🗞️ U.S. Pre-Market Overview (Thu 19 Oct) | What happened.
📊 U.S. Pre-Market Brief
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇺🇸 Dow Futures | Thu | -0.22% | -73 | 33,733.00 | 33,806.00 |  |
| 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures | Thu | -0.08% | -12.2 | 15,013.00 | 15,025.20 | |
| 🇺🇸 S&P Futures | Thu | -0.21% | -9 | 4,333.25 | 4,342.25 | |
| 🇺🇸 Russell 2000 Futures | Thu | -0.39% | -6.7 | 1,733.50 | 1,740.20 | |
| 🪙Gold | Thu | -0.41% | -8 | 1,960.30 | 1,968.30 | |
| 🪨 Silver | Thu | -0.36% | -0.08 | 23.02 | 23.10 | |
| 🛢️Crude Oil | Thu | -1.77% | -1.56 | 86.76 | 88.32 | |
| 🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note | Wed | 1.18% | 0.06 | 4.90 | 4.85 |  |
| ₿ Bitcoin | Thu | 0.31% | 88.07 | 28,396.41 | 28,308.34 | |
From the US
Pre-market futures suggest that today’s trading direction looked uncertain. In the previous trading session, Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower.
At time of posting, 🇺🇸 Dow Futures is down by -73 points or -0.22% lower to 33,733.00. While 🇺🇸 Nasdaq Futures is currently lower and down by -12.2 points or -0.08% to 15,013.00 and 🇺🇸 S&P Futures shed -9 points or -0.21% lower to 4,333.25.
Sentiment look mixed from the early futures trading session. Investors and traders will be more cautious 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 higher forecast compared to previous report.
What happened lately
– 🇺🇸 U.S. Building Permits (1-mth) in September dropped to 1.475M compared to previous figure 1.541M (revised from 1.543M).
🌏 Asia Markets
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇦🇺 ASX All Ordinaries | Thu | -1.28% | -93 | 7,172.70 | 7,265.70 | |
| 🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 | Thu | -1.36% | -96 | 6,981.60 | 7,077.60 | |
| 🇭🇰 Hang Seng | Thu | -2.46% | -436.63 | 17,295.89 | 17,732.52 | |
| 🇲🇾 FTSE Bursa Malaysia | Thu | -0.27% | -3.88 | 1,442.66 | 1,446.54 | |
| 🇳🇿 NZX 50 | Thu | -0.86% | -96.15 | 11,125.33 | 11,221.48 | |
| 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 | Thu | -1.91% | -611.63 | 31,430.62 | 32,042.25 | |
| 🇵🇭 PSE Index | Thu | -0.31% | -19.26 | 6,249.01 | 6,268.27 | |
| 🇸🇬 Straits Times Index | Thu | -1.18% | -37.02 | 3,099.60 | 3,136.62 | |
| 🇮🇳 NIFTY 50 | Thu | -0.22% | -43.75 | 19,627.35 | 19,671.10 | |
| 🇨🇳 SSE Composite | Thu | -1.74% | -53.32 | 3,005.39 | 3,058.71 | |
🌏 From Asia and Europe
From Japan, 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 ended Thursday trading session down by -1.91% (-611.63 points) lower to 31,430.62. Previous day close was 32,042.25.
In the recent economic data, 🇦🇺 Australia Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) in September below forecast and dropped to 3.6% compared to previous figure 3.7% in August according to Australian Bureau of Statistics.
On Thursday, 🇩🇪 DAX is down by -0.35% (-52.12 points) to 15,042.79. Previous day close was 15,094.91.
Data from Europe reported 🇪🇺 Euro Area Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) (1-mth) in September unchanged at 0.3% compared to previous report in August. The actual figure is also in line with the forecast according to Eurostat.
At time of writing, 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 is down by -0.91% (-68.92 points) to 7,519.08. Previous day close was 7,588.00.
