September 20th Morning Report

Wednesday 20th September 2023

US markets closed little changed on Monday as market participants looked ahead to the US Federal Reserve's expected decision to leave key interest rates unchanged on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.83%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 0.22% and 0.23% respectively.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (+0.09%), the Dax 30 (-0.40%), CAC 40 (+0.08%) and the STOXX (-0.07%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed lower. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-0.87%), HSI (+0.37%) and the Shanghai Composite (-0.031%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.365%, while the 2 - year note was at 5.092%. Oil was down to $91.66 per barrel, up 0.20%. The gold price was at US$1952.60 per ounce, down 0.04%.

Morning Report 20 September 2023

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