Daily Digest: Tuesday 21st May
USA
US equity direction was far clearer through Tuesday, with the three major indexes followed all closing higher. The S&P 500 ($SPX) led gains as the index rose 13.28 points (0.25%) breaking a new record high close at 5,231.41. The Nasdaq 100 ($NDX) moved 39.61 points (0.21%) higher to 18,713.80, while the Dow ($INDU) regained some of yesterday’s losses rising 66.22 points (0.17%) to 39,872.99.
Europe
UK equities experienced marginal declines as traders await Wednesday’s UK CPI data prints for April. YoY CPI figures are expected to be come in at 2.1%, some 1.1 percentage points lower than last month, while Core CPI is expected to have fallen 0.6 percentage points from 4.2% to 3.6%. There is an emphasis on this print as one of the leading indicators for the BOE’s June rate decision as traders weigh up the possibility of the rate cut cycle commencing. The FTSE 100 (FTSE) fell 7.75 points (0.09%) to 8,415.45
This direction was echoed across European markets as the STOXX 600 (€SXXP) fell 0.94 points (0.18%) to 522.95, the French CAC (€FCHI) fell 54.50 points (0.66%) to 8.141.46 and the German DAX (€GDAXI) fell 42.2 points (0.22%) to 18,726.76.
Rest of the World
Sentiment toward Japanese equities cooled on Tuesday as the nations benchmark equity index, the Nikkei 225 (¥N225) fell 122.75 points (0.31%) to 38,946.93. This move to the downside followed Monday’s rally which saw prices rise close above the 39,000 level for the first time since April 15th. However, any relief was short lived as investors and traders with a long bias continue to face resistance around the psychologically significant price level.
Sentiment toward Chinese listed equities took a similar turn through the session as the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (¥SSE) fell 13.18 points (0.42%) to 3,157.97. The Indian Nifty 50 (₹NSEI) was the only of the major Asian indexes followed to close higher as traders extended gains as prices rose 27.05 points (0.12%) to 22,529.05.
Commodities
WTI crude prices continued to move to the downside despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, falling 0.93% to $79.06 per barrel as of 21:00 GMT.
Gold prices also moved lower falling to 2,427.50 as of 21:00 GMT.
What to Watch Tomorrow
UK CPI (April)
UK Core CPI (April)
US Weekly Crude Inventories
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/
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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