Daily Digest: Wednesday 5th June
USA & Canada
US equities experienced their strongest session performances of the month as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and Dow all closed higher. The Nasdaq 100 ($NDX) rallied 380.21 points (2.04%) crossing the 19,000 level for the first time, ending the session at 19,035.05, meanwhile the S&P 500 ($SPX) rose 62.69 points (1.18%) to 5,354.03, and the Dow ($INDU) rose 96.04 points (0.25%) to 38,807.33.
Canada also broke headlines as the BOC moved to initiate the rate cutting cycle, lowering the bank rate by 25bps from 5% to 4.75% the first of the G7 economies to do so.
Europe
European equity performances were largely positive through Wednesday’s session as traders await tomorrow’s ECB interest rate decision. The UK’s FTSE 100 ended a two session losing streak, rising 14.91 points (0.18%) to 8,246.95. The Pan-European STOXX 600 (€SXXP) rose 4.18 points (0.81%) to 521.23, while the French CAC (€FCHI) rose 68.67 points (0.87%) to 8,006.57, and the German DAX (€GDAXI) rose 170.30 (0.93%) to 18,575.94.
Rest of the World
Wednesday’s session lacked any major macroeconomic catalysts during the Asian session as the Nikkei 225 (¥N225) continued on yesterday’s downward trajectory. The index fell 347.29 points (0.89%) to 38,490.17, marking a second session of declines. The Japanese Yen also experienced a trend reversal against the USD following two consecutive sessions of currency appreciation, the JPY fell to 156.18 against the USD a 0.83% 24hr depreciation as of 17:09 GMT.
Similar sentiment was experienced toward Chinese equities as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite index (¥SSE) moved 25.79 points (0.83%) lower to 3,065.40, erasing Tuesday’s gains. Meanwhile, in Indian, the Nifty 50 (₹NSEI) moved 735.85 points (3.36%) higher to 22,620.35 upon news that current prime minister Modi had retained his position as leader, despite his party losing their majority position.
Commodities
WTI crude prices experienced a slight rebound through Wednesday following two sessions of >1% losses. As of 21:00 GMT WTI was trading at $74.14 per barrel marking a 1.16% session increase. Gold also experienced a similar change in sentiment as prices rallied 1.17% to $2,374.10 per ounce.
What to Watch Tomorrow
ECB Interest Rate Decision
US Unemployment Claims
US Earnings
Autodesk ($ADSK)
Sources:
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/world-indices/
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/commodities
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/indices/ftse-100
https://www.binance.com/en-GB/price/bitcoin
https://www.binance.com/en-GB/price/ethereum
https://qontigo.com/index/sxxp/
Stock Market Activity Today & Latest Stock Market Trends | Nasdaq
https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/#market-cap
https://www.forexfactory.com
Definitions:
YoY - Year on Year, or, Year over Year
MoM - Month on Month, or, Month over Month
QoQ - Quarter on Quarter, or, Quarter over Quarter
ECB - European Central Bank
BOJ - Bank of Japan
Fed - Federal Reserve
BOE - Bank of England
SNB - Swiss National Bank
DOJ - Department of Justice