Asia Ex-Japan And Europe Markets Dip; Gold Clocks New Excessive, Greenback Softens – International Markets Right this moment Whereas US Slept – SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ARCA:ADIV)

On Tuesday, October 29, U.S. markets closed blended: the Nasdaq reached a report excessive, the S&P 500 gained, and the Dow declined as traders evaluated earnings stories. Alphabet’s robust income, together with upcoming outcomes from different “Magnificent Seven” tech giants, will decide if Wall Road’s optimism for AI and tech can maintain latest index features.

Financial knowledge confirmed the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index rose 5.2% year-over-year in August, down from July’s 5.9%. U.S. wholesale inventories dipped 0.1% in September, whereas the commerce deficit widened to $108.2 billion from $94.2 billion.

S&P 500 sectors closed decrease, led by losses in vitality, client staples, and utilities, whereas data know-how and communication providers shares outperformed.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common dipped 0.36% to shut at 42,233.05, the S&P 500 gained 0.16% to five,832.92, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.78% to complete at 18,712.75.

Asia Markets Right this moment

• On Wednesday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed greater by 1.16% at 39,332.00, led by features within the Shipbuilding, Finance & Funding and Banking sectors.
• Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.83% and ended the day at 8,180.40, led by losses within the Shopper Staples, Shopper Discretionary, and Healthcare sectors.
• India’s Nifty 50 traded decrease by 0.48% at 24,350.30 and Nifty 500 was down 0.20% at 22,750.05.
• China’s Shanghai Composite fell 0.61% to shut at 3,266.24, and the Shenzhen CSI 300 fell 0.90%, ending the day at 3,889.45.
• Hong Kong’s Hold Seng declined 1.55% and closed the session at 20,380.64.

Eurozone at 06.00 AM ET

• The European STOXX 50 index was down 0.88%.
• Germany’s DAX declined 0.59%.
• France’s CAC fell 1.09%.
• U.Okay.’s FTSE 100 index traded decrease by 0.22%.

Commodities at 06.00 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was buying and selling greater by 0.76% at $67.69/bbl, and Brent was up 0.71% at $71.22/bbl.
• Pure Gasoline fell 0.21% at $2.853.
• Gold was buying and selling greater by 0.58% at $2,797.30, Silver gained 0.03% to $34.453, and Copper slid 0.09% to $4.3567.

U.S. Futures at 06.00 AM ET

Dow futures had been up 0.03%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.19%, and Nasdaq 100 Futures elevated 0.14%.

Foreign exchange at 06.00 AM ET

The U.S. greenback index slid 0.18% to 104.12, the USD/JPY was down 0.30% to 152.91, and the USD/AUD fell 0.37% to 1.5186.

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