Latest report saw 🇬🇧 U.K. Retail Price Index (12-mth) in September dropped to 8.9% compared to previous figure 9.1% in August according to Office for National Statistics.
In other economic data
– 🇨🇳 China Retail Trade Turnover (12-mth) in September exceed forecast and rose to 5.5% compared to previous figure 4.6% in August.
– 🇨🇳 China GDP (12-mth) in Q3 exceed forecast and dropped to 4.9% compared to previous figure 6.3% in Q2.
– 🇨🇳 China GDP (3-mth) in Q3 exceed forecast and rose to 1.3% compared to previous figure 0.8% in Q2.
– 🇨🇳 China Industrial Production (12-mth) in September unchanged at 4.5% compared to previous report in August. .
– 🇪🇺 Euro Area Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) (1-mth) in September unchanged at 0.3% compared to previous report in August. The actual figure is also in line with the forecast.
– 🇬🇧 U.K. Core CPI Inflation Rate (12-mth) in September exceed forecast and dropped to 6.1% compared to previous figure 6.2% in August.
– 🇬🇧 U.K. Retail Price Index (12-mth) in September dropped to 8.9% compared to previous figure 9.1% in August.
🇪🇺 Europe and UK 🇬🇧
| Type | Session | Pct | Points | Last | Previous | Trend |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 | Thu | -0.91% | -68.92 | 7,519.08 | 7,588.00 | |
| 🇬🇧 FTSE 250 | Thu | -0.6% | -105.16 | 17,298.30 | 17,403.46 | |
| 🇬🇧 AIM | Thu | 0.07% | 0.46 | 685.26 | 684.80 | |
| 🇫🇷 CAC 40 | Thu | -0.74% | -51.3 | 6,914.69 | 6,965.99 | |
| 🇩🇪 DAX | Thu | -0.35% | -52.12 | 15,042.79 | 15,094.91 | |
| 🇩🇪 MDAX | Thu | -0.57% | -141.53 | 24,560.80 | 24,702.33 | |
| 🇩🇪 TecDAX | Thu | 0.55% | 16.13 | 2,927.82 | 2,911.69 | |
| 🇩🇪 SDAX | Thu | -0.83% | -104.26 | 12,530.93 | 12,635.19 | |
| 🇨🇭 Euro Stoxx 50 | Thu | -0.34% | -13.97 | 4,091.89 | 4,105.86 | |
💵 Forex Markets
| Updated Performance | |||||
| Symbol | Day | Week | Month | Last | Momentum |
| 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EURUSD | 0.02% | 0.34% | -0.3% | 1.05379 |  |
| 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 GBPUSD | -0.34% | -0.32% | -0.81% | 1.20986 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 USDJPY | 0.05% | 0.22% | 0.35% | 149.85 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 USDCAD | 0.15% | 0.56% | 1.14% | 1.37312 | |
| 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 AUDUSD | -0.56% | 0.09% | -2.08% | 0.62993 | |
| 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 NZDUSD | -0.67% | -1.13% | -2.97% | 0.58168 | |
| 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 USDCHF | 0.05% | -0.34% | -1.68% | 0.89910 | |
🌐 In Other Markets
🪙Gold is down by -0.41% (-8 USD an ounce) to 1,960.30 USD an ounce as on Thu. Previous day close was 1,968.30.
🪨 Silver is down by -0.36% (-0.08 USD an ounce) to 23.02 USD an ounce as on Thu. Previous day close was 23.10.
🛢️Crude Oil is down by -1.77% (-1.56 USD per barrel) to 86.76 USD per barrel as on Thu. Previous day close was 88.32.
🇺🇸 10-Yr Treasury Note is up by 1.18% (0.06 basis points) to 4.90 coupon rate as on Wed. Previous day close was 4.85.
₿ Bitcoin is up by 0.31% (88.07 USD) to 28,396.41 USD as on Thu. Previous day close was 28,308.34.
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