World Markets
11 June 2021
World Markets at a glance for Currency, Equity, Commodity, Bonds, Crypto Currency, Financial News & Major Economic Events.
- Dollar marooned as investors shrug off inflation spike
- Asia-Pacific stocks mixed; S&P 500 sails to record close on Wall Street
- Oil trims gains, but heads for third weekly rise on demand recovery
Currency
After a week of anxious waiting, markets got the high U.S. inflation number they dreaded, shrugged it off and moved on – leaving the U.S. dollar under pressure and most majors stuck in ranges.
The dollar bought 109.37 yen and was headed for a small weekly loss. It was also on track for modest weekly losses on the Aussie dollar and British pound, last trading at $0.7748 per Aussie and $1.4171 per pound. A dovish commitment from the European Central Bank to stick with its elevated tempo of bond buying held the euro in check at $1.2175.
The U.S. dollar index fell slightly after the inflation figures were published and last sat at 90.041, more or less flat for the week.
Equity
Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Friday morning trade, following gains overnight on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 sailing to a record closing high.
The Nikkei 225 in Japan edged 0.16% in early trade while the Topix sat below the flatline. Over in South Korea, the Kospi edged 0.57% higher. Shares in Australia were muted as the S&P/ASX 200 traded below the flatline. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.14% higher.
Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 rose nearly 0.5% to a record closing high of 4,239.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 19.1 points to 34,466.24 while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.78% to 14,020.33.
Oil
Oil prices slipped on Friday but were set for their third weekly rise on expectations for a recovery in fuel demand in Europe, China and the United States as rising vaccination rates lead to an easing of pandemic curbs.
Brent crude futures fell 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $72.29 a barrel , reversing most of Thursday’s climb to its highest close since May 2019. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 22 cents, or 0.3%, to $70.07 a barrel, after climbing 0.5% on Thursday to its highest close since October 2018.
Economic Events
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