February 18th Morning Report

Tuesday 18th February 2025

The US markets closed mixed on Monday. Donald Trump has so far sent comparatively fewer market-moving social media posts since being re-elected than during his first term in power, a study by US investment bank JPMorgan has estimated.

The bank's analysts found that only 10% of the 126 posts Trump had published this time around on sensitive topics such as trade tariffs, foreign relations and economics had caused clear currency market moves.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.37%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were down 0.01% and up 0.41% respectively.

Other key markets ended mixed. European stocks closed as follows: the FTSE100 (-0.37%), the Dax 30 (+1.26%), CAC 40 (+0.13%) and the STOXX (+0.48%). In Asia, the Hang Seng and Shanghai indices closed higher. The key Asian indices ended yesterday as follows: Nikkei 225(-0.79%), HSI (+3.69%) and the Shanghai Composite (+0.27%).

The yield on the US 10 - year note was at 4.478%, while the 2 - year note was at 4.261%. Oil was up to $72.04 per barrel, up 0.91%. The gold price was at US$2921.70 per ounce, up 0.36%.

February 18th Morning Report

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