May 2nd Morning Report

US markets closed higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, as expected, and indicated that while its next move will likely be a rate cut, continued progress on inflation its not assured. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.23%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 0.34% and 0.33% respectively.

Other key markets ended higher. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (-0.28%), the Dax 30 (-1.03%), CAC 40 (-0.99%) and the STOXX (-1.20%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-0.34%), HSI (+0.09%) and the Shanghai Composite (-0.26%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.641%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.968%. Oil was up to $79.13 per barrel, down 3.42%. The gold price was at US$2330.20 per ounce, up 1.19%. 

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