | -0.36% | -53.5 | 14,724.50 | 14,778.00 | |
| 🇺🇸 S&P Futures | Fri | -0.25% | -11 | 4,373.50 | 4,384.50 | |
| 🇺🇸 Russell 2000 Futures | Fri | -0.29% | -5.4 | 1,850.80 | 1,856.20 | |
| 🪙Gold | Fri | 0.29% | 5.5 | 1,920.70 | 1,915.20 |  |
| 🪨 Silver | Fri | 0.37% | 0.09 | 22.80 | 22.72 | |
| 🛢️Crude Oil | Fri | -0.27% | -0.22 | 80.17 | 80.39 | |
| 🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note | Thu | 1.17% | 0.05 | 4.31 | 4.26 | |
| ₿ Bitcoin | Fri | -0.45% | -121.05 | 26,522.04 | 26,643.09 | |
From the US
Pre-market futures suggest that U.S. stock markets might open lower. In the previous trading session, Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower.
At time of posting, 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures is down by -53.5 points or -0.36% lower to 14,724.50. While 🇺🇸 Dow Futures is currently lower and down by -76 points or -0.22% to 34,460.00 and 🇺🇸 S&P Futures shed -11 points or -0.25% lower to 4,373.50.
Investors seem wary as they continue to digest recent economic data of 🇺🇸 In the week ending 12 August, U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims dropped to 239K compared to previous figure 250K (revised upward from 248K) according to Department of Labor.
There are no major U.S. economic data on Friday
What happened lately
– 🇺🇸 In the week ending 12 August, U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims dropped to 239K compared to previous figure 250K (revised upward from 248K).
– 🇺🇸 U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey in August exceed forecast and rose to 12 points compared to previous figure -13.5 points in July.
🌏 Asia Markets
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇦🇺 ASX All Ordinaries | Fri | 0.02% | 1.6 | 7,366.00 | 7,364.40 | |
| 🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 | Fri | 0.03% | 2.1 | 7,148.10 | 7,146.00 | |
| 🇭🇰 Hang Seng | Fri | -2.05% | -375.78 | 17,950.85 | 18,326.63 | |
| 🇲🇾 FTSE Bursa Malaysia | Fri | -0.13% | -1.89 | 1,446.09 | 1,447.98 | |
| 🇳🇿 NZX 50 | Fri | -0.35% | -40.39 | 11,611.19 | 11,651.58 | |
| 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 | Fri | -0.55% | -175.24 | 31,450.76 | 31,626.00 | |
| 🇵🇭 PSE Index | Fri | -0.37% | -23.78 | 6,341.19 | 6,364.97 | |
| 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index | Fri | -0.71% | -22.82 | 3,173.93 | 3,196.75 | |
| 🇮🇳 NIFTY 50 | Fri | -0.22% | -43.4 | 19,321.85 | 19,365.25 | |
| 🇨🇳 SSE Composite | Fri | -1% | -31.79 | 3,131.95 | 3,163.74 | |
🌏 From Asia and Europe
From Japan, 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ended Friday trading session down by -0.55% (-175.24 points) lower to 31,450.76. Previous day close was 31,626.00.
In the recent economic data, 🇯🇵 Japan National CPI Inflation Rate excluding Fresh Food (12-mth) in July dropped to 3.1% compared to previous figure 3.3% in June according to Statistics Bureau of Japan.
On Friday, 🇩🇪 DAX is down by -0.83% (-130.63 points) to 15,546.27. Previous day close was 15,676.90.
Data from Europe reported 🇪🇺 Euro Area Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) (1-mth) in July unchanged at -0.1% compared to previous report in June. The actual figure is also in line with the forecast according to Eurostat.
At time of writing, 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 is down by -0.98% (-71.29 points) to 7,238.92. Previous day close was 7,310.21.
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.
– 🇬🇧 U.K. Retail Sales Volumes (12-mth) in July rose to -1.4% compared to previous figure -1.6% (revised from -1%).
– 🇯🇵 Japan National CPI Inflation Rate (12-mth) in July unchanged at 3.3% compared to previous report in June. .
– 🇯🇵 Japan National CPI Inflation Rate excluding Fresh Food (12-mth) in July dropped to 3.1% compared to previous figure 3.3% in June.
🇪🇺 Europe and UK 🇬🇧
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 | Fri | -0.98% | -71.29 | 7,238.92 | 7,310.21 | |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 250 | Fri | -1.23% | -226.58 | 18,129.49 | 18,356.07 | |
| 🇬🇧 AIM | Fri | -0.85% | -6.3 | 733.82 | 740.12 | |
| 🇫🇷 CAC 40 | Fri | -1.04% | -75.01 | 7,116.73 | 7,191.74 | |
| 🇩🇪 DAX | Fri | -0.83% | -130.63 | 15,546.27 | 15,676.90 | |
| 🇩🇪 MDAX | Fri | -1.35% | -372.49 | 27,146.02 | 27,518.51 | |
| 🇩🇪 TecDAX | Fri | -0.74% | -22.88 | 3,056.40 | 3,079.28 | |
| 🇩🇪 SDAX | Fri | -0.24% | -30.9 | 12,979.98 | 13,010.88 | |
| 🇨🇭 Euro Stoxx 50 | Fri | -0.85% | -36.08 | 4,191.75 | 4,227.83 | |
💵 Forex Markets
| Updated Performance | |||||
| Symbol | Day | Week | Month | Last | Momentum |
| 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EURUSD | 0% | -0.7% | -1.18% | 1.08674 |  |
| 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 GBPUSD | -0.3% | 0.11% | -0.99% | 1.27082 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 USDJPY | -0.22% | 0.39% | 2.28% | 145.48 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 USDCAD | 0.05% | 0.83% | 2.76% | 1.35490 |  |
| 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 AUDUSD | -0.13% | -1.6% | -4.84% | 0.63922 | |
| 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 NZDUSD | -0.04% | -1.04% | -4.63% | 0.59196 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 USDCHF | 0.16% | 0.47% | 1.14% | 0.88012 | |
🌐 In Other Markets
🪙Gold is up by 0.29% (5.5 USD an ounce) to 1,920.70 USD an ounce as on Fri. Previous day close was 1,915.20.
🪨 Silver is up by 0.37% (0.09 USD an ounce) to 22.80 USD an ounce as on Fri. Previous day close was 22.72.
🛢️Crude Oil is down by -0.27% (-0.22 USD per barrel) to 80.17 USD per barrel as on Fri. Previous day close was 80.39.
🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note is up by 1.17% (0.05 basis points) to 4.31 coupon rate as on Thu. Previous day close was 4.26.
₿ Bitcoin is down by -0.45% (-121.05 USD) to 26,522.04 USD as on Fri. Previous day close was 26,643.09.
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